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Apr. 24, 2009

OMG: 'Sexting' Cases Are Overblown

Thanks to cell phones, MySpace and other technologies, teenagers these days have more ways to find themselves in trouble than ever before, writes Matt Valenti.

FORUM COLUMN

By Matt Valenti

Gone are the days when cheating on an exam, getting into a fistfight on the school yard, or muttering a curse word in the back of class were the surest ways to find yourself in trouble at school. Thanks to cell phones, MySpace and other technologies, teenagers these days have more ways to find themselves in trouble than ever before. And kids who make the kinds of mistakes in judgment teenagers have always been known fo...

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