{"id":3685,"date":"2011-06-28T11:22:36","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T11:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:07","slug":"used-cell-phone-sexting-bill-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/used-cell-phone-sexting-bill-approved\/","title":{"rendered":"Used Cell Phone Sexting Bill Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/shook.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1349\" title=\"shook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/shook.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1349 lazyload\" title=\"shook\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/shook.gif\"><\/a>A new bill to straighten out dangerously absurd laws relating to teen \u201csexting\u201d has been approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and will now go on to the full Senate in order to gain final legislative approval.&nbsp; The bill is designed to prevent teenagers indulging in the practice known as \u201csexting\u201d \u2013 sending naked or otherwise inappropriate photographs of themselves to their friends via their used cell phones \u2013 from being caught up in child pornography laws.&nbsp; Some prosecutors who apparently have little to no common sense at all have actually charged teenagers with criminal offenses, including the distribution of child pornography for sending images of themselves, a situation so clearly idiotic that the Senate apparently felt the need to step in to prevent other such examples of bureaucratic lunacy.&nbsp; Those caught in the practice of \u201csexting\u201d will now face education on the dangers of \u201csexting\u201d, rather than criminal prosecution, providing the bill meets with full Senate approval.<br>\n\u201cTeens need to understand the ramifications of their actions, but they shouldn\u2019t necessarily be treated as criminals,\u201d says a co-sponsor of the bill, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden).&nbsp; \u201cWe need to create a path that places education and forgiveness before arrest and prosecution.&nbsp; Young people \u2013 especially teen girls \u2013need to understand that sending inappropriate pictures is not only potentially illegal, but can leave an indelible mark on them socially and educationally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new bill to straighten out dangerously absurd laws relating to teen \u201csexting\u201d has been approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and will now go on to the full Senate in order to gain 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