Teens in the news!

1)ORANGE COUNTY- Teen sends 14, 528 texts in one month
1/13/2009
This 13 year old girl sent these messages, which average about 1 text every two minutes of awake time. While this may seem less drastic then the whopping total of 14,528, think about it like this: This girl is in school for the majority of that "awake" time, which has people speculating about how much she is learning while in classes. It also has people judging her parents, saying that they are unfit if they allow this girl to continue to have access to a cell phone. Lucky for her parents, they have her on a plan with unlimited text messaging!
---> referring back to "Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants", we know that teens these days communicate more through technology then through personal conversations. Based on this article, how excessive is this case? Is it common for this age group? Just like the teen who can listen to their IPOD while studying, can a teenager text this frequently and still be learning as much as someone who isn't? Should cell phones be allowed in school?
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/teen-girl-sends-14528-text-messages-in-a-single-month-20090113/

2)IDAHO-Teen charged with the murder of her parents
8/2008
16 year old Sarah Johnson was convicted of shooting her parents to death. The reason: They prevented her from seeing an older guy, who was 19 years old at the time. He was a Mexican illigal immigrant from the poor side of town. He also allegedly sold drugs and dropped out of school, according to the article. Sarah's friends didn't understand why she would be interested in such a guy, and neither did her parents, which is why they threatened to go to the police if he went near her again. They never made it to the police station.
---> We talked in class about the underdeveloped parts of teenagers' brains, particularly the frontal lobes, particularly the prefrontal cortex. This area can be thought of as the executive center of the brain -- the part of the brain that's responsible for planning, organizing, anticipating the consequences of one's actions. Could this be a defense for the actions of this 16 year old?
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3451371&page=1

3)NEW JERSEY- Girl posts nude pics, is charged with kid porn
3/27/2009
A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.The teen, whose name has not been released because of her age, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. She was released to her mother's custody.
If convicted of the distribution charge, she would be forced to register with the state as a sex offender under Megan's Law, said state Attorney General Anne Milgram. She also could face up to 17 years in jail, though such a stiff sentence is unlikely.Some observers — including the New Jersey mother behind the creation of Megan's Law — are criticizing the trend of prosecuting teens who send racy text messages aka "sext" messages, or post illicit photos of themselves.
Maureen Kanka — whose daughter, Megan, became the law's namesake after she was raped and killed at age 7 in 1994 by a twice-convicted sex offender — blasted authorities for charging the 14-year-old girl.
---> Do you think that charging a teenager who voluntarily posts pictures of themselves on the Internet(or texts these pictures to others) should be charged with distribution of child pornography? Registered as a sex offender?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29912729/