TimmySmith Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 herself? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29912729/ Now that she may be a sex offender, let's hope she never plays with herself. Could cost her serious time in jail. Unless of course she refuses to testify against...herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 This isn't the first time a minor has been accused of this for posting nude pictures of themself. Technically, she's distributing child pornography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 This isn't the first time a minor has been accused of this for posting nude pictures of themself. Technically, she's distributing child pornography.No question. As a sex offender she cannot even go to school or play on a playground. Weird world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's a sticky topic, Timmy... while it is unfair that this kid's life is going to have this shadow on it, we do live in a world where it is increasingly easier for perverts to get access to what they want. Folks still don't seem to understand that once you post something on the net it's out there FOREVER. In this kind of a situation, these kids doing this stuff are exploiting themselves and they don't even know it. I don't know what can be done to discourage kids from doing this that will get the message across just what they've done by posting a photo or two. That kid will be 40 and perverts will still be passing that photo back and forth. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuraitengai Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 or someone needs to teach her discretion....use email, not myspace. duh. that and wait til shes 18. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 i never knoew myspace was owned by news corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Even the Mom that was behind the Megan's law says that kids who post nude pics of themselves shouldn't be treated as sex offenders. Prosecutors have become overzealous and are penalizing the wrong people. http://www.examiner.com/x-1146-Seattle-Eastside-Parenting-Examiners~y2009m3d27-Dont-treat-kids-who-post-sexy-photos-as-sex-offenders-says-Megans-Law-mom Don't treat kids who post sexy photos as sex offenders, says Megan's Law mom March 27, 8:53 AM As a 14 year old girl awaits trial for sex crimes after posting naked photos of herself on MySpace, Maureen Kanka, the force behind the creation of Megan's Law, is speaking out. Kanka does not want teens who take photos of themselves naked to be turned into sex offenders by overzealous prosecutors. In New Jersey this week, a 14 year old girl was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, as well as distribution of child pornography, after she took naked photos of herself and posted them on the social networking site, MySpace. Her intention was to share them with her boyfriend. Investigators suggest the girl "knowingly" committed a crime by posting the photos, although they won't say anything more while the investigation continues. The 14 year old girl could face 17 years in prison and would be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life. The girl is now in the custody of her mother. According to an Associated Press report published in the Seattle Times, Kanka, also a New Jersey resident, is horrified with the way prosecutors are using the law created in her daughter's name. Kanka's daughter, Megan, was raped and killed at age 7 by a twice-convicted sex offender. Megan's Law, which came about after the horrific crime, requires sex offenders to register in every community they live in and to list their offenses on job applications. Kanka is angry that children who post naked photos of themselves are being charged as sex offenders using Megan's Law. "This shouldn't fall under Megan's Law in any way, shape or form. She should have an intervention and counseling, because the only person she exploited was herself," says Kanka. Teen girls across the country are increasingly facing charges of possessing and distributing child pornography as they take photos of themselves. Because they are underage, any nude photos of themselves constitute child pornography, according to the law. By creating the photos themselves and sharing them, usually with their teen boyfriends, prosecutors are saying they are distributing child pornography. In most cases, they do not intend the photos to be widely distributed. Yet, when the photos are shared among classmates without the girl's consent, typically it is only the girl who gets in trouble. In a local case, two Bothell teens were suspended from their cheerleading team last year after photos they took of themselves were distributed to students by members of the football team. The girls had not intended the photos to be shared. A student showed the photos to a member of the school staff and the high school took action. Although the girls faced sanctions because of the photos, the boys on the football team who widely distributed them did not face any repercussions. The girls have sued the school. The answer to these problems is not to ruin the lives of girls who unwisely take nude photos of themselves. As Maureen Kanka said, these girls need counseling, not prosecution. Teens don't think through the consequences of their actions beyond the next few hours. They don't consider that the boy they love so much right now might share that photo of them. They don't imagine they could get in trouble for doing something of their own free will. They never consider they will be charged as a sex offender for what they consider harmless flirting. That, though, is where the real problem lies. Why do so many young girls feel they need to sexualize themselves in order to please the boys around them? What can we do to help them find other ways to empower themselves, for surely, some of them misguidedly consider these acts as empowering. Prosecutors shouldn't be treating these girls as sex offenders, even if they want to send a message to other kids. The other kids won't get the message- teens believe themselves invincible. Why ruin a child's entire life over a stupid photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirtyfive2seven Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow. She's should get in trouble to learn a lesson. The parents should get in a little trouble for having a skank daughter that they didn't raise properly but no one's lives should be ruined over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 That latest commercial/PSA about this might happen to her. Geeks in school whispering when they see her and telling her black is a better color the pizza guy asking her will she take more pics showing panties and creepy stranger leering at her and calling her by her first name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 . . .the pizza guy asking her will she take more pics showing panties and creepy stranger leering at her and calling her by her first name. So, sounds like you have your weekend all planned out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 children are our most precious resource, and we must do everything in our power to protect them from....themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 children are our most precious resource, and we must do everything in our power to protect them from....themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dictator Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 this sounds like a degrassi episode :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 So, sounds like you have your weekend all planned out... I guess you never saw that PSA on the newschannels or MTV. I was beyond protective of my daughter during those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I guess you never saw that PSA on the newschannels or MTV.I was beyond protective of my daughter during those years. Oh I'm sure you were, ND. Just playin with you... And no, I don't think I've seen the PSA you're talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We protect children by prosecuting them? She is the one that is being exploited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We protect children by prosecuting them? She is the one that is being exploited. by herself? This is all around confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 by herself?This is all around confusing. Not really. Whether she's aware of it or not, that photo of hers is already likely making the pedophile rounds, and will for a long time. I don't know that the punishment in this case fits the crime, but something must certainly be done to hopefully convince other kids of the severe ramifications of doing something like this. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Oh I'm sure you were, ND. Just playin with you...And no, I don't think I've seen the PSA you're talking about... Here is a PSA that people should let their kids see. Its not the one I was talking about, though. http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=18f3b73b6dafbd83c605 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 So if she posted nude photos of her 14 year old best friend instead of herself (with her friend's consent), should she be considered a sex offender?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Oh I'm sure you were, ND. Just playin with you...And no, I don't think I've seen the PSA you're talking about... Finally found it. "Think before you post." http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7c1e577a0b778cb1ce56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 We really have embraced stupidity it would seem. This shouldn't be debated and I for one won't argue over obvious stupidity. She's not a sex offender in the eyes of any reasonable human being. The people that have charged her as such shouldn't be employed any longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's crazy that at 14 feels confortable doing something like that. But if you mark her record with a sex offender stamp that she has to bring up everytime she applies for a legitament job, what do you think she's going to end up doing for a living when she grows up? I don't agree with an underage child posting nude pictures of herself online. But if they slam the book on her, she will never be a productive member of society. That's not thinking about the best intrests of the child at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Her pictures are on some porn forum that post explicit pics and videos from cellphones, youtube or some version, photobucket,myspace, facebook, etc. If not on a P2P sharing program. Her actions is going to be enjoy by pervs for decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It's crazy that at 14 feels confortable doing something like that. But if you mark her record with a sex offender stamp that she has to bring up everytime she applies for a legitament job, what do you think she's going to end up doing for a living when she grows up? I don't agree with an underage child posting nude pictures of herself online. But if they slam the book on her, she will never be a productive member of society. That's not thinking about the best intrests of the child at all. She probably was already on the road to getting the tramp stamp on the lower back and investing a few years from now in a dozen 6 inch clear heels. But yeah to label her anything but stupid doesn't seem to benefit her but they might think its the best way to shake up others thinking about doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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