Comments on: Sexting Your Way To Prison http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/ Brian Cuban's version of TRUTH, JUSTICE and the UN-AMERICAN WAY Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dan http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-15052 Dan Thu, 13 May 2010 19:13:45 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-15052 i believe kids should not be arrested for sexting. "A young life changed forever after what was really nothing more than poor teen judgment. " and "a mandatory 10 year prison sentence." isn't that a lot of time for just one poor choice? i believe kids should not be arrested for sexting. "A young life changed forever after what was really nothing more than poor teen judgment. " and "a mandatory 10 year prison sentence." isn't that a lot of time for just one poor choice?

]]> By: diego http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-15032 diego Wed, 12 May 2010 00:11:53 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-15032 well i have to say this is ridiculous a 16yr to be classified as a sex offender is crazy ppl make mistakes we all are imperfect and especially young ones am over 22 and i have made a mistake with accepting a photo from a 17yr old and to be honest i had no idea that it was possible to get yourself on de list as that which I am on an uncertain ground right now but the stupid thing is that in the UK you can have sex when your 16 and yet when you send a picture you can get into jail lol it shows his how this justice system is failing i know i did wrong and am not denying that but i never done anything like this before anyway just thought i would share some thoughts about this knowing the fact that this could also happen to me. I always thought that when you are below 16 than you can get into some trouble but never when your 16 and those who said that he got what he deserved well actually think about it if it was you or your family member how would you feel would you accept the fact that you are classified as a monster this is not fair as there are real monsters out there in the open and yet no one does anything about it so yeah i think its really wrong . well i have to say this is ridiculous a 16yr to be classified as a sex offender is crazy ppl make mistakes we all are imperfect and especially young ones am over 22 and i have made a mistake with accepting a photo from a 17yr old and to be honest i had no idea that it was possible to get yourself on de list as that which I am on an uncertain ground right now but the stupid thing is that in the UK you can have sex when your 16 and yet when you send a picture you can get into jail lol it shows his how this justice system is failing i know i did wrong and am not denying that but i never done anything like this before anyway just thought i would share some thoughts about this knowing the fact that this could also happen to me. I always thought that when you are below 16 than you can get into some trouble but never when your 16 and those who said that he got what he deserved well actually think about it if it was you or your family member how would you feel would you accept the fact that you are classified as a monster this is not fair as there are real monsters out there in the open and yet no one does anything about it so yeah i think its really wrong .

]]> By: Tiffany Zee http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-14558 Tiffany Zee Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:26:07 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-14558 woah. this is a warning to all the parents out there. woah. this is a warning to all the parents out there.

]]> By: Ben http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-14151 Ben Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:59:30 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-14151 The Goergia kids case is a perfect example of why mandatory sentencing is wrong. So sad. The Goergia kids case is a perfect example of why mandatory sentencing is wrong. So sad.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-13928 Nancy Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:45:59 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-13928 I agree with most of the post. I don't think the kid deserves to be registered as a child molester when clearly that is not the case. I have teens male and female and would hope they wouldn't make this same mistake. However if my daughter was stupid enough to send a naked photo to another young stupid teen I don't think she should be surprised by any possible outcome. People on these boards amaze me of what they expect from our teens. And though my memory is not at it's best I can remember some of my teenage years and though I didn't take any new photos (at least I hope not) I did do things that as an adult I wouldn't be proud of or want known. We never had the ease of communication and the technology that exist today and it adds even more temptations for our teens. Why can't we focus on locking up the child molesters , the murderers , the stalkers and try and offer more sympathy to these young kids who for the most part don't even know they have committed a crime. Putting all these kids as sex offenders is just going to confuse me and everyone else. I for one want to know when I look up sex offenders in my neighborhood that it shows me the sick men who have molested young children. I'm not interested in the 18 and 16 year old who were having consensual sex. Wake up! 16 year old's are having sex and it has been going on for more years than you or I have been living. Bravo for the ones who wait, but I think that is a small minority in this day and age. And back to the question if my daughters boyfriend posted a nude photo of her that she was stupid enough to send? What would be the point with kids today they would probably be back together the first one was printed. I think it would be nice to stamp both their foreheads with young and stupid and make them wear it for a month! Now the punishment fits the crime. I agree with most of the post. I don't think the kid deserves to be registered as a child molester when clearly that is not the case. I have teens male and female and would hope they wouldn't make this same mistake. However if my daughter was stupid enough to send a naked photo to another young stupid teen I don't think she should be surprised by any possible outcome. People on these boards amaze me of what they expect from our teens. And though my memory is not at it's best I can remember some of my teenage years and though I didn't take any new photos (at least I hope not) I did do things that as an adult I wouldn't be proud of or want known. We never had the ease of communication and the technology that exist today and it adds even more temptations for our teens. Why can't we focus on locking up the child molesters , the murderers , the stalkers and try and offer more sympathy to these young kids who for the most part don't even know they have committed a crime. Putting all these kids as sex offenders is just going to confuse me and everyone else. I for one want to know when I look up sex offenders in my neighborhood that it shows me the sick men who have molested young children. I'm not interested in the 18 and 16 year old who were having consensual sex. Wake up! 16 year old's are having sex and it has been going on for more years than you or I have been living. Bravo for the ones who wait, but I think that is a small minority in this day and age. And back to the question if my daughters boyfriend posted a nude photo of her that she was stupid enough to send? What would be the point with kids today they would probably be back together the first one was printed. I think it would be nice to stamp both their foreheads with young and stupid and make them wear it for a month! Now the punishment fits the crime.

