April 2, 2004

Protecting women from themselves and the slut defense

A 15 year-old girl has been arrested for taking and distributing naked and sexual pictures of her self. I don't know but this seems silly. Laws against "child" porn were enacted to protect young people from predators. Now, I understand she needs to be stopped (since if nothing else, anyone she gives or shows the pictures is now arrest-able). However, who is the victim here? Injuring yourself intentionally isn't battery, killing yourself isn't murder, teenagers who masturbate aren't committing statutory rape. I see the need to stop her, I see the need to teach her that this might not be in her best interest, I don't see how arresting her helps HER, the "victim" at all. If they convict her, it will have to go on her job applications as: "Yes, I was convicted of a felony." If they don't convict her but treat her as and adult her record will for the rest of her life have her down as arrested and tried for child pornography.

What a great system we have!

"She is a slut... that means she must have wanted it." This is the defense being used by a group of Orange Country adults (they are all over 18) are using for raping a 16 year old girl.

Harder To Breathe from the album Songs About Jane by Maroon 5

Posted by pqbon at April 2, 2004 2:31 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Does anyone else see the irony of trying a 15-year old as an adult in the case of her creating child pornography of herself?

Alright, it's a pretty dark case. But, sheesh.

Posted by: bp at April 2, 2004 4:23 PM

I'm so happy to be moving to orange county. woo fucking hoo. In the unlikely incident that the defence wins that case, I'll set fire to something down there.

Posted by: metamanda at April 2, 2004 5:46 PM

Why are you moving to orange county? what about your friends and roomates?

Posted by: f at April 5, 2004 1:46 PM