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[johnlucas]

7. Well what about sexting between teens?

A girl could be showing naked pictures to some boyfriend of hers.
They break up for whatever reason & he can show the school the pics of his former girlfriend for revenge.
He could post them on Facebook or Tumblr or wherever.
Same effect right?

Something a teenage girl did thoughtlessly trying to impress somebody & then the pic is blasted everywhere embarrassing her.
How many teenage girls run away from home getting caught up with some boyfriend when their adolescent hormones are raging high?
Kids just don't always think about the consequences of what they do.
Hell, many adults don't think about the consequences!

When kids hit those teenage years a good number of them think they're grown & start acting out risky behaviors.
And it's much harder to quarantine kids away from having access to dangerous activities with the internet & all the gadgets around.
A parent might be able to control things in their house but kids can do things once they're out of the house.
A lot of teens have their own smartphones so a girl might use her friend's own if the girl's parents won't let her have one.
She can do things her parents forbid on phones while at school. They can send sexting messages in the school restroom.

Think about your childhood & how much you did without your parents knowing about it.
Parents are human & can't watch everything.

It's all a matter of how much kids in the school WANT to ruin someone's reputation.
If they don't like you for whatever reason, they will do their best to ruin you.
And if they have fuel to feed off of like a nude pic then they'll use it against you.

It's the same human group dynamics as always but now amplified exponentially thanks to modern technology & communication.
I don't really see how kids can avoid this without going Amish.
I say it's best to teach kids how to deal with groupthink & learn how stand alone if the situation calls for it.
John Lucas