Teenager w/ naked pic of teen on phone, will be charged as an adult (1 Viewer)

[RedmondLonghorn]

with possession of child porn.

PLOT TWIST: The picture is of himself.

This is truly one of the more impressive examples of prosecutorial overreach that I can recall seeing.

A North Carolina 17-year-old caught in a sexting scandal faces charges of sexually exploiting a minor that could land him in jail for up to 10 years, since the law considers him an adult. But one of the minors he supposedly exploited is himself­—which raises an obvious question: how can a teen be old enough to face adult felony charges, but not old enough to keep a nude picture of himself on his phone?

Unfortunately, that’s the Kafka-esque nightmare in which Fayetteville-area high schooler Cormega Copening finds himself after exchanging private nude photos with his girlfriend—with whom he is legally allowed to have sex, but not to sext.

http://reason.com/blog/2015/09/02/teen-boy-will-be-charged-as-adult-for-ha

 

[gianmarco]

Please merge with the M Night Shyamalan Plot Twist thread.

 

[rockaction]

Yeah, they've been doing this in certain states to prevent the scourge of child pornographers that are sending pictures amongst themselves.

This must be stomped out because the reason for stomping it out and making it into a law hasn't worked. Let's just add more punishment.

 

[eoMMan]

The world is getting dumber everyday.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I think the legal term "galactically stupid" fits perfectly well here.

 

[TheAristocrat]

Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

This is like charging someone who attempted suicide with attempted murder.

 

[Ignoramus]

Zero tolerance, IMO. What if he had a picture of little girl, instead? What then?

 

[Ignoramus]

Sorry, forgot the smile.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Somebody get a hold of the prosecutor's cell number and we'll bombard him with cack pics.

 

[jon_mx]

So they treat him as a minor in the picture, but an adult as the sender. That is about the most asnine legal reasoning I have ever seen.

 

[Guest]

Wouldn't any half-### lawyer be able to get him out of this charge? What about a full-assed one?

 

[Henry Ford]

Wouldn't any half-### lawyer be able to get him out of this charge? What about a full-assed one?

This would certainly require fees commensurate with my full ###.

 

[cstu]

What a country!

 

[tommyboy]

The world is getting dumber everyday.

Perfect.

Honestly think we should bring back tar and feathers

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

The world is getting dumber everyday.

Perfect.

Honestly think we should bring back tar and feathers

If you tried to tar and feather the cop who arrested this kid, you'd be shot and killed. Hell, you can be shot and killed for wielding a weapon way less deadly than feathers. And tar? Forget about it.

 

[The Big Guy]

You have to admire the balls to work both sides like this prosecutor is doing.

 

[Fennis]

if this ends **** pics, I'm for it

 

[Limp Ditka]

So is this kid a sex offender if he masturbates?

 

[tommyboy]

The world is getting dumber everyday.

Perfect.Honestly think we should bring back tar and feathers

If you tried to tar and feather the cop who arrested this kid, you'd be shot and killed. Hell, you can be shot and killed for wielding a weapon way less deadly than feathers. And tar? Forget about it.

Yank him out if bed when hes sleeping

 

[irish eyes]

But the dude dressing as a woman can go into the girls high school bathroom and whip his dong out and say he is a chick, yeah this country isn't effed up is it.

 

[E Street Brat]

So is this kid a sex offender if he masturbates?

I'd get the death penalty

 

[JaxBill]

i think they should let the kid go. He's suffered enough with that name.

 

[jon_mx]

So is this kid a sex offender if he masturbates?

olIvciously, that would make him a Child molester.

 

[renesauz]

Colossally stupid

 

[jon_mx]

Did the school not teach them about safe sexting?

 

[Zow]

I think the legal term "galactically stupid" fits perfectly well here.

I strenuously object to this prosecution.

Oh, you strenuously object? Well, then let me reconsider...

 

[Ilov80s]

Funny, I brought this scenario up in another one of these threads and was told that it would never happen and I was being ridiculous (at least that is how I remember it).

 

[Ilov80s]

So crazy that his picture his considered a child, but he can be charged as an adult. Nuts.

 

[Willie Neslon]

The call is coming from inside the house.

 

[Not Sure]

Idiocracy

 

[Guest]

Wouldn't any half-### lawyer be able to get him out of this charge? What about a full-assed one?

This would certainly require fees commensurate with my full ###.

Spoiler

This was meant to be an Otis and Woz softball because of their wager in the "Otis diet fad thread". But no one hit it out of the park.

Sorry guys. Love you.

 

[lod01]

The world is getting dumber everyday.

Just swirling the bowl.