Posted on Jun 14, 2017
Congress Passes Bill to Throw Parents of Sexting Teens in Jail for 15 Years
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Seems a lot is missing from this, but FYSA.
Congress Passes Bill to Throw Parents of Sexting Teens in Jail for 15 Years
Posted from thefreethoughtproject.com
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This can't be true? It's terrible if so -- you're going to wind up with a LOT of innocent parents in the hoosegow for the worst crimes our country has, and all the associated stigma. IF true, it'll be shot down with a quickness.
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Maj John Bell
SN Greg Wright - I am obviously not a lawyer, but as a parent I know how to rain fire and brimstone.
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Due to the legalese in the bill even if the parent caught the child and had the explicit material deleted, the electronic crumbs are still in the ether. They may have been deleted from the kid's device, but the recipient/sender on the other end tells a different story, the parent is now aware of the illegal activity, if the other party doesn't remove the material, it could come back to haunt you. The bill, in my opinion, is a band-aid on a deep cut.
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Maj John Bell - The vagueness of "knowingly permits" could be construed as "Parent did you give your child a Cell phone with a camera knowing they potentially could take sexting photos?" because that's where that will go once it gets in court. While I think kids should be taught the dangers of this issue this is a draconian measure and I hope it is not passed.
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Maj John Bell
CPO (Join to see) - Yeah... I'm kind of having second thoughts. I have a couple of lawyer friends and they told me this could turn into a real nightmare.
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I understand that they want teens to understand how serious and dangerous that sexting and sending nude photos of yourself is but holy crap. Mandatory minimum on a teenager for being a stupid teenager? I think there are better punishments to get them to realize how stupid it is to send nude photos of yourself or to sext.
It says for parents "knowingly" but as stated a prosecutor could hammer a parent if they found out and then didn't cut the access to the phone or Internet to stop it. Yes let's just not let parents be parents anymore. How stupid.
It says for parents "knowingly" but as stated a prosecutor could hammer a parent if they found out and then didn't cut the access to the phone or Internet to stop it. Yes let's just not let parents be parents anymore. How stupid.
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It's only saying that if the parent knowingly permits the activity; "knowingly permits such minor to engage in, or to assist." It would be hard to prosecute a parent/guardian if the aren't aware of the illegal activity. It does hold them responsible if they are aware, but proof would be the burden of prosecutors. What it doesn't do is state how a parent/guardian should handle it once it's been discovered since the child could be charged with a sexual crime to follow them for life. Personally, I'd oppose that bill.
H.R.1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1761/text
H.R.1761 - Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1761/text
Text - H.R.1761 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
Text for H.R.1761 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
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