Comments on: follow that story: teens charged child porn felonies for sexting

By: violet

violet — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:27:27 +0000

Zooey, thanks for the fix: I corrected, and had written Wyoming when it was Wyoming County. ack! thanks again :)

By: Zooey Rose

Zooey Rose — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:09:22 +0000

Just a minor correction: the ACLU lawsuit is against a Pennsylvania school district, not a Wyoming school district. It is in Wyoming County, PA, though… On another note, I hope the school, the DA, and the cops get their butts kicked! Good work ACLU!

By: LibertyVini

LibertyVini — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:36:24 +0000

While I agree with Jim, he is wrong about the positive analysis; once a child breaches the threshold of a public school, his or her rights become an irrelevant abstraction.

By: Redme

Redme — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:22:57 +0000

And the victims are…?

By: Jim Bonsa

Jim Bonsa — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:17:56 +0000

Wow, that press release in mind-boggling. Not only should the school be sued, but the principal should be prosecuted criminally. Stories like this make me want to donate to the EFF.

Also, it’s a good reminder why locking your cell phone with a PIN is a good idea. If she’d lost her phone and some kid had found the pictures and mailed them to the school, it would have been wrong of the kid to do that, but the girl would still be embarrassed.

By: Mohawk

Mohawk — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:08:07 +0000

I guess my only thought is, why don’t these kids password protect the phones. All phones have a lock down feature. I’m not saying I would condone my son/daughter taking and sending nude/semi nude pictures of themselves and this age but common.