ljs Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 BOTHELL, Wash. -- A nude photograph of two local high school cheerleaders that prompted their suspension from their after-school activity is now at the center of a lawsuit against school officials and the Northshore School District. Bothell High School suspended the two girls from the cheer squad for the rest of the year as punishment for the nude photo. In response, the girls' parents have filed two separate lawsuits over the school's handling of the situation. One of the mothers, who KOMO News has chose to identify only as "Kathy," said the photos were the result of a teenage prank. She said her daughter and a friend took nude photos of each other with their cell phones in one of their homes over the summer, then sent one of them to one of the girls' boyfriend. "I was like, 'what were you thinking?' She (my daughter) goes, ' I wasn't; we just were fooling around. I took a picture, I erased it immediately. I wasn't thinking,'" Kathy said. But the girls soon realized they had forgotten to erase one of the photos. That lone photo, the girls claim, was sent to the entire football team without their knowledge. click link for entire article.... http://www.komonews.com/news/35111064.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Here's to hoping the chicks were hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The fact that the parent seems to think the act merits no consequences is wonderful. I wonder what else they let their kid get away with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 All they got was suspended from Cheer. Who cares... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Nobody has said this thread is useless without pic yet???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I dont see the crime. stupidity isnt a crime. so, the girls took a pic and sent it to their own BFs on a cell phone that didnt belong to the school. is that the gist of it? how can you suspend them for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 This reminds me of when I was on the bball team....we got some hot chick to send a teammate nude pics....it was a great time riding the bus home that night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I dont see the crime. stupidity isnt a crime.so, the girls took a pic and sent it to their own BFs on a cell phone that didnt belong to the school. is that the gist of it? how can you suspend them for that? Same way you could be kicked off the football team for smoking, they probably signed one of them damn pledge/promise letter thingy's we all signed and paid no attention to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 I saw this on the local news last night and just new I had to post it here. The interviews of some parents were so ridiculous. I don't think they should have been suspended, and I don't think the parents should sue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Same way you could be kicked off the football team for smoking, they probably signed one of them damn pledge/promise letter thingy's we all signed and paid no attention to. ok, if they signed a pledge then I can understand. but smoking is illegal for minors, naked cell phone pics on your own phone isnt. unless Im mistaken there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I dont see the crime. stupidity isnt a crime.so, the girls took a pic and sent it to their own BFs on a cell phone that didnt belong to the school. is that the gist of it? how can you suspend them for that? Assuming at HS age they're under 18, so by sending the photo to the boyfriend they actually distributed child porn. I agree with Zguy. This mom ought to be slapped. I see its a harmless prank, but actions sometimes carry consequences regardless of the intent. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The schools reaction does seem off in this case. The first person they should have gone after is whoever sent it to the entire football team. Distributing nude photographs of a minor is no joke. I'm sure it's illegal. None of the people involved in that portion of it, which is against the law, are getting punished at all. That's a mistake. As for the two girls I don't think their punishment by the school is unreasonable at all. They were the ones after all that took the photographs (of eachother, meaning ILLEGAL!) and sent it to a football player. Their parents aren't sending the right message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 ok, if they signed a pledge then I can understand. but smoking is illegal for minors, naked cell phone pics on your own phone isnt.unless Im mistaken there as well. distributing Naked pictures of a minor is not a what? Hence the no: This thread is useless without pics... wait a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsOrlando Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Mental note: Do not look through the pics folder on BigMikes phone, avoid jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 distributing Naked pictures of a minor is not a what?Hence the no: This thread is useless without pics... wait a couple years. you can take any pic you want on your own phone. now if I took that pic of her and then distributed it that would be a crime. she sent the pics of herself out, the school didnt send them out. the boyfriend who sent it out can get in trouble but I dont see how the girl can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Mental note: Do not look through the pics folder on BigMikes phone, avoid jail. because teen russian brides are SO much safer. :finger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 you can take any pic you want on your own phone.now if I took that pic of her and then distributed it that would be a crime. she sent the pics of herself out, the school didnt send them out. the boyfriend who sent it out can get in trouble but I dont see how the girl can... The problem is that the law was written without any thought that a child might distribute a nude photo of themselves. In other words, no part of the law says that a child distributing nude photos of themselves is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The problem is that the law was written without any thought that a child might distribute a nude photo of themselves. In other words, no part of the law says that a child distributing nude photos of themselves is legal. believe me, morally i think it is wrong but i just dont see how it calls for suspension because they were dumb and sent that pic to a BF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Of course there should be consequences when you do something stupid. And there have been - at a minimum these girls have been humiliated. All of you are assuming that there have been no consequences in thier own families and that their parents just "let them get away with stuff" but you have no idea if this is true or not. Basically, I just don't see how this has anything to do with the school at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Of course there should be consequences when you do something stupid. And there have been - at a minimum these girls have been humiliated. All of you are assuming that there have been no consequences in thier own families and that their parents just "let them get away with stuff" but you have no idea if this is true or not.Basically, I just don't see how this has anything to do with the school at all. isnt the school involving themselves by suspending the girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 the fact that the parent seems to think the act merits no consequences is wonderful. I wonder what else they let their kid get away with? murder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchogs Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 isnt the school involving themselves by suspending the girls? P's saying that the school shouldn't have involved themselves in a private matter that didn't happen on school grounds during school hours (i'm assuming). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 isnt the school involving themselves by suspending the girls? That's what I mean. Why is the school jumping in on this? Doesn't have anything to do with the school or with cheerleading. When I got caught for being drunk out of my mind in high school, I got in trouble with my parents. But I didn't get kicked off the Chess team. :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's what I mean. Why is the school jumping in on this? Doesn't have anything to do with the school or with cheerleading.When I got caught for being drunk out of my mind in high school, I got in trouble with my parents. But I didn't get kicked off the Chess team. :geek: gotcha, sorry bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 The schools reaction does seem off in this case. The first person they should have gone after is whoever sent it to the entire football team. Exactly, its the double standard here. Kind of like if a kid A gives alcohol/drugs to kid B, then kid B passes it on to kids C, D, and E. But the only one who gets punished is kid A. Kid B is just as responsible as kid A. (perhaps even more so, since kid B distributed said substance to more people) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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