sexting

Mr-White · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:27

Worrying number of teenagers are swapping intimate or sexually explicit photos, called "sexts", on their mobiles, police say.

More here

What caught my eye was "Although it is legal to have sex at 16 under British law, it is illegal to take, hold or share "indecent" photos of anyone under 18". I wonder how many people are aware of this ?

MW

Andr3w · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:29

Hands up anyone who HASN'T sent or received a nawty photo?

*deletes photos from his phone

*

Lysander · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:30

Worrying number of teenagers are swapping intimate or sexually explicit photos

I wonder what the BBC thinks is 'worrying' about it.

Mr-White said:
I wonder how many people are aware of this ?

The more relevant point is that nobody here cares either way. Though there was that girl in the US who was done for distribution of child pornography through sending her friends naked pictures of herself.

mjer1984 · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:31

*hand up

I have taken photo's of past girlfriends, all over 18, but have never sent them to anyone and have never been sent any.

Helium_Junkie · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:32

Lysander said:
The more relevant point is that nobody cares either way.

Yeah, especially not the girl who killed herself after a year of bullying by people who her boyfriend shared her pics with.
Her family isn't bothered either. Nor should any parents be in the slightest interested.

mjer1984 said:
all over 18

Mostly the police are worried about those under 18, as they are not only breaking the law, they are atan extremely vulnerable age and prone to bullying, depression and suicide.

ic1male · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:33

Andr3w said:
Hands up anyone who HASN'T sent or received a nawty photo?

Er, me. My phone is a Nokia somethingorother without MMS capability!

It does have a colour screen but that's its best feature.

kaiowas · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:33

Andr3w said:
Hands up anyone who HASN'T sent or received a nawty photo?

*deletes photos from his phone *

I'm not sure I've ever sent or recieved a photo of any kind by phone.

/Luddite

Tobes · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:34

I once took a picture of just my balls and sent it to a 17 year old friend because she kept telling me I had none.

That OK?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:34

Andr3w said:
Hands up anyone who HASN'T sent or received a nawty photo?

*deletes photos from his phone *

Video.

What if someone sends you a "sext" except you only receive it because its was sent to the wrong number?

The Dread Pirate · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:34

Andr3w said:
Hands up anyone who HASN'T sent or received a nawty photo?

*deletes photos from his phone *

*Raises Hand*

We are talking phones right because if PC's are also counted in this then I'll have to put my hand down.

Lysander · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:35

Helium_Junkie said:
Yeah, especially not the girl who killed herself after a year of bullying by people who her boyfriend shared her pics with.

That's besides the point. I was referring specifically to the legal ramifications of sexting with regards to the laws on pornography, not any resultant bullying or unpredictable suicides.

Helium_Junkie said:
they are atan extremely vulnerable age and prone to bullying, depression and suicide.

How many cases of suicide have there been as a result of 'sexting' apart from the one you first mentioned?

Helium_Junkie · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:35

Tobes said:
I once took a picture of just my balls and sent it to a 17 year old friend because she kept telling me I had none.

That OK?

No. And its worse if you were also under 18 at the time.

KaHn · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:36

We stole pictures of friends girlfriends and then send them around to everyoen we knew, it was just one of those things.

KaHn

Mr-White · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:36

Also depends what constitutes as indecent.

MW

Helium_Junkie · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:36

Lysander said:
That's besides the point. I was referring specifically to the legal ramifications of sexting with regards to the laws on pornography.

Think I misunderstood you then

If you mean what I think you mean then I agree, the kids don't care about the legality of it. I know I wouldn't have at that age. I wouldn't even have thought about it.

Casdawer · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:37

I got sent a video of a girl* from my college who slept with someone with another guy so her boyfriend sent the video to everyone!

I must admit, the video was quite good and she wasn't too bad either

*Yes, she was over 18

monkeyspank · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:37

It's what MMS was invented for

Helium_Junkie · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:37

Lysander said:
How many cases of suicide have there been as a result of 'sexting' apart from the one you first mentioned?

How many does it need to be before it's a problem?

Tobes · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:37

Helium_Junkie said:
No. And its worse if you were also under 18 at the time.

Gutted I'm going to jail. I was 19 at the time. Possibly 20.

Nitefly · 5 Aug 2009 at 11:38

Me and my friend were once sat at a Starbucks and had an incoming picture message. We accepted it to find a self-pic of a giant nob.

I couldn't stop laughing for ages - oh, the immaturity!

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