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I think some people have forgotten what it's like to be 13. And no body but the 13ish year olds know what it's like to be 13 in this day and age.
That 13 (?) year old boy did pretty much any of the boys in my class would have done. The 13 year old girl did what ANY "not-so-bright" in that aspect of life 13 year old girl would do. And who's to say she wasn't just playing along because she wanted some? That being said, I'm not standing up for either of them...I'm just comparing now with "then" (when I was that age) and nothing's really changed...except the rationale of the general public.
If the boy was older..a lot older...I'd be surprised. But this is just normal pubescent behavior. There were quite a few kids who lost their virginity around the same age, give or take a year, when I was that age.
The only difference was there was no internet for people to flock to, to make a big deal out of everything then as there is now.
@butternine: The difference between internet and no internet (and no cellphones) makes for a HUGE difference when it comes to who'll get to the see the tape.
This is why this case could end up haunting the girl (especially her, but the guy as well) for years to come, so it's not really something to be taken lightly.
Bring these young whippersnappers to justice, I say! And get off my damn lawn!
@ZillionDollarSadist: "This is why this case could end up haunting the girl (especially her, but the guy as well) for years to come, so it's not really something to be taken lightly."
Like labeling them all a sex offenders for the rest of their lives...
(Disclaimer: I ask that anyone seriously offended by the following comment understand that it is made in jest, in direct reference to the "sexting" phenomenon, and is in no way intended to support willful and predatory exploitation of children.)
"When child pornography is outlawed, only children will be pornographers."
@ZillionDollarSadist: I agree completely with your first paragraph, minus the taken lightly part. But relating to what coyote1284: P.E.T.U. said, labeling the girl and boy as sex offenders is going to hurt their futures in an excessively worse way than just treating it like it is, one of those dumb mistake every body makes at some point in their lives in one way or form.
I just think it would be better if they were given a month's detention like kids/teens used to get. It teaches a lesson, and doesn't scar them for life. Sure people will probably give her shit for the rest of the year, but they'll put it in the back of their heads and she'll be able to continue living her life. The world's moving too fast for it to preoccupy itself with this one insignificant incident, so we'll all forget.
If they were my kids, they'd get their cell phones/video games/computer taken away for a while and a long, stern talking to. It's just how people learn, as if the fear of becoming a sex offender wasn't enough to scare both of them from doing it again.
Aaaand this is getting too long so I'm stopping here.
"This could be our last night on earth. You don't wanna die a virgin, do you?"
Man, I tell you what. Watch the extended version of that movie, that girl is a dang slut.
Anyways, on topic, I say the dude should be hanged, yes for sexually exploiting a girl, but more importantly for using SCIENCE to do it! A cardinal offense to the nerd kingdom, I say!
You know, this is disgusting. Not so much the ignorance of the girl, but the fact that she was secretly taped losing her virginity.
Who knows if she REALLY believe the world was ending, but the fact is she is 13 and now has a porn video of her being passed around. How devastating for her.
I don't think it's so much the video going around but more the fact that she was (supposedly) taken advantage of sexually. A 13 year old girl... The guys who did this should be punished in SOME way
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@m9105826: Unfortunately, people can be that stupid. In 8th grade, one girl I knew thought that the big bang was what killed the dinosaurs. True story.
@Hello Mister Walrus: And yet a bunch of others thought they could catch this comet name hale-bopp to the 'next-level' by wearing sneakers, castrating themselves, and committing suicide as the comet came closest to earth.
@Yellowexample: Well, the big bang created everything, and something killed the dinosaurs, so, indirectly, the big bang did kill the dinosaurs. And Mao Tse Tung. And invented hot pockets.
@Yellowexample: There was this girl in my class who didn't know what side of WWII America was on. (11th grade) Another girl didnt know if we lived on the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean in Georgia. (9th) Another girl believed me when I told her that the matrix was based on a true story (she was 23) people are dumb.
@m9105826: Now, I only graduated from high school 3 years ago, so I thought I knew what I was saying with my original comment. But then, I thought back really hard, and remembered two girls we had entirely convinced that Pokemon were real and only lived in Japan from our freshman year until almost the time we graduated. So, I humbly redact my previous comment. There are some ignorant people out there.
@m9105826: The weird thing is that there are some SMART people who are also incredibly gullible. My girlfriend got perfect scores on both the SAT and LSAT (seriously, wtf). I convinced her at one point that the primary method of transportation in Kuala Lumpur was elephants.
@laio: The Mayans had two calendars used in conjunction are the Tzolk'in and the Haab. The Tzolk'in calendar consists of 260 days. The Haab consists of 365 days. The combined use of these calendars creates a cycle of 52 Haabs (52 years) and is referred to as the Calendar Round. Another calendar used to track longer periods of time is referred to as the Long Count. This calendar is used to track dates relative to each other on a linear scale and utilizes a numeric decimal system to record dates. For example, the Mayan date for December 21, 2012 is 13.0.0.0.0. The long count cycle referred to as the "Great Cycle" lasts for 5,125.36 years.
