Sexting Nearly a third of teens don’t realize the consequences or legal ramification of their actions of sexting (Lohmann). Sexting is becoming a much bigger issue today due to the increase of technology. In today’s society, teens are unaware of the negative consequences associated with sexting. Nearly 20-30% of teens have sent and/or received a sext by anyone. Sexting is “the sending, receiving, or forwarding sexual photos or sexually suggestive messages through text message or email.” Some materials that are considering sexting are drawings, videos, or photographs. The age that teens tend to be sexting is between fifteen and seventeen but decreases when they turn eighteen or older. Females are asked to sext more then males do. The word “sext” is the idea of exchanging or recording sexual material. (Lohmann) Sexting has many personal consequences, it’s not always about the law. It can take a toll on the person, especially if it backfired or if the photo gets in the wrong hand. Teens don't realize that is wrong for what they are doing, they think they’ll never get caught. Sometimes it can lead to bullying for the teen who was …show more content…
in the photograph that other people saw. Teens feel a sense of embarrassment, disappointment, fear of making the situation worse, or getting into trouble. Once it’s out they feel trapped and have no way out. (Lohmann) The laws aren't up to date due to technology but 21 U.S states passed legislation related to sexting (Lohmann). If they are in possession of the photo, they can still get charged with a felony for child pornography. Also they are required to do community service or go to counseling. If the teen is a minor then they can do the youth offender program, which is where they are probation for three years where they can’t have contact with another girl and can't use their phone for at least a year. “Just by showing the photo to someone else, they could be charged with a felony” if someone catches them do it. Sadly, the charges will never go away, it will follow them for the rest of their lives. (Eckholm) To find some of my articles I used the Nassau Community College Library Database, where I went to Opposing Viewpoints In Text.
From there, I decided to go to browse issues to try to pick a topic to do my research on. I first decided to do cyberbullying but realized there weren't a lot of good articles, I ended up deciding to do my research on sexting. It was more interesting for me to learn about sexting. I also went to google and searched sexting articles to find facts about the consequences of sexting. I choose these articles for my research because they had many interesting facts and studying about the topic. It also made me more interested in what I was reading. I wasn't aware of how serious sexting was until I did research on it. Now that I know about it, we need to put a stop to it. It’s a no laughing matter
situation. We need to teach teens that sexting has a serious consequences and that there is no going back. Once they realize that, teens will decrease the about of sexting that happens. They also need to realize that there is also emotional consequences that go along with it, it’s always just the law that is important. The best thing to do is have the parents help protect teens from getting into this situation and to teach them how bad this problem really is. Once the teens realize how serious it is they will stop it and tell everyone to stop as well. Word Cited Browne, Rachel. "Is sexting safe? Planned Parenthood Ottawa offers workshops so teens can learn the dos and don'ts." Maclean's 9 Feb. 2015: 60+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 May 2016. Eckholm, Erik. "Prosecutors Weigh Teenage Sexting: Folly or Felony?" New York Times 14 Nov. 2015: A13(L). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 4 May 2016. Lohmann, Raychelle C. "The Danger of Teen Sexting." Psychology Today 20 July 2012. Web. 1 May 2016. Powell, LaToya. "Teen "Sexing" Is a Problem, But Is It a Crime?." North Carolina Criminal Law. N.p., 8 Sept. 2015. Web. 1 May 2016.
Currently, there are laws in place against minors sexting and sexting to minors and they fall under the child pornography category. While the laws are intended to protect minors from sexual predators, what most minors do not understand is that they are subject to them as well. This means that, if fifteen-year-old Timmy decides to sext his fifteen-year-old girlfriend, Sarah, a naked picture of himself, both Timmy and Sarah could be tried in court with charges of disseminating child pornography and possessing child pornography. These serious charges can result in having to register as a sex offender for several years, although the message may have been sent and received consensually by both parties. This...
Sexting is an issue that many people are still unclear on. Sexting is the exchanging of nude or seminude pictures or videos by cell phones (Hewitt and Driscoll). These media files can be exchanged by teens as young as 11 to married adults in their 40s. Sexting can hold serious consequences, such as being charged with child pornography, having to register in the sex offenders list, and even facing jail time (Hewitt and Driscoll). Even after knowing the gravity of the consequences, people continue to sext. The reason behind this phenomenon is still a mystery. Some believe that some individuals want to sext in order to gain the attention that they aren’t getting from significant other. A woman who had participated in sexting even claimed that a man she sexted with made her feel wanted (Tapper). The same article states that men believe “if you get a woman to send you a naked picture, you’re cool. It’s an ego boost.” Although many know sexting can be a crime, many individuals who sext do i...
Crespi, T, Segool, N 2013, ‘Sexting at Sixteen: Reflections on Legal and Professional Issues’, The Online Journal of Counseling and Education, vol 4, no.2, retrieved May 14th 2014
child pornography is illegal because it is potentially harmful to the children, teens amongst eachother is not. Lastly, just as children do not vote, and are not given the freedom to make most decisions for themselves, they can not be held accountable for most actions. Children are young and unwise, they have few life experiences to base their understanding and perspectives. Children do not understand the potential harm of sexting and can not be
Teen’s today face serious criminal charges when they get in trouble for sexting. Sexting is an exchange of nude or seminude images via a telecommunication device. When teens are engaging in sexting, they are not thinking of the possible criminal charges they can face. Sexting among teens is a common issue that we face today in our highly technological world. Laws are not able to keep up with the rate of technology advancements. Teacher, parents, and Louisiana law makers need to be more aware of this issue to try and protect teens from endangering themselves and their future.
