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By Dr. Becker
Do you brush or comb your cat regularly? Many people don't, because they assume their fastidious feline, who constantly self-grooms, doesn't need any help in that department.
But the truth is, there are many benefits to brushing your cat either daily or several times a week – not the least of which is you're spending one-on-one time with a furry family member who might not otherwise get much hands-on attention.
In addition, brushing not only helps keep kitty's coat in good shape, it's also a great way for you to check for fleas or flea dirt (flea poop), ticks, lumps and bumps, and skin sores or wounds. Brushing is also helpful in reducing or eliminating hairballs, especially in long-haired cats.
The amount of brushing your kitty's coat needs depends on the type and texture of the fur, as well as your pet's age, lifestyle and health status. For example:
Especially if your cat is long-haired, it's a good idea to prepare to spend some time helping her with grooming chores. Your kitty's coat may only need some TLC once a month – or you may need to tend to it daily to keep your cat looking and feeling good.
Fortunately, many kitties absolutely love being brushed or combed, and many who are initially hesitant can learn to enjoy the process as well.
Like all things feline-related, there's a right and a wrong way to brush a cat. Fortunately, Dr. Jane Brunt, writing for dvm360, has put together an excellent tool for making kitty-brushing sessions fun and constructive.1
1. Choose the right location
It's really important to brush your cat in a location where she feels safe and comfortable, and on a surface that is stable. Obviously the sturdiest surface is the floor (and kitty's down there most of the time anyway).
If you're not able to sit or kneel on the floor, the next best option might be a bed or couch, which you'll probably want to drape with an old sheet or towel before you start.
2. Choose the right tools
A slicker brush is usually the best tool for getting through the coat, but your cat may prefer the sensation of another type of brush (a soft bristle or rubber brush, for example) or even a comb. Some people use both a slicker brush and a second brush or comb, alternating between the two.
Typically, your cat will move a short distance away when he's had enough of one brush, which is a good time to switch to the second brush. Don't forget to clean the hair from the brushes frequently during each grooming session – you don't want to transfer dead fur or debris back to your cat.
Many cats find feline facial pheromone spray (e.g., Feliway) very soothing, so you might consider spraying kitty's brushes with it about 30 minutes before grooming sessions.
If fleas are a problem, comb your cat with a flea comb at least once a day, every day during pest season. Do your flea combing on a white towel or other light colored cloth so you can see what's coming off kitty's coat and skin as you comb.
Flea dirt (actually flea feces) looks like real dirt, but when suspended in a little rubbing alcohol or water, it will dissolve and release a red color (blood) allowing you to discern real dirt from flea dirt.
Drop the combings into a bowl or other container of soapy water and flush it down the toilet when your combing session is over.
3. Have treats ready
For many kitties, delicious treats are as (or more) important than the right brush. If your cat is one of them, make sure you have treats sitting right next to your grooming tools before you begin.
4. Start slow and brush lightly
If you're brushing or combing your cat for the first time, schedule grooming sessions at about the same time each day, and if kitty balks at the brush, just offer treats for the first few days without attempting to groom her.
The goal is to teach her to associate the location, the tools, and being brushed with good feelings and yummy treats.
After a few days of treats and petting in the grooming location, hold the brush near her and when kitty approaches it, reward her with a treat. Gradually increase this type of interaction until your cat will allow you to very lightly brush the top of her head.
If your cat is nervous, begin going through the motions of brushing with the non-bristled side of the brush (I call this "ineffective grooming," but it's oftentimes necessary to desensitize nervous kitties with sensitive skin). By initially flipping the brush over, you reinforce that this new ritual doesn't hurt, and comes with goodies.
After a few sessions of very gentle head brushing, try running the brush very lightly down her neck and to other areas of her body. Be sure to keep the brush in constant steady contact with her to help her feel secure as you groom her. If your cat has old mats it's best to trim them out before attempting maintenance brushing, as pulling hair will result in an uncooperative kitty, and will decrease the likelihood of cooperation in the future.
If your cat is severely matted, I recommend have a professional groomer shave the mats out, then work on brush desensitization as the hair grows in. Preventing mats from occurring is much easier than trying to brush them out after they've occurred.
5. Ease off the treats
Once your cat is comfortable with his daily brushing sessions, and perhaps even enjoying them, you can start decreasing the number of treats you give him. Ideally, you'll reach a point where you can wait to give him his reward at the end of the session.