]]> By: friend http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-13897 friend Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:18:21 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-13897 he can't get a degree online, he's not allowed the internet he can't get a degree online, he's not allowed the internet

]]> By: friend http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-13896 friend Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:16:33 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-13896 I was friends with philip in high school. Honestly a great guy. I'm a girl, and he never tried to harm me. I think it's ridiculous he can't use the internet. It's as if he's fallen off the face of the earth. Really sad, he made this mistake, and isn't able to progress past it because of our warped legal system. I was friends with philip in high school. Honestly a great guy. I'm a girl, and he never tried to harm me. I think it's ridiculous he can't use the internet. It's as if he's fallen off the face of the earth. Really sad, he made this mistake, and isn't able to progress past it because of our warped legal system.

]]> By: One_Real_Parent http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-13804 One_Real_Parent Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:20:49 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-13804 As I have read over these post, I have come to realize one thing and that is that we have become a very weak. How many parents on here would love to see their daughter posted on a co-workers phone? would you be able to handle that? The law is the law for a reason and I have no sympathy for anyone that post post pics of kids period. This kid knew what he was doing when he sent the nude email out. For that fact alone he has broken the law. This boy sent these pics out because he was mad at her, awww let's give him a pass, slap his wrist, hmmm. naw let him be treated as the adult he thought he was when he pressed send on his phone. You guys kill me. We as parents, number one need to stop being punks and raise our kids and teach them that these things are wrong and you can go to jail behind this mess. Oh wait I have it now since we don't want the kids to be charged, CHARGE THE PARENTS!!! As I have read over these post, I have come to realize one thing and that is that we have become a very weak. How many parents on here would love to see their daughter posted on a co-workers phone? would you be able to handle that? The law is the law for a reason and I have no sympathy for anyone that post post pics of kids period. This kid knew what he was doing when he sent the nude email out. For that fact alone he has broken the law. This boy sent these pics out because he was mad at her, awww let's give him a pass, slap his wrist, hmmm. naw let him be treated as the adult he thought he was when he pressed send on his phone. You guys kill me. We as parents, number one need to stop being punks and raise our kids and teach them that these things are wrong and you can go to jail behind this mess. Oh wait I have it now since we don't want the kids to be charged, CHARGE THE PARENTS!!!

]]> By: onaneedtoknowbasis http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-13587 onaneedtoknowbasis Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:51:46 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-13587 The law is flawed. To have a sex offender tag with you for pretty much most of your working career is going to do more damage to this kid than anything. The kid does deserve some type of punishment but with the sex offender tag how many good jobs will he be turned down for because of it? So, lets say he can make a decent living and he has a wife and kid and needs to find a way to make money... could this sex offender tag lead him down a path of crime? It certainly could. Let's look at the long term ramifications of the consequences and see if what he did really fits the crime. He did not murder someone, he did not rape someone, he sent out a picture that the girl posed for. Couldn't we turn this around and say the girl should have fully understood the consequences when she posed for the picture? The law is flawed. To have a sex offender tag with you for pretty much most of your working career is going to do more damage to this kid than anything. The kid does deserve some type of punishment but with the sex offender tag how many good jobs will he be turned down for because of it? So, lets say he can make a decent living and he has a wife and kid and needs to find a way to make money… could this sex offender tag lead him down a path of crime? It certainly could.

Let's look at the long term ramifications of the consequences and see if what he did really fits the crime. He did not murder someone, he did not rape someone, he sent out a picture that the girl posed for. Couldn't we turn this around and say the girl should have fully understood the consequences when she posed for the picture?

