Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/mclean-high-sophomore-behind-underage-porn-photos-police-say/2014/05/16/decaf752-dd2b-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html?wprss=rss_local

Things like this are becoming more and more common. Our schools and parents need to work harder to educate kids on things that can land you on the sex offender registry for life.

No, our parents need to work harder to teach boys what it means to have respect for women and to teach girls what it means to have respect for themselves and their bodies (If any of these girls knowingly allowed nude or explicit pictures to be taken of them. It's a big if and I hope they did not). OP, if the only problem you see is some of these kids being on a sex registry shame on you. The boys' names, especially the 18 year old, will come out and that does not bother me in the least.

If you think these pictures were taken against the girls' wills, you are likely mistaken. I have a 7th grader at a middle school in FCPS and I have already heard plenty of stories of girls texting nude photos to boys.

That's child pornography so have you reported it?

We know the family of the younger boy personally and I can tell you, he is an absolutely wonderful kid...a wonderful kid who did something incredibly stupid. He comes from a great family where both parents are extremely involved as both parents and in the community. In no way do I excuse any of it, but the girls put these pictures out knowingly and willingly. For anyone to say that it is just the act of these one or two boys is simply not true. It was the act of many, on both sides. Q

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The girls are possibly foolish or naive to allow their pictures to be taken, but they are being taken advantage of by those who publish these pictures online in a format to be viewed by many others. Most of these girls are probably not aware that there pictures were being placed online. The person who puts them online and then makes it possible for others to link to see them is the one who is guilty.
And, yes, better parental supervision of teens is in order here.

Excusing the girls' behavior for being "possibly foolish or naive" is subjective. It wouldn't be porn if the girls would just keep their clothes on and stop creating sexually explicit photos of themselves that others might see.

Sadly, some girls knowingly take nude pictures of themselves and are very aware that these pictures could be posted online or sent to others with the touch of a key. They have seen the headlines about it happening to others, yet they set low privacy barriers.

Social media is partly to blame due to the idea that everybody is your friend as long as they are a friend of a friend with no respect for discretion. Privacy has public access now.

Yes, clearly it's the fault of the girls! How can we expect boys to resist putting those pictures online when those girls just keep taking their clothes off? How can boys exhibit any kind of morals when making decisions about putting pictures of girls online when those girls just keep taking their darn clothes off? Sheesh, I can't believe they have a search warrant for the boy whose name is on that account when this is clearly not the fault of the boys!

Sarcasm fail.

Anonymous wrote:They aren't dumb, they are just young and naive. I made my 7th grade girl read this article and said to her THIS is why you NEVER EVER share a picture with ANYONE that you wouldn't want EVERYONE in your school to see. Her words: "But a friend would never do this!" And she couldn't believe that someone she would date would share a photo. They just don't get it. They don't have the life experience to make good decisions and they have enough technology to get in big trouble.

Yep. My DD thinks she's smart and others are dumb. I sure hope she's not sending inappropriate pics of herself, but if she did, it would just be to a someone she "trusts", so "nothing bad's gonna happen".

The girls are possibly foolish or naive to allow their pictures to be taken, but they are being taken advantage of by those who publish these pictures online in a format to be viewed by many others. Most of these girls are probably not aware that there pictures were being placed online. The person who puts them online and then makes it possible for others to link to see them is the one who is guilty.
And, yes, better parental supervision of teens is in order here.

Excusing the girls' behavior for being "possibly foolish or naive" is subjective. It wouldn't be porn if the girls would just keep their clothes on and stop creating sexually explicit photos of themselves that others might see.

Sadly, some girls knowingly take nude pictures of themselves and are very aware that these pictures could be posted online or sent to others with the touch of a key. They have seen the headlines about it happening to others, yet they set low privacy barriers.

Social media is partly to blame due to the idea that everybody is your friend as long as they are a friend of a friend with no respect for discretion. Privacy has public access now.

Yes, clearly it's the fault of the girls! How can we expect boys to resist putting those pictures online when those girls just keep taking their clothes off? How can boys exhibit any kind of morals when making decisions about putting pictures of girls online when those girls just keep taking their darn clothes off? Sheesh, I can't believe they have a search warrant for the boy whose name is on that account when this is clearly not the fault of the boys!

I don't imagine these kids get much firm parenting.

Anonymous wrote:Parental supervision is not as easy as you think unless you jail your kids. I am pretty strict, but my MS kid went to a birthday party last night and I wasn't there. How would it be my fault as far as supervision if they did something bad. I think parenting plays a HUGE role, but more in raising kids morally to do the right thing when you aren't around.

How late was the party?
About how many kids?
How well do you know the host parents?
How much do you trust them to do what they promised you?