However, if he continues to need coaxing to approach the brush or allow you to touch him with it, you'll need to stick with the treats indefinitely. Be sure to offer only tiny pieces of healthy treats, and factor them into his daily calorie intake to avoid weight gain. Many cats learn to cooperate with regular grooming sessions knowing a treat is coming at the end of a successful session.
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My clever boy wonder Chepo made me a cute graphic! Aww!
At the last minute, I decided to do a real-time live blog of the Academy Awards. This will be extremely arbitrary and not at all comprehensive, just whatever strikes my fancy. Joining me now in the snark-a-rama are Friends of Felt Up Terri R. and Ursula F.. Please forgive any spelling/syntax errors, I am but flesh and blood. I'm not a blogging machine!
6:55pm: We are watching the E! red carpet pre-show with national disgrace Star "I Married Big Gay Al" Jones...Kathy Grffin is apparently in a holding pen away from the celebrities. She keeps implying that every female star is a lesbian and said that Renee Zellweger looked like she was "retaining water." I heart you, Kathy!
Ooh, Ursula just asked what Star had on the back of her neck, and Terri replied "a bar code"--heh. It turned out to be her microphone battery pack. Damn.
7:03 Heinous Billy Bush is making a fool out of himself, yet again. Who is this clown? When will his reign of terror end?
7:07pm How can Renee Zellweger see through those squinty eyes? Leo DiCaprio is not a popular person at our viewing party. Terri R. says she only liked him when he "played the 'tard in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" Ha ha. Me, too.
7:10pm Virginia Madsen looks great, if a tad mermaidish in her dress.
Ursula F. is opening a bottle of champers!
We totally invited ourselves over to Terri's place, by the way. Thanks, Terri R., for hosting our --ooh, Kirsten Dunst dyed her hair blonder and has a bob! It looks really cute! And I never thought I'd say that.
7:15 Cate Blanchett looks nice.
7:17 Don Cheadle! Terri R. thinks he should have had some teeth whitening.
Clive Owen. Sorry, I must now swoon.
Scarlett "Letter" Johansen has on a nice dress, but her hair looks frizzy; Terri says it's "poodle-y." She did just give props to Judy Garland, but I still hate her.
7:25 Aaah! What's wrong with Mike Myers? "Is he aging poorly?" asks Terri R. "His nose looks wide and mottled. Is he drinking too much?" He does look terrible. Kind of a W.C. Fields look to him, and not in a good way.
History of movies montage. Dustin Hoffman narrating, maybe.
Chris Rock is getting a standing o!
He is totally dissing stars, especially Jude Law!
Jamie Foxx's daughter is adorable. She looks like she's wearing her first communion dress, says Ursula. I'm glad she's not skanked out like some other youngsters out there. Kudos, Jamie Foxx's daughter!
Chris Rock is doing some anti-Bush material. "Warren Beatty loves it!" notes Terri.
7:43 Halle Berry is presenting Best Art Direction. We don't like her long hair. Chris Rock just said she was in "Monster's Ball" and "is about to appear in 'Catwoman 2.'" Terri R. says, "Meooow!"
They just showed Leo's galpal Gisele whatshername. Terri R. says she looks like she's wearing "crumpled bedsheets."
Renee Zellweger's dress is getting props, but Ursula doesn't like her dark hair. She's presenting "Best Supporting Actor." And the winner is...Morgan Freeman! Poor Thomas Haden Church will never get another chance. But Morgan is great. He's getting a standing o! What a classy speech! Bravo, Morgan! I have always loved him, since "Electic Company." He's also hot. HOT, I say. In our illegal Oscar betting pool, the three of us are scored evenly. We all voted for Morgan.
7:54 Collective groan from our party as Robin Williams comes to the stage. Although he just dissed Joan Rivers, so I give him one tiny point. Yech, I spoke too soon! He just said "you, go girl"--point lost. I giveth and I taketh away, Robin Williams! Now he's doing Elmer Fudd, which is material he's been doing since 1976! He's presenting Best Animated Feature...we all voted for "The Incredibles." And the winner is..."The Incredibles." Yay! We are all tied!
The guy who did "The Incredibles" did a very sweet speech. Ursula thinks he has a bit of a "Corky" look to him.
8:00pm Cate Blanchett is presenting Best Sound Something or Other from out in the audience. It's kind of weird. The winners are accepting for "Lemony Snickett" from the aisle. Crazy!
8:02 Little Girl Lost Drew Barrymore is presenting one of the nominations for Best Song. Her hair looks funny. It's in an up-do, but it looks like it got cut short. Why is Beyonce singing everything? When did she take over the world? This song is in French! We all want her dress and the body in it, however. There's a chorus of little boys and Ursula wants to know if any of them are "getting boners" from being so near Beyonce. It's the question on a nation's lips!
