'Revenge porn' should be a crime

[BlueGin]

I can totally believe the highlighted portion.

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(CNN) -- "Jane" allowed her ex-boyfriend to take her naked photograph because, he assured her, it would be for his eyes only. After their breakup, the man betrayed her trust.

On the revenge porn site UGotPosted, he uploaded her naked photo and contact information. Jane received calls, e-mails, and Facebook friend requests from hundreds of strangers, many of whom wanted sex.
After the site refused to take down the post and the anonymous calls and e-mails intensified, she turned to law enforcement. According to the officers, nothing could be done because her ex had not engaged in a harassing "course of conduct," as required by criminal harassment law, and because he had not explicitly solicited others to stalk her.

Criminal law should have a role in deterring and punishing revenge porn. It's not new that certain types of privacy invasions are crimes. Many states prohibit the nonconsensual taking of sexually explicit images -- the disclosure of someone's naked images should be criminalized as well.

But in all but one state, New Jersey, turning people into objects of pornography without their permission is legal. A single post, however, can go viral and ruin someone's life.

Revenge porn and its ilk raise the risk of offline stalking and physical attack. Fear can be profound. Victims don't feel safe leaving their homes. Jane, who is a nurse, did not go to work for days. As many victims have told me, they struggle especially with anxiety, and some suffer panic attacks. Revenge porn victims withdraw from online engagement, shutting down their social media profiles and blogs to prevent strangers from finding them online. They cannot participate fully in our networked age.

Opinion: Make 'revenge porn' a crime - CNN.com

 

[R.C. Christian]

I'm not sure it should be a crime. I'd have to think on that one.

 

[whitehall]

It seems that revenge porn should fall into the same category as identity theft.

 

[Two Thumbs]

I'd have to see the porn.

is it a sex act? then yea

is it her acting naughty? suck it up and grow up.

aside from that, its his word against hers.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

I'm not sure it should be a crime. I'd have to think on that one.

There's a first time for everything.

 

[BlueGin]

It seems that revenge porn should fall into the same category as identity theft.

Definitely agree.

 

[daveman]

The moral of the story:

Don't pose for pictures you don't want the public to see.

Yes, her ex was an asshole. But really? "It'll be for my eyes only, honey. Honest!"

They broke up for a reason. She had no business trusting the asshole.

 

[Samson]

The moral of the story:

Don't pose for pictures you don't want the public to see.

Yes, her ex was an asshole. But really? "It'll be for my eyes only, honey. Honest!"

They broke up for a reason. She had no business trusting the asshole.

Indeed. I cannot count the number of times I've refused to be photographed nekkid.


Just Say NO.

 

[BlueGin]

The moral of the story:

Don't pose for pictures you don't want the public to see.

Yes, her ex was an asshole. But really? "It'll be for my eyes only, honey. Honest!"

They broke up for a reason. She had no business trusting the asshole.

Which is usually something you learn after you have made the leap of faith in the person unfortunately.

 

[Sherry]

The moral of the story:

Don't pose for pictures you don't want the public to see.

Yes, her ex was an asshole. But really? "It'll be for my eyes only, honey. Honest!"

They broke up for a reason. She had no business trusting the asshole.

Indeed. I cannot count the number of times I've refused to be photographed nekkid.


Just Say NO.

Your nekkid pics are safe with me.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Criminal law should have a role in deterring and punishing revenge porn.

No, it shouldn’t, for the reasons noted as well as the fact that the woman shouldn’t have agreed to the nude photographs in the first place, exposing herself – legally and literally – to this sort of incident.

 

[Sherry]

Even if it was made a crime, it doesn't mean the woman should feel safe...there are other ways the pics could be exposed and not necessarily tracked back to the guy.

 

[BlueGin]

Criminal law should have a role in deterring and punishing revenge porn.

No, it shouldn’t, for the reasons noted as well as the fact that the woman shouldn’t have agreed to the nude photographs in the first place, exposing herself – legally and literally – to this sort of incident.

She agreed to the pictures being private...not public. But I agree with the article. Turning people into objects of pornography without their permission and knowledge should be illegal...as it can have dangerous consequences. Who knows what fruit loop could end up getting a hold of her images as well as her direct contact information.

 

[percysunshine]

Let this be a lesson. If you let someone take pictures of you, make sure you get pictures of them in return. It would then be one of those cold war 'Mutually Assured Destruction' standoff situations...

 

[Luissa]

That's why you don't let someone have naked pictures of you.

 

[Katzndogz]

This should be a no brainer. You don't let anyone take pictures of you that you wouldn't want your mother to see. Don't have a facebook account. If a boyfriend wants to see you naked, invite him over and he brings dinner. Give him a world class strip show after you have taken his phone camera away. How stupid women have become over the years. Just really really stupid.

 

[BlueGin]

This should be a no brainer. You don't let anyone take pictures of you that you wouldn't want your mother to see. Don't have a facebook account. If a boyfriend wants to see you naked, invite him over and he brings dinner. Give him a world class strip show after you have taken his phone camera away. How stupid women have become over the years. Just really really stupid.

Both men and women do stupid crap in the name of love. It is not an affliction of one sex over the other. You don't think men send women nekkid photos of themselves?

 

[percysunshine]

I just knew this was eventually going to devolve into an Anthony Weiner thread...

 

[Zona]

Legally it should punishable if she was not hot.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

This should be a no brainer. You don't let anyone take pictures of you that you wouldn't want your mother to see. Don't have a facebook account. If a boyfriend wants to see you naked, invite him over and he brings dinner. Give him a world class strip show after you have taken his phone camera away. How stupid women have become over the years. Just really really stupid.

Both men and women do stupid crap in the name of love. It is not an affliction of one sex over the other. You don't think men send women nekkid photos of themselves?

Yes, but most men don’t care – in fact many fancy the idea, as correctly noted in post #18.