NC: Should your teen be a sex offender for consensual sexting?
There are thousands of people listed on the North Carolina State Sex Offender registry. There is a county by county list. The majority of them are not behind bars. And they’re not all who you think. In fact, your teen’s name could one day be listed because they willingly sent a naked picture of themselves to a boyfriend or girlfriend who asked for it.
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Hate to say this, but they may be sort of a good thing. Hear me out.
We need something SO outrageous that the courts finally say “Enough is enough” and finally take a step back and realize this IS in fact punishment.
For God’s sake, we did our time. If you wanted to punish us ad infinitum, then our sentence should have broadcast that.
This is another example of how society is failing its children.
As long as these harsh registry laws exist, more young people will be listed for doing nothing more than young (and not-so-young) people have done since the beginning of time — pursuing their passions.
Since it seems unlikely that the registry will be eliminated anytime soon, honest information about the registry should perhaps be included as part of comprehensive sex education courses, so young people are aware of the potential real-world ramifications of “doing what comes naturally.”
Such nonsense when the whole war cry for the registry was to protect the children and now there almost 100 k under 18 on it ruining their lives forever.
Having consensual sex or sexting should in no way be a crime if both participants are under 18
When i was in high school 65% of the kids were having sex at 15 and how many seniors took a freshman to the prom? all we thought back then was that they made a cute couple now its a crime, it’s insanity
For each “consensual” incident of sexting and/or sexual activity by a minor, there will inevitably occur many times that number of incidents of non-consensual sex-related activity by youths who are not “lucky” enough to have obtained that magical consent.
for minors, there should be no concept of “consent” whatever! For those lucky few whose partner has given ‘consent”, there are dozens more who will be tempted to experiment sexually with or without “consent”.
Good on wfmynews.com.
Excellent story.
HELL NO my 3 kids would have long been on there but today they enjoy a normal life, college, work, baby’s…life goes on except for SOs .HELL NO; so what it’s kids end the war on sex!