8:13 Scarlett "Letter" Johansen is talking about some nerdy tech awards. Speaking of which, my main squeeze Chepo P. just came in and called me a nerd for my real-time blogging. Pot, meet kettle!
8:15 Pierce Brosnan is hoarse and presenting Best Costume Design. Terri R. wants Sandy Powell to win for "The Aviator" because of her work on "Velvet Goldmine." That's Terri R.'s way. And the winner is...Sandy Powell! Terri is excited. Chepo thinks Sandy Powell has a "lezzie" vibe.
8:19 Tim Robbins looks awful. What's wrong with his face? He's presenting Best Supporting Actress. And the winner is...Cate Blanchett. So far, this has been very predictable. Yawn. Snooze. Cate is apparently married to a shlump. Is he rich or something? Ursula picked Laura Linney, so she's one down. The rest of us picked Cate.
Oh, God, is it the Parade of Dead People already? No, no, it's just a Johnny Carson tribute. Whew! I wasn't emotionally prepared...Terri R. has an excellent point: Are they going to make this big a deal over Marlon Brando's death? Because as much as we all love Johnny, come on.
Leo DiCaprio is presenting Best Documentary...all the nominees are standing on the stage. The winner is..."Born Into Brothels"! YES! Jennifer is the only one who picked it! Hotcha! Always pick the movie about destitue children in Calcutta, people. That is your Felt Up lesson for the day. The lady who made the movie has all-too visible nipples.
Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst are presenting Best Editing. The winner is...some lady for "The Aviator."
Uh oh, Chepo says Mike Myers looks like Ursula's fave rave Zach Braff. Ursula looks pissed! Counting Crows are playing one of the nominated songs--what, Beyonce couldn't play all the instruments? We all think Adam Durowitz or whatever his name is from the Counting Crows looks exactly like Kid from Kid-n-Play...which has led into a spirited discussion of the merits or lack thereof of "House Party" I-III, and possibly IV, which did not actually star Kid or Play.
8:42 This is an odd couple: Adam Sandler and Catherine Zeta-Jones...oh, wait, it's a comedy bit. She's not coming out. Chris Rock is doing her part. Har-de-har-har. He's presenting Best Adapted Screenplay...the winner is Alexander Payne and some other guy for "Sideways." The only award those poor suckers are going to get all night, we predict. Ursula picked "Finding Neverland," so she's down two. The rest of us picked right. Because this is so far the most predictable Oscars of all time.
8:46 Jake Gyllenhaal and the lady from "House of Flying Daggers" are presenting Best Visual Effects. This is not part of our betting pool, so we are not paying much attention. The nominated nerds are all on the stage...the winner was the guy who did "Spiderman 2." Ursula thinks he has big ears.
8:48 The president of the Academy is babbling about something. Eek! Al Pacino is presenting a special award to Sidney Lumet. Chepo speaks for us all when he says "Who gives a shit, dude?" Terri wants to know if Al Pacino is four feet tall. The answer: YES. Ursula says, "Whatever Al is talking about, it's taking too long." You speak for the world, lady. You speak for the world. Standing O for Sidney. Third one of the night! They just showed some lady with gigantic fake bazooms--is she his May/December wife? Or his daughter? For some reason I keep thinking that someone with humongous boob implants can't be Sidney Lumet's daughter. But what do I know? Mickey Rooney's face just came on the screen, which Terri R. calls a "buzz kill." She also says Mickey is thinking "Where am I? Where are my goofballs?" Heh.
Emmy Rossum from "Phantom of the Opera" is presenting another best song, again sung by Beyonce. As Terri so eloquently put it, "somewhere Minnie Driver is committing suicide," since she sang the song in the movie and got passed over at the last minute. AAAAAAAH! They just showed PRINCE!
Jeremy Irons is presenting Best Live Action Short from the audience. I'm getting behind here...some English lady won and said "Dog's bollocks" in her speech. Laura Linney is doing Best Animated Short...some guy won. Accepting the award from the aisle is freaky!
9:14 Kate Winslet is presenting Best Cinematography...we are too mesmerized by her lovely blue dress to notice anything she is saying. I tell Chepo he is allowed to like her. Aren't I nice? Ursula notes how soothing her voice sounds, which is true, because she's English. The winner looks like Colonel Sanders according to Ursula, and like Edgar Winters, according to Chepo.
We are flipping to "Muppet Treasure Island" during the commercial. Tim Curry is hilarious! And oh, Miss Piggy, how I love you! Mwah! Mwah!
