I have to jump in here. This is all media bullshit. The UKs continued attempts to scare everyone into living in a box.

First off, for anyone who doesn't know the age of content in the UK for both straight and gay sex is 16. A 16 year old can legally have sex with a 50 year old, if both parties are happy with it.

That news article used two 16 year olds? Why? I mean i am sure there are many 13 - 15 year olds out being paid by these sickos for webcam shows, but really why 16 year olds?

If some sicko had said to them instead "want to meet up for sex?" and they did, that would be legal because they are both over 16, as long as there was no money involved.

I cant see a 16 year old being referred to as a KID. Its bullshit. When i was 16 i don't think i had one friend who was still a virgin. Girls my age at school had babies and 2 of them were MARRIED! Maybe its not the same in the USA, but most 16 year olds in the UK are sexual active, and usually have been for a couple of years.

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My main point is, if you have a kid under 16, guardians of that child should be monitoring EVERYTHING they do online, but 16+ COME ON!

At 16 in the UK, you can live on your own, you can smoke, you can marry, you can have sex, heck, you can use a motorcycle on public highways. There isn't much you cant do.

The media trying to frighten people like this is no way to solve the this problem.

Its like Chip said, lock them up, never let them out, cut off the balls, and the kids will be safe.

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I'm sorry for my rambleing, but still being young still myself this sort of stuff makes me laugh. Leave the social networking sites alone, and tell the kids parents to do their damn jobs.

<<RANT OVER>>

As a further note, its clear these UK government officials don't actually live in the real world.