This was a big story this past week. Two teens are dating. Both are under 18. They privately exchange selfies of each other and are now are themselves charged as adults for exploiting minors (themselves).
If it sounds like we’re making this up… watch this:
So all this prompts a question…
If “hands-on” offenses are the more heinous crimes and this kid has 4 charges for violating himself by taking a “selfie”, shouldn’t we charge every 17 year old in North Carolina for masturbating?
Wow just Wow – I do at least like that the former sex offender prosecutor makes a little sense but they are missing the big picture (no pun intended). The big picture is that Many and I would venture to say Most of the sex offender laws are just as ambiguous and over reaching as the laws they are speaking about – the existing laws in most states are based on high recidivism rates and stranger danger which is not correct and false.