Option 2 The Bill of Rights is not only included with the United States Constitution but also state constitutions. All states have provisions in their constitutions that protect individual rights. Go online and look up your state constitution concerning amendments that are included in the Bill of Rights. How does your state constitution protect your individual rights? Constitutionally and per New Jersey Bills of Rights, individuals have the freedom of speech and expression. However, the issue lies within whether or not, an individual could be persecuted for such acts. As highlighted in article, “Youth Sexting: A Legislative and Constitutional Analysis,” youth participating in “sexting” are free to express themselves, but they can also potentially be held criminally liable for such actions. Some of the youth in today’s generation find it a freedom of expression to post nude or obscene photos of themselves on the internet with no thought of who could be viewing or then further distributing such photos. Specifically in the case of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, the court ruled virtual child porn could not be prohibited under the NY v Ferber case because it does not exploit actual child victims. In conclusion, youth are protected to an extent from criminally liability, therefore allowing them to continue to express themselves in such manner. This may be an extreme example of individuals freedom of speech and expression, however, it is unfortunately a very realistic scenario.