Technology and things like social media have a great effect on sexual views, behavior and practice among generations. Recent advances in technology are influencing sexual behaviors because of things like computers, smartphones, sex technology (sex toys, pornography, etc.). The list is growing and so are the many possible uses of these technologies. In fact, one in every ten websites is a pornography website, (Krotoski, 2011). This alone gives individuals access to the erotic, fantasy world of sex. These advances in technology, and the availability of this information has made it easier than ever to enter the world of sex.
Sexting can be referred to as sexual content communicated through text messages, smart phones, or visual and web 2.0 activities such as social networking sites. It has been defined as the ‘exchange of sexual messages or images’ (Livingstone et al., 2011) and ‘the creating, sharing and forwarding of sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images’ (Lenhart, 2009) through mobile phones and/or the internet. There are many factors associated with sexting. This includes that fact that it is coercive, this means that sexting does not refer to a single activity but rather to a range of activities which may be motivated by sexual pleasure but are often linked to harassment, bullying and even violence. (Ringrose, Gill, Livingstone and Harvey, 2012, pp 7).
...y, but at the same time those receiving the image have the ability to screenshot (the act of taking a picture from one’s phone screen), and keep or share that image with others. Sexting in general is a problem that many teens face, and with the use of Snapchat as a form of social netoworking the problem seems to be only growing in severity (Bromfield, 2013).
In the today’s society, social media has gone out of hand. Most people these days have a cell phone, Ipad and/or laptop and most definitely a television at their home. Therefore, access to pornography has become extremely easy and can be available to any individual in less than 5 minutes. The best definition of pornography can be explained as sexually explicit words or images intended to provoke sexual arousal. The easy access to porn has raised many people to question if porn is harmful, if it should be censored, and if it is unsafe. Many debates have been going on about porn concerning freedom of rights, speech, and entertainment and right of privacy. The main people to have argued on this point are Catherine Mackinnon and philosopher J.S. Mill.
To get connected to a chat room all you have to do is going to yahoo and click on chat. That is how easy it is. Many parents these days didn’t grow up with computers so they don’t know what is going on with them. For this paper I did just that. I went to yahoo and got into a chat room just to see what kind of topics I found. I was shocked to see that there is adult chat and the different rooms they have in there are unreal. For me to get into something like that all I had to do was click my mouse a few times.
The famous stars of today seem to be able to get away with doing whatever they want, including dating underage girls. It is definitely not fair, and it definitely isn’t right. However, we are here to get in on the gossip. Your perspective might change when you see these ten Hollywood celebrities who dated underage girls. Stick around for Part 2, coming soon!
In today’s society, much advancement has been made throughout the universe. However, one that seems to stand out in particular is the use of social media. Social media has both positive and negative effects on society. This advancement has led to a difference in communication to everyone by reconnecting with others, or even informing the public nationwide through televisions such as the news or talk shows. However, is social media safe to use? Social media has a great impact on everyone in society. While allowing your children or teenagers to engage in social media a few things to consider are the risks of youth using social media, what age is too young, and also how social media is useful in some cases. Children participate in cyber bullying now and even find themselves involved in bad habits, such as sexting (Schurgin O’Keefe). According to a recent poll conducted, over 22 percent of teenagers log onto their social media site more than ten times a day (Schurgin O’Keefe). Not everything is negative towards social media, but there are precautions that need to be taken when there is the youth involved.
Imagine walking passed your kitchen down the hallway covered in family photos leading to your child’s bathroom. You find that the brass door knob to the bathroom is locked. You knock on the door and call out to your child to ensure they are all set and safe. There is no response so you knock again, with no response you rush to find the closest object to pry open the door. Immediately your mind starts to race with questions, what is going on? Is my child okay? You grab a pair of crafting scissors and rush to open the door. Breaching the door, you confront a sight unimaginable until that point, a sight that will forever be etched into your mind. In the light blue bathroom, with marble sinks, and stone shower, you find your child hanging from the shower
However, depending on the severity of the post serious repercussions could be in order. If someone posts an inappropriate picture of themselves or others that might be deemed pornography or sexual harassment and or assault, jail time could be a possibility. “The personal information revealed by teenagers on these sites also attracts sexual predators” (Barnes 1). Posting private personal details online is an open door to allow predators to stalk. “There have been a number of reports of sexual predators locating victims through social networking sites” (Barnes 1). Inappropriate posts can result in people losing their jobs or getting denied hire due to content on their social media profiles. Teenagers can also be denied entry into a college or if currently enrolled, get kicked out of school when an inappropriate post surfaces.
Social media has rapidly increased in the past few years, and has become one of the most significant parts of our daily lives. With websites such as Facebook and Twitter, we are now able to communicate with people half a world away. With just one click, you are able to keep in touch with relatives, gawk at the latest celebrity gossip, and even see what your friends had for breakfast. However, with access to unlimited sources of information, many of us have grown dependent on our phones and computers. Teens, in particular, are one of the most prominent age groups affected by this epidemic. In 2010, 93% of adolescents ages 12-17 were on the internet. With teens now spending copious amount of time on the internet, we are starting to see the negative health repercussions. This technology has led to social media addiction, cyber-bullying, and an increase in negative body images.