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As a father with a daughter, I can imagine I would be very distraught. But, in this specific situation, if my daughter took pictures of herself, of her own voli

by bestes 17y ago

As a father with a daughter, I can imagine I would be very distraught. But, in this specific situation, if my daughter took pictures of herself, of her own volition and sent them out, it's really her decision. She might also get a tattoo or ride a motorcycle or even want to program in Java. My job is to educate her, get her ready to make big decisions and teach her that her decisions have real consequences.

batasrki 17y ago
>"...if my daughter took pictures of herself, of her own volition and sent them out, it's really her decision" And that's the key here, isn't it? She wasn't coerced into these pictures. She may have been peer-pressured, but the article doesn't cover whether this is the norm in this school or not. I suspect not. She did it, she distributed the picture. What did she think it was going to happen? Her father's quote is laughable: "This country has laws in place to protect children. Those laws need to be enforced, and parents need to pursue those laws to the fullest extent to protect their children." What the hell does he think happened here?
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- ErrantX 17y ago
  Indeed. In fact I think HE needs a good lesson in parenting. His daughter taking images of herself of her own accord and handing them out (to a single person the context seems to be a personal connection - but she sent them to 4 people = huge naivety, or sexual excitment/experimentation, or both) is naive. But if HE thinks it is wrong then he has obviously failed to instill that in his daughter........ Much of the failing, if there is one, seems to lie with her parent here.
- wlievens 17y ago
  Frustrated because he considers his parenting a failure, perhaps.
- electromagnetic 17y ago
  Her father is blaming someone else's child as being the 'bad egg', just like is frequently seen when a parent denies their child being a bully. He's an incompetent parent who doesn't want to admit his daughter has turned into an eSlut sending multiple pornographic images and videos to multiple people at the same time. I'm sorry, but sending nude pics to your boyfriend is acceptable, sending it to a non-boyfriend is trashy, but 4 guys at the same time is just slutty.
  - philwelch 17y ago
    This kind of attitude (some third party with absolutely no business butting in deciding what is or isn't an "acceptable" way for another human being to express their sexuality) is exactly what got these kids into this legal mess.
steveklabnik 17y ago
> She might also get a tattoo or ride a motorcycle or even want to program in Java. I just want to say thank you. That was the funniest thing I've read in a long time.

by bestes 17y ago

batasrki 17y ago

>"...if my daughter took pictures of herself, of her own volition and sent them out, it's really her decision" And that's the key here, isn't it? She wasn't coerced into these pictures. She may have been peer-pressured, but the article doesn't cover whether this is the norm in this school or not. I suspect not. She did it, she distributed the picture. What did she think it was going to happen? Her father's quote is laughable: "This country has laws in place to protect children. Those laws need to be enforced, and parents need to pursue those laws to the fullest extent to protect their children." What the hell does he think happened here?

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ErrantX 17y ago
Indeed. In fact I think HE needs a good lesson in parenting. His daughter taking images of herself of her own accord and handing them out (to a single person the context seems to be a personal connection - but she sent them to 4 people = huge naivety, or sexual excitment/experimentation, or both) is naive. But if HE thinks it is wrong then he has obviously failed to instill that in his daughter........ Much of the failing, if there is one, seems to lie with her parent here.
wlievens 17y ago
Frustrated because he considers his parenting a failure, perhaps.
electromagnetic 17y ago
Her father is blaming someone else's child as being the 'bad egg', just like is frequently seen when a parent denies their child being a bully. He's an incompetent parent who doesn't want to admit his daughter has turned into an eSlut sending multiple pornographic images and videos to multiple people at the same time. I'm sorry, but sending nude pics to your boyfriend is acceptable, sending it to a non-boyfriend is trashy, but 4 guys at the same time is just slutty.
- philwelch 17y ago
  This kind of attitude (some third party with absolutely no business butting in deciding what is or isn't an "acceptable" way for another human being to express their sexuality) is exactly what got these kids into this legal mess.

steveklabnik 17y ago

> She might also get a tattoo or ride a motorcycle or even want to program in Java. I just want to say thank you. That was the funniest thing I've read in a long time.