The Dangers of Sexting

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What is sexting?  Sexting is sending any text or picture that is sexual in nature.

Our topic last week focused on how once you post something, you can't take it back.  You may think you're only sending a picture to your boyfriend or girlfriend, but you are actually sending it to the world.  Even if your friend says they won't share it with anyone else, you are risking other people seeing you in a way you probably don't want.  

It is not worth the risk!

The other thing that many people don't understand is that IT IS A CRIME!  Sending an inappropriate picture is a felony offense and can result in your immediate arrest.  It is also a crime to simply be in possession of the inappropriate picture.  Even if you did not send it, just having it can result in your arrest.  I've had the detective in my office already this year in regards to this very issue.  

It is not worth the risk!

Your body and the private things that belong to you are yours and you should protect them with all that you've got.  Once you "give them away" you can never get them back.  

KNOW YOUR WORTH!

QUESTION FOUR:  What do you think about sexting?  Do you think it's a big deal?  Have you had personal experience with sexting?

"You Can't Take It Back"

Have you ever heard someone say, "I put my foot in mouth"?  Do you know what that means?  Typically someone will say that when they've said something they should not have said.  It's one of those comments that you realize you shouldn't have said, but it has already come out of your mouth.  It's the realization that you can't take it back.

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The boy in the video learned a valuable lesson.  Just like you can't take back something you say, you can't take back something you post...in fact, it's even worse.  After you post something, you lose control of it.  That's why it is so important to think before you post.

The boy in the video stated that he never would have said those things to the person's face.  He said he didn't even mean them.  It was just a joke...a game.  So why did he post them?

Maybe that's the test we should use before we post.  Ask yourself if you would tell someone to their face what you are about to post?

Remember, once you post it...YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK! 

QUESTION THREE:  Have you ever posted or said something that you shouldn't have?  Tell me about it.