technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/te...b/article5516511.ece

"In a new trend spreading across America, teens are sending nude or semi-nude pictures to one another on their mobile phones in a practice called “sexting”.

But what started out as risqué fun among adolescents has spread fast, and is starting to lead to serious consequences. Recently, teenagers have been arrested on child pornography charges and there have been reports of high-schoolers losing jobs or college scholarships as a result of being identified in sexually-suggestive pictures that have appeared on the internet.

Research conducted by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy last month revealed that 20 per cent of teens in the States say they have sent or posted lewd photos or video of themselves."
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Think of that figure...20% !
There are already over 10,000 children in US jails for doing what comes naturally..having sex with each other and being ignorant of restrictive laws. What an odd thing to do,incarecerate your children. But we know the UK is catipolting down the same path.

Some journalists can recognise this for what it is as this BBC reporter does on his blog..citing how Finland has only SIX children behind bars.

www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeas...t_ventriloquism.html
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I've always viewed the criminIlising of children as a blatant political crime..when children do as they want and will not recognise authority and they pose a risk to the establishment.

I also love pricking the pomposity of the great morlisers..as I did just last week when running into a powerful NSW former premier. Over coffee I tried to pin this bloke down..he's an intellgent bloke but rode in on a "law & order" campaign and held power for 10 years. I wanted him to explain how he reconsiled those who went with under 18's previously (with the age of consent reduced to 16 about 4 years ago-a policy he vigourously opposed) with the new law..why were they considered "pedophiles" one day but not the next ?. (the word has of course been 'preverted' by politicians and the media). He couldn't and he got rather uncomfortable and a bit narky.

I think I made yet another enemy in my campaign:evil:

I think the sexual content being pumped out by Murdoch's Evil Empire is enough to corrupt kids on its own.

It would be wonderful if the PATSY "SARA PAYNE" actually turned around in her first press briefing and told the truth - "one of the main reasons for the sex crimes in the UK is the media - yes News of the World have sexualised teens to such an extent that no wonder we have generations of "dirty old men" lurking everywhere. They have been "groomed" by the system to feel that way. "

Our press have created the problem. Our media champions young flesh and frowns on older presenters. Why are all big programmes presented by barbie like female presenters ? Only old Brucey bucks the trend ! Female newsreaders are pensioned off at 30 years old ish. Our newspapers have topless teens and pictures of teens in undies. Rhianna spent most of last year in the press in her knickers ( age 17 )

Sexting is just an honest expression of learned behaviour by groomed teenagers.

If we really want to stop Paedophiles first we must make mainstream media less overtly sexual and less ageist. Until these two things happen there will be sad young and old men collecting pictures of teenage kids etc. and getting warped views of sex.

Why does it happen >?

Well it probably reflects the actual sexual tastes of those in Government and at the top of the Police and Judiciary. This is the argument that runs through the David Icke books and many conspiracy theorist books. They are "rubbished" by the media as nutters on a weekly basis ( Guardian called Icke a nutter again on Saturday ) because they actually reveal the dirty truth.

In the meantime celebs like Boy George - King - Jones and many more get pilloried by the tabloids for minor and non illegal acts - Jonathan Ross must wonder why he ever bothered coming back.........

Our media stinks and is a cesspit. They cant even broadcast appeals to help innocent children who are in desperate need. Says it all really.