
Massive high school texting scandal results in… sanity - omnibrain
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/12/15/massive-high-school-texting-scandal-results-in-sanity/
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DrScump
"The fact that sexting is consensual on all sides"

No, it _isn 't_. The whole purpose for laws protecting kids from sexual abuse
is that kids can be _too young to formulate consent_ because they don't
understand the risks and implications.

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Nadya
Consensual in casual sense. Not legal sense. Legally they can't consent (under
age of 16) but there are a bunch of caveats and "as long as both are under 18"
or "age difference is no greater than 2 years" etc. That muddy the water.

The case is centered around a boyfriend and girlfriend of similar age sending
each other nudes. "Sane" people see no issue with children (teens, whichever
your preferred term for minors is) exploring their sexuality so long as
neither is feeling pressured to do so (read: consent. In the _casual_ sense,
not the legal one.)

The very fact that it is legal for them to _fuck each other_ but not legal to
_share nude photos_ is the "sanity" approach to the law. Why should A be legal
but B be illegal? This is where "intent of the law" is brought into play.

