Schools and lawmakers are grappling with how to address a new form of peer-on-peer image-based sexual abuse that disproportionately targets girls.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 hours ago

    For example, Louisiana mandates a minimum five-year jail sentence no matter the age of the perpetrator.

    That’s just on it’s face stupid. A thirteen year old boy is absolutely gonna wanna see girls in his age group naked. That’s not pedophilia. It’s wanting to see the girls he fantasizes about at school every day. Source: I was a thirteen year old boy.

    It shouldn’t be treated the same as when an adult man generates it; there should be nuance. I’m not saying it’s ok for a thirteen year old to generate said content: I’m saying tailor the punishment to fit the reality of the differences in motivations. Leave it to Louisiana to once again use a cudgel rather than sense.

    I’m so glad I went through puberty at a time when this kind of shit wasn’t available. The thirteen year old version of me would absolutely have got myself in a lot of trouble. And depending on what state I was in, seventeen year old me could have ended listed as a sex predetor for sending dick pics to my gf cause I produced child pornography. God, some states have stupid laws.

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      8 hours ago

      As a father of teenage girls, I don’t necessarily disagree with this assessment, but I would personally see to it that anyone making sexual deepfakes of my daughters is equitably and thoroughly punished.

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        There is a difference between ruining the life of a 13 year old boy for the rest of his life with no recourse and no expectations.

        Vs scaring the shit out of them and making them work their ass off doing an ass load of community service for a summer.

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          ruining the life of a 13 year old boy for the rest of his life with no recourse

          And what about the life of the girl this boy would have ruined?

          This is not “boys will be boys” shit. Girls have killed themselves over this kind of thing (I have personal experience with suicidal teenage girls, both as a past friend and as a father).

          I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect an equivalent punishment that has the potential to ruin his life.

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        6 hours ago

        Yes, absolutely. But with recognition that a thirteen year old kid isn’t a predator but a horny little kid. I’ll let others determine what that punishment is, but I don’t believe it’s prison. Community service maybe. Written apology. Stuff like that. Second offense, ok, we’re ratcheting up the punishment, but still not adult prison.

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          59 minutes ago

          I did say equitable punishment. Equivalent. Whatever.

          A written apology is a cop-out for the damage this behaviour leaves behind.

          Something tells me you don’t have teenage daughters.

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      Punishment for an adult man doing this: Prison

      Punishment for a 13 year old by doing this: Publish his browsing and search history in the school newsletter.