Sexting the new epidemic.

According to an author in times magazine "Sexting" is becoming a bigger issue and putting more teens between the ages of 14 and 17 in prision and forced into registering as sex offenders . Sexting is the receiving,sharing,and or sending of naked inappropriate pictures. Most sexting cases are carried out by cell phones and emails. The author discusses the negative effects this can take on a young teens life. Teens are receiving felonies for participating in such acts . In some cases teens are being forced to register as sex offenders and must stay register for approximately 7 years. Although passing and sharing of nude pictures is not a good thing, the author seems to feel the measures being taken are to harsh and these teens don't deserve such hard penalties. The author uses anecdotes,statistics,and other facts to show credibility . The author's purpose is to bring this issue to peoples eyes and let them know this is occuring . The author's intended audience would be teens, parents, and basically everyone that this issue takes affect on .

Discussion Questions:

Clarification:
Do you agree or disagree with the author's notion that the penalties placed upon sexting teens are too harsh?

Application:
What do you think can be done in our society to lower the amount of teens that take action in "sexting"?