The proper end day of the Mayan calendar is December 21, 2012. December 21, 2012 marks the end of the Long Count and Precession Cycle. [www.2012endofdays.org]
So really it's just the start of a new cycle, not the end of the world. (But that is MHO, you can believe what you want.)
IIRC, and remembering from the show about 2012 on the history channel, there are a few significant ancient societies that marked 12-21 2012 as a significant date for the end of the world... i recommend you go to youtube and look up the history channel episode, it is on there. very informative. As far as the people worrying about student loans and such.... my advice is to live life like you will die in 2012 because in all honesty, you are lucky to make it through the day, 4 years even more lucky.
@shmesley: I saw that episode, thanks. :) That was my main objective and not to include any theory's or skepticism. I like facts. They usually can't be argued with for the most part. Like the fact that the world will end...someday. I just don't dwell on it. It's like how dwelling on your own inevitable death is pointless. You will die.
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Its astonishing how ignorant the world has become. My grandparents got married when they were 14, I guess they were both pedophiles.
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& dude why the fuck do you always defend child pornography?
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That 13 (?) year old boy did pretty much any of the boys in my class would have done. The 13 year old girl did what ANY "not-so-bright" in that aspect of life 13 year old girl would do. And who's to say she wasn't just playing along because she wanted some? That being said, I'm not standing up for either of them...I'm just comparing now with "then" (when I was that age) and nothing's really changed...except the rationale of the general public.
If the boy was older..a lot older...I'd be surprised. But this is just normal pubescent behavior. There were quite a few kids who lost their virginity around the same age, give or take a year, when I was that age.
The only difference was there was no internet for people to flock to, to make a big deal out of everything then as there is now.
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This is why this case could end up haunting the girl (especially her, but the guy as well) for years to come, so it's not really something to be taken lightly.
Bring these young whippersnappers to justice, I say! And get off my damn lawn!
09/04/09
Like labeling them all a sex offenders for the rest of their lives...
(Disclaimer: I ask that anyone seriously offended by the following comment understand that it is made in jest, in direct reference to the "sexting" phenomenon, and is in no way intended to support willful and predatory exploitation of children.)
"When child pornography is outlawed, only children will be pornographers."
09/05/09
I just think it would be better if they were given a month's detention like kids/teens used to get. It teaches a lesson, and doesn't scar them for life. Sure people will probably give her shit for the rest of the year, but they'll put it in the back of their heads and she'll be able to continue living her life. The world's moving too fast for it to preoccupy itself with this one insignificant incident, so we'll all forget.
If they were my kids, they'd get their cell phones/video games/computer taken away for a while and a long, stern talking to. It's just how people learn, as if the fear of becoming a sex offender wasn't enough to scare both of them from doing it again.
Aaaand this is getting too long so I'm stopping here.
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Underage crime ftw.
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Man, I tell you what. Watch the extended version of that movie, that girl is a dang slut.
Anyways, on topic, I say the dude should be hanged, yes for sexually exploiting a girl, but more importantly for using SCIENCE to do it! A cardinal offense to the nerd kingdom, I say!
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Who knows if she REALLY believe the world was ending, but the fact is she is 13 and now has a porn video of her being passed around. How devastating for her.
I don't think this is funny.
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I don't think it's so much the video going around but more the fact that she was (supposedly) taken advantage of sexually. A 13 year old girl... The guys who did this should be punished in SOME way
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Sorry, I see you were being sarcastic.
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They were adults.
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Look, all I'm saying is, when driving through West Virginia, don't. stop.
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@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: The results would have been much more horrifying.
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That is the most hilarious thing I have heard today.
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I do, know what it takes to lose a star.
Please Giz, give it back...
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like, they said everything would change by 2012, and then OMG LHC, haha, that will be so fun.
finally some decent(meaning they really wrote 2012 at their language, and not some riddle) prophecy put to proof.
but anyway, i'm not into the details of that, anyone?
01/25/09
The proper end day of the Mayan calendar is December 21, 2012. December 21, 2012 marks the end of the Long Count and Precession Cycle. [www.2012endofdays.org]
So really it's just the start of a new cycle, not the end of the world. (But that is MHO, you can believe what you want.)
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IIRC, and remembering from the show about 2012 on the history channel, there are a few significant ancient societies that marked 12-21 2012 as a significant date for the end of the world... i recommend you go to youtube and look up the history channel episode, it is on there. very informative. As far as the people worrying about student loans and such.... my advice is to live life like you will die in 2012 because in all honesty, you are lucky to make it through the day, 4 years even more lucky.
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Get over it.
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