Your blogette is going to have a champers break.
OK, I'm back! Sweet, delicious champers...
The consensus is that Frank Oz is a dick. A total dick.
Chris Rock just made a booby joke, to the approval of all. He said something about the "next four presenters, Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz." Tee hee! They got the Sound Mixing nominee nerds up on the stage. Terri R. says they are totally putting the nerds with the hot ladies on this show. And it's true.
Terri points out that Salma Hayek's boobs were once referred to as "shock and awe" tactics by Joe Bob Briggs. Terri also is weighing the pros and cons of cultivating Salma's sexy bangs hair-do, much to our approval.
Now Salma is presenting another song, this one from "The Motorcyle Diaries," beautifully sung by not Beyonce. For once. Oh, hell, it's Carlos Santana. EEK! Bring back Beyonce, please! But wait just a doggone minute...Are my eyes deceiving me? The dude singing looks exactly like Antonio Banderas. Oh my god...It is Antonio Banderas! Wow. Now he's flamenco dancing! Terri says no matter how cheesy he gets she will always love him. "Adios, Antonio. Adios mi amigo," says Terri when the song is over.
Natalie Portman is presenting Best Documentary Short Subject, and all of the nominees seem very serious and hard-hitting. We are too busy debating Natalie's severe look to pay much attention. Terri R. likes it. I think she needs earrings. We are an Oscar party divided. Like a microcosm of the nation. I get to be a blue state, because it's my blog.
9:38 John Travolta, who Chris Rock says is "Oprah's favorite white man" is presenting Best Original Score. The composer for "Finding Neverland" is the winner. First--perhaps only--award for this movie. He is apparently German. Also there's something on his forehead--warts, wonders Terri R.?
Martin Scorsese comes out. He is two feet tall, says Terri, who is en fuego tonight, by the way. He's giving out a humanitarian award. They have those in L.A.? Humanitarians, I mean. We know they have awards.
There's some matronly lady they keep showing in the audience that Terri calls "Bette Midler." Who is she? By the way, if the real Bette Midler knew we were saying this, she would die a million deaths.
Annette Bening is presenting something. We all hate her hair. A lot. Ursula thinks she has that disease where you pull all your hairs out. Oh, god! It's the Parade of Death! I'll be back when I've collected myself...
OK, I'm back. Marlon Brando got four movie scenes instead of one in the Parade of Death. But Johnny Carson got way, way more screen time. What an outrage. And where the f was Charles Bronson?
P. Diddy is presenting another song. What does he have to do with the price of tea in China? More Beyonce. She's wearing another one of those mermaid dresses.
10:00 OMG. Prince is presenting the award for Best Song! He's wearing a purple tux! And the winner is...the song from "The Motorcyle Diaries." The composer bowed to Prince! Terri is pledging her love to him, whoever he is. The composer, not Prince. We know who he is.
10:02 Sean Penn is being a total tool. Chris Rock made a joke at the beginning about Jude Law being in too many movies; Sean Penn is taking him to task. Boo, hiss! "Way to kill my buzz," says Terri. He's presenting Best Actress...Chepo called Hillary's husband Chad Swank (hee hee)...and the winner is: Hilary Swank. Poor Annette Bening--she's Oscarless and hairless. Chad Swank is crying. We are wondering what he does now, you know, for a living. They have no kids, so as Terri points out, he can't be Mr. Mom.
F-ing Gwyneth Paltrow is presenting Best Foreign Film..."The Sea Inside" wins. We all picked that one in our pool, except Ursula, who picked the French movie. Gwyneth reads the winner en espanol, like a jackass. God, I hate her! I hate her, I hate her, I hate her! Her makeup is terrible. She looks washed out and blah, as usual. Bleh!
Samuel L. Jackson is looking good, presenting Best Original Screenplay...and the winner is Charlie Kaufman for "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," which won kudos from the assembled party-goers, both for the quality of the writing and because we all picked it for the pool.
10:22 Charlize Theron is coming out to present Best Actor...and seeing the scene from "Ray" we all ask: Where's Booger's nomination? He played Atlantic Records head Ahmet Ertegun...Do I even have to say who won? We all know it's Jamie Foxx...He's getting a standing O--except for Leo! Diss!
10:32 pm Julia"Horseface" Roberts is presenting Best Director. And the winner is...Clint Eastwood, naturally. Standing O number five. Jesus: Clint's mother is there! She's 96. Clint's wife is giving Julia Roberts the evil eye. Terri says the wife is a fiery Latina and will "cut" Julia if she doesn't back away from the Clint.
