They're just seeing what they can get away with, right?
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Teens who text each other explicit images could be subject to 15
years in federal prison under a new bill that just passed the House of
Representatives. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), ranking member of
the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, has called the measure
“deadly and counterproductive.”
“While the bill is well intended, it is overbroad in scope and will
punish the very people it indicates it is designed to protect: our
children,” Lee said during a House floor debate over the bill. The bill
would also raise “new constitutional concerns” and “exacerbate
overwhelming concerns with the unfair and unjust mandatory minimum
sentencing that contributes to the overcriminalization of juveniles and
mass incarceration generally.”
Introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) in March, the
“Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017” passed the House by
an overwhelming majority last week.