ACLU Wins, No Sexting Charges For NJ Teens 406
Following up on the "sexting" case we've discussed in recent days, oliphaunt sends word from the Times-Tribune that a New Jersey federal judge has ordered the prosecutor not to file charges in the cases of three teenage girls whose cell phones were confiscated. "Wyoming [NJ] County District Attorney George Skumanick Jr. cannot charge three teenage girls who appeared in photographs seminude traded by classmates last year, a judge ruled Monday. US District Judge James M. Munley granted a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to temporarily stop Mr. Skumanick from filing felony charges against the Tunkhannock Area School District students."
Re:Why is the header in red? (Score:5, Funny)
This is about girls, 'sex', and on slashdot.
Think about it.
Yeah, Right... (Score:4, Funny)
He also believed "no harm would come to (Mr. Skumanick) by delaying prosecution on this matter."
I have to say, I don't agree with the judge's assessment. With all the press coverage and a successful temporary injunction(?), I can't imagine this guy is looking forward to the campaign trail this year.
Re:NJ? Really? (Score:4, Funny)
hey, this is slashdot. you're not supposed to read the article.
If Fox News reported this (Score:5, Funny)
"Atheists and liberal judges make child porn legal." Brit Hume reporting.
Re:Reasoning? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Children are the enemy. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If Fox News reported this (Score:5, Funny)
You can't spell retard without r and d!
*ducks*
Re:NJ? Really? (Score:4, Funny)
These teens are in PA, not NJ.
And thus regardless of the actual ruling we can by deduction state that there are no "sexting" charges for nj teens, and the article title is correct!
Re:indeed (Score:4, Funny)
Now that's fair. Bad Slashdot poster! No donut. At least, not until everyone else has gotten one and you have to pick from the rejects.
Re:It's a battle and not the war.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's a battle and not the war.. (Score:5, Funny)
It would be nice if this guy were to be beat over the head with wrongful and malicious prosecutions.
Or a bat.
Re:Let's clarify something... (Score:5, Funny)
I call Godwin!
*rolls d%*
Double Zero! A rift in space-time opens and Godwin steps out. "What do you want? I'm a busy man. This had better not be about Nazis."
Re:It's a battle and not the war.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The Myth of Ruined Lives (Score:2, Funny)
Does goatse count?
Re:It's a battle and not the war.. (Score:5, Funny)
Building a web site ------------- $ 50
Dealing with the police ------ $ 280
Courts and Lawyers --------- $9845
Discussing your ball sack in a courtroom... Priceless!!!
Re:NJ? Really? (Score:3, Funny)
Neither is the submitter or the editors, apparently.
Re:It's a battle and not the war.. (Score:2, Funny)
You're harshing my mellow, man! (Score:4, Funny)
Hey! He was only one letter off!
That's closer to a bra than the average /.'er gets!!
Leave his geek card alone...it's wrapped in a braw, dammit!
Off-topic, but funny aside (Score:3, Funny)
As a funny aside, in Massacheussets, there is an attempt to amend child pornography laws to also include disabled persons and persons over 60 years old.
If that one gets passed, I really want to watch hearings on its Constitutionality, especially if it gets to the Supreme Court. I want to see how the justices will respond to being told that consent is irrelevent for folks over 60 years old, given that Roberts is 54, Alito is 58, and everyone else on the court is over 60.
Finally, a law SO blatantly Unconstitutional that the Supreme Court would have to declare themselves legally incompetent NOT to strike it down.....