r/news • u/MIngmire • Jan 09 '18

Dad turns in teenage son after finding child pornography on cell phone

http://www.kmov.com/story/37226711/dad-turns-in-teenage-son-after-finding-inappropriate-pictures-on-phone
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u/blacksmithwolf Jan 10 '18

Because its the legal system ruining the lives of young people who have objectively done nothing wrong out of misguided puritanism. Why is it so hard to comprehend why people focus on this?

You can be apalled at teenagers being charged with sex crimes for taking photos of themselves while also being apalled at your run of the mill pedophiles.