I was reading articles of popular magazines recently, and came across yet another article of “sexting”. Political figures are thinking about enforcing laws on the more common problem. Now students under the age of 18 may be punished for taking pictures with little clothes (i.e. Bikini pictures) also explicit messages are going to be moderated more severely. In my opinion, this is kind of taking it out of control. I understand the theory of the problem and the seriousness that it may raise. We as teenagers can never be sure of who is reading our messages or looking at our faces online and wirelessly.
Recently I was watching “Sexting in America” where an 18 year old is being named as a sex offender for 25 years. Turns out he was punished for his girlfriend’s mistake. This should be a completely different situation. We should handle “sexting” mistakes differently than rapists or kidnappers. Just my opinion.
