I'm torn about whether or not sexting is a legitimate problem... Very many teens do it with mutual consent, and for older teens it really shouldn't be illegal a

I'm torn about whether or not sexting is a legitimate problem... Very many teens do it with mutual consent, and for older teens it really shouldn't be illegal at all. But I do think that, to some extent, younger teenagers need to protected against themselves. They just don't have the maturity to recognize the consequences of their actions. I think that really, what really is important is fixing sexual education. America doesn't have rigorous guidelines for sex-education, and that means schools often take a DARE like approach to it. I think that the federal government might need to implement a national standard for sex-education, focusing more on the reality of sexual activity and the risks involved. I'm not sure that is ever going to happen though, it is probably far to left wing for social-conservatives in Congress. Whether or not we reform sexual education, the legal system needs to figure out a better way of handling sexual activity among minors. Filing child porn charges on minors exchanging nude pictures is ridiculous. I'd support an exception to current child porn statues to protect minors from being falsely labeled "sex-offenders", sort of like the Romeo and Juliet clauses in most statutory rape statues. That would be a good step towards actually recognizing that people don't wait until they are 18 before developing sexuality. (Although they really should, because as soon as you turn 18, all the reasoning and maturity that makes you an adult comes in at once...)