“‘Sexting’ is no felony, bill says”relates
“The practice of using a cell phone to transmit nude or sexually explicit photos, represents the triumph of technology over common sense, says a state legislator from Reading.
“But while the practice, usually done by teenagers, seems foolish or risky at best, it shouldn’t scar youths for years by saddling them with an arrest for a felony, as it does now, said Rep. Tom Caltagirone, D-Berks, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. His committee will start the process to change that this week.
“‘A lot of these kids are teenagers and they do dumb things,’ he said. ‘All of us have done dumb things when we were kids. We want to stop this from being a felony. It could carry through the rest of their lives. They’ll have to list a felony arrest on job applications.'”
WATCHDOG: Reading what big city newspapers have to say on issues involving sex is like a breadth of fresh air. Two wags of the tail!