Parental supervision is not as easy as you think unless you jail your kids. I am pretty strict, but my MS kid went to a birthday party last night and I wasn't there. How would it be my fault as far as supervision if they did something bad. I think parenting plays a HUGE role, but more in raising kids morally to do the right thing when you aren't around.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/mclean-high-sophomore-behind-underage-porn-photos-police-say/2014/05/16/decaf752-dd2b-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html?wprss=rss_local

Things like this are becoming more and more common. Our schools and parents need to work harder to educate kids on things that can land you on the sex offender registry for life.

No, our parents need to work harder to teach boys what it means to have respect for women and to teach girls what it means to have respect for themselves and their bodies (If any of these girls knowingly allowed nude or explicit pictures to be taken of them. It's a big if and I hope they did not). OP, if the only problem you see is some of these kids being on a sex registry shame on you. The boys' names, especially the 18 year old, will come out and that does not bother me in the least.

If you think these pictures were taken against the girls' wills, you are likely mistaken. I have a 7th grader at a middle school in FCPS and I have already heard plenty of stories of girls texting nude photos to boys.

+100
When will people wake up and realize that girls are just as guilty as boys in many of these situations?

The girls are possibly foolish or naive to allow their pictures to be taken, but they are being taken advantage of by those who publish these pictures online in a format to be viewed by many others. Most of these girls are probably not aware that there pictures were being placed online. The person who puts them online and then makes it possible for others to link to see them is the one who is guilty.
And, yes, better parental supervision of teens is in order here.

Excusing the girls' behavior for being "possibly foolish or naive" is subjective. It wouldn't be porn if the girls would just keep their clothes on and stop creating sexually explicit photos of themselves that others might see.

Sadly, some girls knowingly take nude pictures of themselves and are very aware that these pictures could be posted online or sent to others with the touch of a key. They have seen the headlines about it happening to others, yet they set low privacy barriers.

Social media is partly to blame due to the idea that everybody is your friend as long as they are a friend of a friend with no respect for discretion. Privacy has public access now.

They aren't dumb, they are just young and naive. I made my 7th grade girl read this article and said to her THIS is why you NEVER EVER share a picture with ANYONE that you wouldn't want EVERYONE in your school to see. Her words: "But a friend would never do this!" And she couldn't believe that someone she would date would share a photo. They just don't get it. They don't have the life experience to make good decisions and they have enough technology to get in big trouble.

Anonymous wrote:Isn't this sort of thing bound to happen once you give teenagers cellphones with cameras and internet connections on them?

Yep, this is a huge issue. Unless you have serious parental controls on smartphones, many kids are going to be exploring on them and making all sorts of bad decisions.

Isn't this sort of thing bound to happen once you give teenagers cellphones with cameras and internet connections on them?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/mclean-high-sophomore-behind-underage-porn-photos-police-say/2014/05/16/decaf752-dd2b-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html?wprss=rss_local

Things like this are becoming more and more common. Our schools and parents need to work harder to educate kids on things that can land you on the sex offender registry for life.

No, our parents need to work harder to teach boys what it means to have respect for women and to teach girls what it means to have respect for themselves and their bodies (If any of these girls knowingly allowed nude or explicit pictures to be taken of them. It's a big if and I hope they did not). OP, if the only problem you see is some of these kids being on a sex registry shame on you. The boys' names, especially the 18 year old, will come out and that does not bother me in the least.

If you think these pictures were taken against the girls' wills, you are likely mistaken. I have a 7th grader at a middle school in FCPS and I have already heard plenty of stories of girls texting nude photos to boys.

+100
When will people wake up and realize that girls are just as guilty as boys in many of these situations?

The girls are possibly foolish or naive to allow their pictures to be taken, but they are being taken advantage of by those who publish these pictures online in a format to be viewed by many others. Most of these girls are probably not aware that there pictures were being placed online. The person who puts them online and then makes it possible for others to link to see them is the one who is guilty.
And, yes, better parental supervision of teens is in order here.

Anonymous wrote:

It’s not clear whether any of the girls pictured knew that their photos would be seen by many other students.

Damn these girls are dumb.

Their "educated" absentee parents are even dumber.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/mclean-high-sophomore-behind-underage-porn-photos-police-say/2014/05/16/decaf752-dd2b-11e3-b745-87d39690c5c0_story.html?wprss=rss_local

Things like this are becoming more and more common. Our schools and parents need to work harder to educate kids on things that can land you on the sex offender registry for life.

No, our parents need to work harder to teach boys what it means to have respect for women and to teach girls what it means to have respect for themselves and their bodies (If any of these girls knowingly allowed nude or explicit pictures to be taken of them. It's a big if and I hope they did not). OP, if the only problem you see is some of these kids being on a sex registry shame on you. The boys' names, especially the 18 year old, will come out and that does not bother me in the least.

If you think these pictures were taken against the girls' wills, you are likely mistaken. I have a 7th grader at a middle school in FCPS and I have already heard plenty of stories of girls texting nude photos to boys.

+100
When will people wake up and realize that girls are just as guilty as boys in many of these situations?