Dennis Potter's How To Practice Safe Sexting

Before we make a decision, do we evaluate the consequences, risks, and outcomes of our actions or do we just make choices without thinking ahead? A wise man once said, “everything we do has consequences.” This wise man is Dennis Potter. The most important thing we as humans should do is, analyze the choices we make before we make them. Once a decision is made, it cannot be taken back but consequences will still follow. According to the “How to Practice Safe Sexting, “...like anything that's fun, runs its risks -- but a serious violation of privacy shouldn't be one of them” (Amy Adele Hasinoff). I strongly agree with the author’s viewpoint on sexting. Hasinoff views sexting as a normal activity that teens and young adults partake in. She does

Although parents have a legitimate concern, statistics prove that adolescents and young adults will sext regardless; which is why privacy laws should be brought about to assure sexters are protected by

Washington Posts also writes, “Today, two-thirds of U.S. states have revenge porn laws on the books. Some consider the crime a misdemeanor, where others, like Illinois, categorize it as a felony” (2016 report from the Data & Society Research Institute and the Center for Innovative Public Health Research). A specific consent law should be established and set forth. The consent law should be one that addresses that posting explicit photos of someone without their consent could mean a world of trouble. It should also contain information in regards to the consequences that will follow for this wrong-doing. Lastly, the consent law should thoroughly give a brief summary of what privileges a violator would and would not have after the act. If teens are aware that there are in fact consequences following their poor decisions, then revenge porn and child pornography statistics most likely would decrease drastically. It is critical that consent laws are discussed, made an actual law, and enforced to ensure privacy of adolescent or young