Tv and Adult-Child Sex

Alright, so recently I read an article called " the social control of Adult-child sex", that focused on sex crimes related to children. It talked about the creation of " Megan's Law", which calls for local authorities to notify residents whenever a registered sex offender moves into a community, and the responses that come from the community towards the sex offender. But I felt a little torn after reading this article, so I looked at list of things that can register you as sex offender. There were two that I found extreemly surprising.
1. " Sexting"
2. Public Indecency

First off, I had a problem with sexting being on this list. Especially after finding an article on a flordia teen who had recieved and then responded to a nude picture sent by his girlfreind of almost three years. Now,you can find his name next to registered sex offenders in flordia who have raped or molested kids, becuase he was " sexting" with his girlfriend. This seems a little extreeme.Our society today forgets that teens and chidlren are curious sexual beings, who, yes are allowed to have sexual feelings. I think because our generation and older generations are so old fashioned when it comes to sex, we in away create this problem, which all relates back to how we educated our kids and teens when it comes to sex. All in all, there needs to be a way to regulate this " sexting" law , that considers allowing teens to sexual communiate via text, within their " age" bracket.

Now , on too public indeceny. Who knew that peeing in public could land you on a sex offender list. I sure didnt.I think this is pretty crazy. Being a college student, there have been many times where I was walking home from a party and had to go to the bathroom. So I went around a corner or behind a tree and releived myself. I knew that if I was ever to get caught by a police officer I would probably recieve some sort of misdemeanor, but I would never think that this would qualify me a sex offender! There needs to be more of a description behind this public indecency law that explains how peeing in public makes you a sex offender. It doesnt seem to make much sense.

There seems to be some potential issues with this sex offender list. The reason I was a little torn on " Megan's Law" is if communities are notified when sex offenders move into an area, and then they dont know what they are registerd for , these so called " offenders" are at risk of recieving a lot of harrasment wether it be phyical or verbal. Dont get me wrong, adults who rape and molest kids deserve to be on this list, but a teen who sends a text message to his girlfriend in regards to sex, doesnt. That is why this list needs to be regulated more carefully.

Let me know what you guys think?
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