Comments on: Girl posting pics of self is booked for kiddie porn.

By: David

David — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:34:25 +0000

But you left out the most delicious irony of all: If the same “child” who is deemed incapable of sexual autonomy at 14 or 15 is married - perhaps to a 35 year old - all is well.

By: Scott Nolan

Scott Nolan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:00:07 +0000

Justice has nothing to do with our justice system.

Our system is based on fear, self-loathing, hypocrisy, and convenient sweeping of facts under the carpet so we look good.

By: mosquito

mosquito — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:35:44 +0000

Excellent analysis and commentary Kenton.

Our entire justice system (including the prisons) is in serious need of an overhaul. We are locking folks up for so many non-violent crimes. The United States now locks up folks at 9x the rate of China and the Soviet Union….We have become the thing we detest “a police state” with harsh penalties and the judges’ hands are tied so that individual circumstances that might make a crime more understandable and less heinous are not taken into account.

The whole system is extremely costly and causes many law abiding citizens to get nervous whenever a “law enforcement officer” stops them for anything.

We need to get back to having public safety officers and only lock folks up for violent crimes or cases of extreme financial damage when they take out folks life savings (like the Enron folks….who got off very easy btw)….

We need to have a system of JUSTICE and FAIRNESS….which is no longer happening….

Buzz…Buzz…

By: Standard Issue Lib

Standard Issue Lib — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:00:28 +0000

Yes, totally agree. How unfair that legislation disallows children from debasing themselves before they’re mature enough to grasp the fullness of the issue or ponder the consequences. We need to let kids be kids and just learn their lessons (adult predators, etc.) the hard way. You can’t legislate morality.

By: Kaveh

Kaveh — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:11:55 +0000

Kenton–you missed the best example of all. In Florida, a 16 year old girl took pics or herself and her 17 year old boyfriend having sex, emailed them to him, and showed them to noone else. Under Florida law, the sex wasn’t illegal, but they were both convicted of child pornography. What’s more surprising is that appellate court upheld the conviction. You can read about it here: http://www.news.com/Police-blotter-Teens-prosecuted-for-racy-photos/2100-1030_3-6157857.html

By: MB

MB — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:42:17 +0000

I think this will become a *huge* issue in the next decade or so, and will ruin not a few lives in the process. I don’t think most adults understand the ubiquity of digital cameras (and the sharing that goes on with it). I suspect there are thousands upon thousands of kids out there who would be subject to massive jail time if current law were applied to them.