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Came into this thread kinda pissed, but after reading more about the case... it's wrong to send unsolicited nudes of yourself to someone no matter how old you a

Came into this thread kinda pissed, but after reading more about the case... it's wrong to send unsolicited nudes of yourself to someone no matter how old you are. The kid should definitely receive some kind of reprimanding. Jail? I don't think institutionalizing someone's mind over something like this is healthy... maybe just counseling? And that being said, one must imagine how differently the case might have been handled had the genders of the involved persons been switched.

ikeboy 9y ago
What they did was wrong, but it shouldn't be prosecuted under child porn laws. They should get whatever punishment they'd get if they did the same at 18, under whatever harassment laws apply.
- kakarot 9y ago
  I think on one hand you are correct, but if the court wants to claim that a child is not old enough to consensually produce pornographic imagery of themselves, they must also admit that a child who takes and sends the images to another has not fully developed their reasoning skills. Same reason that minors usually get a break from the law when committing vandalism, assault, etc. So they should not get the same exact punishment, which is why I suggested counseling because unnecessary institutionalization of children is a predatory method of creating repeat offenders.
thaumasiotes 9y ago
Girls get prosecuted for producing "child" pornography of themselves too.
- kakarot 9y ago
  Well what I mean is, I just wonder at the likelihood of the situation being reported in the first place, as well as whether the sentencing would be the same. This isn't any attempt at making a point but just general curiosity. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where they learn a sex offender moved into the neighborhood and went to confront the person, then found out it was a woman and immediately (and somehow understandably) lost their vitriol.

ikeboy 9y ago

What they did was wrong, but it shouldn't be prosecuted under child porn laws. They should get whatever punishment they'd get if they did the same at 18, under whatever harassment laws apply.

kakarot 9y ago
I think on one hand you are correct, but if the court wants to claim that a child is not old enough to consensually produce pornographic imagery of themselves, they must also admit that a child who takes and sends the images to another has not fully developed their reasoning skills. Same reason that minors usually get a break from the law when committing vandalism, assault, etc. So they should not get the same exact punishment, which is why I suggested counseling because unnecessary institutionalization of children is a predatory method of creating repeat offenders.

thaumasiotes 9y ago

Girls get prosecuted for producing "child" pornography of themselves too.

kakarot 9y ago
Well what I mean is, I just wonder at the likelihood of the situation being reported in the first place, as well as whether the sentencing would be the same. This isn't any attempt at making a point but just general curiosity. It's like that episode of Seinfeld where they learn a sex offender moved into the neighborhood and went to confront the person, then found out it was a woman and immediately (and somehow understandably) lost their vitriol.