Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Sexting




One national study reports that as many as 20 percent of teens have participated in the practice of sexting, sending or posting nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves via cell phone.

Jesse Logan took her own life after a nude picture she took of herself was passed around through email. She originally sent to the photo to her boyfriend and he then sent it to other girls at their high school after she broke up with him.

Teens that might've usually felt invincible are now beginning to realize that there are consequences for their actions. Developmentally, at this young stage in life, some people argue that teens aren't yet able to fully comprehend the idea of consequences.

Gigi Stone of abc news points out that "the dangerous combination of teenagers behaving provocatively and impulsively is not new, but the accessibility to the technology is."

What do you think?

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