Monday, November 18, 2013

In Paola Castillo's entry "Punishable Practice?", she explains how for the most part guys seek revenge on their ex-girlfriends by publishing nude images of them on the internet. With the technology available today it becomes more and more easy to share pictures and videos on social networking sites. The victim of this so called "revenge porn"  is usually humiliated and doesn't know what to do. Paola continues to inform us that there is a lack of punishment for the people posting these images. California took the first step and they can be punished with up to half a year in jail and a $1000 fine, but this law only applies if the person was also the photographer. I agree with Paola that both genders can be affected by this. I feel it's very important to educate guys and girls about the aftermath these images can cause to themselves, if they get into the wrong hands. People that receive these pictures should report it to authority figures immediately to protect the privacy of the victim. Also what causes so much harm is that people keep sending those pictures to everyone they know. Like Paola said once the nude images are out there, it's difficult to get them back.

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