Community Corner
LCSO Participates in Web TV Series
The premier edition includes discussion on the legal ramifications of online privacy and other electronic issues
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office participated in the premier edition of a web TV series focusing on online privacy, electronic stalking, how to deal with cyberbullying and sexting.
The premier episode of Internet Protocol is a candid discussion on sexting and features Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputy Specialist James D. Spurlock, Jr. Spurlock is a member of the agency’s Special Operations Division and is assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit.
Parents and teenagers are encouraged to watch the video and learn more about the dangers of sending explicit messages. In a recent study, 39 percent of teenagers surveyed said they had sent sexually suggestive messages or images by text or Internet.
Forty eight percent of the teens surveyed admitted to receiving sexually suggestive material on their portable devices. The video discusses the dangers and possible legal and emotional ramifications of sexting.
“We try to teach kids to take a second, when you are about to send that message, when you are about to send that picture, when you are about to send that risqué message to your boyfriend or girlfriend, take a second and think," Spurlock said. "If this message, this picture, or this text message was to be broadcast to the entire school; would I want that to happen? If the answer is no, then don’t do it."
The video can be viewed on YouTube or at www.iptish.com.
