Sexting
Jesse Logan was an eighteen year old girl from Ohio, who decided to take her own life. Jesse was humiliated, after explicit photos she had sent to a boyfriend ended up circling among her peers. Most people would consider this to be sexting without even realizing what sexting is. Sexting is sending sexually suggestive or explicit messages and or photos using mobile devices or through the internet and is one of the most recent and controversial uses of technology (“Sexting 1”). Sexting has become a new phenomenon among teenagers in today’s society. Adolescents don’t realize that there are harmful consequences to these actions that will follow them for life. This should be the responsibility of parents not local law makers.
Those opposed to this viewpoint would argue teens need to know the full consequences of their actions and the impact it has on their future. Local law makers attempt to enforce rules and regulations for numerous reasons. Such reasons include teaching children consequences of sexting who have uninvolved parents and making sure children of all ages understand that sexting is considered a crime in many jurisdictions. This viewpoint of sexting could involve the police, suspension from school and notes on a child’s permanent record that could hurt his or her chances of getting into college or finding a job. Overall, local law makers involvement could hinder the distribution of non-consensual lewd pictures because of the technology that is at their disposal. These are easily disputed by the following reasons.
Teens are using technology for the wrong reasons. Texting has become a main part in teen social life. Parents, educators, and advocates have grown increasingly concerned about the role technology plays in the sexual lives of teens and young adults (Lenhart 2). Information is shared more easily now than ever before. The internet, social networking sites, mobile phones, and web cameras are being used for sexual purposes (“Sexting 1”). Adolescents
Those opposed to this viewpoint would argue teens need to know the full consequences of their actions and the impact it has on their future. Local law makers attempt to enforce rules and regulations for numerous reasons. Such reasons include teaching children consequences of sexting who have uninvolved parents and making sure children of all ages understand that sexting is considered a crime in many jurisdictions. This viewpoint of sexting could involve the police, suspension from school and notes on a child’s permanent record that could hurt his or her chances of getting into college or finding a job. Overall, local law makers involvement could hinder the distribution of non-consensual lewd pictures because of the technology that is at their disposal. These are easily disputed by the following reasons.
Teens are using technology for the wrong reasons. Texting has become a main part in teen social life. Parents, educators, and advocates have grown increasingly concerned about the role technology plays in the sexual lives of teens and young adults (Lenhart 2). Information is shared more easily now than ever before. The internet, social networking sites, mobile phones, and web cameras are being used for sexual purposes (“Sexting 1”). Adolescents