]]> By: bobfromaccounting http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-9927 bobfromaccounting Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:33:51 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-9927 this is for that guy that says he has no sympathy for this kid. We as a people need to dislodge big brother from out our asses and become a free nation again! this kid should of been spanked by his parents and that is it. what he did embarrassed his GF but should not end him up on the sex offender registry. that registry is for serious rapists and chomos not stupid kids. several people on that registry have been murdered by vigilantes. The police give out your address and work address to the general public and then drunken rednecks can come on by and kill you. this may be ok for the serial child molester but not for this kid! Moving on, the girl who was charged with distribution of child porn by taking a picture of herself and sending it to her BF...WTF are you all retarded! she was the Victim!!! can a murderer be put in jail if the one he killed was himself? if this is what the sheep of this country think is justice then i say we burn this bitch down and start over! this is for that guy that says he has no sympathy for this kid. We as a people need to dislodge big brother from out our asses and become a free nation again! this kid should of been spanked by his parents and that is it. what he did embarrassed his GF but should not end him up on the sex offender registry. that registry is for serious rapists and chomos not stupid kids. several people on that registry have been murdered by vigilantes. The police give out your address and work address to the general public and then drunken rednecks can come on by and kill you. this may be ok for the serial child molester but not for this kid! Moving on, the girl who was charged with distribution of child porn by taking a picture of herself and sending it to her BF…WTF are you all retarded! she was the Victim!!! can a murderer be put in jail if the one he killed was himself? if this is what the sheep of this country think is justice then i say we burn this bitch down and start over!

]]> By: davidh http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-8450 davidh Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:49:09 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-8450 danm, your equation is flawed. Most of the examples you gave were people of adult age who aren't the point of the story. A 30 year old and a 22 year old, a 40 year old with a 27 year old, and even a 50 year old with a 29 year old AREN'T illegal or sick. They are all consenting adults. Stick to the facts in the story and the law, not your idea of what is or isn't appropriate. danm, your equation is flawed. Most of the examples you gave were people of adult age who aren’t the point of the story. A 30 year old and a 22 year old, a 40 year old with a 27 year old, and even a 50 year old with a 29 year old AREN’T illegal or sick. They are all consenting adults. Stick to the facts in the story and the law, not your idea of what is or isn’t appropriate.

]]> By: danm http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-7247 danm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:21:31 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-7247 there's an old rule that determines appropriate sexual age differences ... take half the older person's age and add 7. So a 30-year-old with a 22-year-old ... OK, you're stretching it, but all fair ... 40-year-old with a 27-year-old ... 16-year-old with a 15-year-old, 20-year-old with a 17-year-old ... all these are good. But if you're a 50-year-old with, say, a 29-year-old, c'mon, dude, that's just sick! seems like this rule could easily be added to child sex laws in a way that doesn't exonerate the truly inappropriate (or illegal), yet doesn't paint a scarlet letter for near-life on kids being kids. there’s an old rule that determines appropriate sexual age differences … take half the older person’s age and add 7. So a 30-year-old with a 22-year-old … OK, you’re stretching it, but all fair … 40-year-old with a 27-year-old … 16-year-old with a 15-year-old, 20-year-old with a 17-year-old … all these are good. But if you’re a 50-year-old with, say, a 29-year-old, c’mon, dude, that’s just sick!

seems like this rule could easily be added to child sex laws in a way that doesn’t exonerate the truly inappropriate (or illegal), yet doesn’t paint a scarlet letter for near-life on kids being kids.

]]> By: Proud G http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-6716 Proud G Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:16:17 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-6716 The kid deserves some kind of punishment. BUT not as a sex offender. Kids today have no concept of hurting people and doing some kind of community service should be part of the plan here. Heck, if this is the case then adultery, which a good deal of our politicians are guilty of, should be classified as a sex offense, thus with the mark of Cain. The kid deserves some kind of punishment. BUT not as a sex offender. Kids today have no concept of hurting people and doing some kind of community service should be part of the plan here. Heck, if this is the case then adultery, which a good deal of our politicians are guilty of, should be classified as a sex offense, thus with the mark of Cain.

]]> By: DVD Movie Club http://www.briancuban.com/sexting-your-way-to-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-6180 DVD Movie Club Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:13:34 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=5742#comment-6180 Feel sorry for the kid in that last video at the bottom... there should definitely be some kind of punishment for what he did but nothing like what he's had to go through. Feel sorry for the kid in that last video at the bottom… there should definitely be some kind of punishment for what he did but nothing like what he's had to go through.

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