All I can say to this is I am so very sorry you did not really get the choice to KEEP the baby you wanted. That is not okay, and whether or not you loved that person, they could be held accountable for coercion. No one should have their choice taken away, whether it is to terminate, or to keep.

Not to make light of the situation, but you want GATTACA?

Everything in US history is relatively recent due to how young a country we are. Just making a completely tangent statement in regards to sterilization. It is extremely hard now to become sterile, even if it is desired of the person seeking it. As a 30 yr old female, I would never be able to convince a doctor to…

Well Johnny Depp IS a musician and I think Anna Kendrick has a good voice for one or 2 of the roles. We'll just have to wait and see.

I hope calling him a national treasure won't bring Nick Cage out of the woodwork.. What a great movie premise that would be.....

Really?? Women are being abducted by MULTIPLE men (I'm a chick and a rape survivor btw) and you're saying that adding in a stipulation No Matter What to say, "Hey, there are some Major issues going on right now, so be a little extra cautious and bring a buddy," is victim blaming?? Are you here to start an argument??…

I hear you on this. There needs to be a balance because no matter what, rape culture Still Exists. To NOT warn women about their safety is, IMO, irresponsible in this situation. When women are being abducted by multiple men, CLEARLY not going out alone is a good idea. That is not victim blaming. That is pure and…

Another important point someone made on another thread is consent laws. If 16 is the age of consent (as it is in a lot of states) how does that fit in with child pornography laws, and specifically, in relation to this girl?

That is a really great point and one I had missed before. Is it child pornography if the age of consent is 16? I'm leaning towards no.

No, they shouldn't. However, given them a record that will follow them to adulthood is not going to "teach them a lesson" either. It is probably going to make them beyond bitter of the system and subject them to serious issues when they are older and trying to get a job... you know, when they grow up and hopefully…

But then this takes the discipline away from the parents, who should be using this as a teaching lesson, NOT the state.

Then they should be taken down from the site and anyone caught Redistributing them should be punished. BUT Giving a 16 year old girl a beyond serious record, that really is based on dumb teenage actions, that will follow her until the day she dies and severely impact her potential income and ability to get a job is…

Umm, I think there is a HUMONGOUS, GIGANTIC, HOLY SHIT BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAN OF GASOLINE AND YOUR FUCKING BODY.

But at the same time, the felony level charges for a minor seem like a lot more than a "lesson to be learned" experience. Instead of learning from this, she could possibly in turn be very much hurt from this and ruin her future. Yes, she should be punished, but in accordance with her crime, which is TEENAGERS ARE…

THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!!!! THANK YOU, OH FUCKING LORD THANK YOU!!!

....but they're still HER'S. Like I feel there is massive miscommunication going on here. Like, it's her property, technically.

But I don't think the fact that they were HER'S is irrelevant at all. That's the issue I'm having here. It's basically her property to do with as she wants, though as a minor, it would be up to her Parents... so shouldn't the felony charges (still wayy out of line and outrageous) be against them technically as her…

But they're HER pictures. Not pictures of some random other kid. That is the problem.

I'm just confused about the charge being against her for her Own pictures... Like yes, it's child pornography, but they are images of herself she was sending. I feel more inclined to lean towards dumb kids and not realize how the internet works with pictures, but felony charges?? Isn't that going a little too far?

Yeah I would absolutely be open to adopting at least one, if not two of them. My family has a little morkie and she totally needs some buddies. But @accordingto is probably right about the case and having to wait for a conviction for them. And I just know those gorgeous little darlings will get snatched up :( I hope…