10:35 Babs Streisand and Dustin Hoffman are presenting Best Picture...They are the same height! She just called Dustin "honey." And the winner is..."Million Dollar Baby."
I have won the Oscar pool! I'd like to thank all the little people who made this possible!
You like me! You really, really like me!
Everyone owes me a dollar.
Go to bed Sperry!
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HCP Progress
Marbled Murrelet
HCP Progress
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Status in the Cedar
Status in the Cedar
Regional Status
Regional Status
Outside Influences
Outside Influences
Because numbers of marbled murrelets within the watershed are a result of influences outside the watershed and outside our control, we measure progress under the HCP by focusing on upland forest habitat protection and restoration.
Measuring Success for Protecting Watershed Habitats
Active forest habitat restoration projects encompass only a small fraction of the land area in the watershed. Most of the forest will simply be protected from threats and left alone to develop the old-growth structure required by marbled murrelets through passive restoration. We measure our success in protecting watershed habitats for marbled murrelets by documenting our efforts in preventing and suppressing fire.
View more information on habitat protection metrics.
Measuring Success for Upland Forest Habitat Restoration
We document number and location of areas treated with variable density thinning and development of large trees capable of supporting a murrelet nest.
View upland forest habitat restoration metrics.
Experimental Murrelet Nesting Habitat Enhancement Project
In 2010 we implemented an experimental marbled murrelet nesting habitat enhancement project. We are attempting to accelerate the development of nesting platforms (large branches in the upper canopy, often with moss or mistletoe present) in selected second-growth trees. Our experimental design included two treatments:1) gaps around dominant or co-dominant trees to increase light availability to increase/maintain branch growth, and 2) topping trees to create unique branching structure in the upper canopy.
View a poster (pdf) on this project presented at the Ecological Society of America Conference in 2012.
For more information, view the As-Built Report (pdf) for the Marbled Murrelet Habitat Restoration Experiment.


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All of this has many facets to it and can be argued one or the other however the key message here is the two groups, sometimes within the same company are not aligned as to a strategy on how to execute against sustainability goals When this alignment fails to occur you can almost be assured the goals themselves are in jeopardy.
Sustainability must be embedded in the 5 key areas of supply chain:
- Extraction / procurement
- Conversion
- Distribution
- Use
- Disposal
If the operators of each of these areas are just going about their business and expecting a message from "on high" to tell them what to do I believe they are mistaken. In each case, the operators must execute within the context of the overall sustainability goals of a company. This, of course, does not just mean carbon reduction but includes:
- Fair trade type practices (not allowing child labor, bad work conditions, conflict minerals etc.)
- Zero waste
- Replace (if you have to extract, how do you replace to make a greener environment)
- Reduction of all green house gases
- Design of product so the use of the product will be sustainable
- Renewable energy
- Re-usable packaging and product
Of course there are a lot more and I just wanted to show that this cannot be done waiting on an expert. Each and over operator must embed these ideas into their operation.


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from the and-simultaneously-being-an-adult-and-a-minor dept
Why the cops even had access to these photos remains a mystery, but the conclusion they came to is the pure, uncut stupid we've come to expect when laws are bent to "fit" the "problem" of consensual behavior. Reason's Robby Soave leads off with a straightforward and seemingly-damning recap of the situation.
A North Carolina 17-year-old caught in a sexting scandal faces charges of sexually exploiting a minor that could land him in jail for up to 10 years, since the law considers him an adult.Could be a problem. How young was the victim?
Fayetteville, North Carolina, cops have charged 17-year-old Cormega Copening with sexual exploitation of a minor—his girlfriend, who is the same age—because the couple sent each other nude photos of themselves during their relationship.They were both 16 when the alleged sexting took place. Both will be 18 in a year, which would make any sexting entirely legal. Because the state's consent laws consider anyone 16 and under a minor but allows minors 16 or over to be charged as adults in certain circumstances, Copening (and his girlfriend) could have ended up in a Kafka-esque legal nightmare.
North Carolina is one of two states in the country (the other is progressive New York) that considers 16 to be the age of adulthood for criminal purposes. This mean, of course, that Copening can be tried as an adult for exploiting a minor—himself.Indeed, these were the charges first brought against Copening and his girlfriend -- both of whom are the same age.
Copening faces two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.In both cases, the teens were charged with exploiting each other… and themselves. Once again, the law becomes a drooling idiot when it butts up against something it was never written to address.
Denson had faced one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor -- said the victim being herself.
The charges have been modified and they're now only slightly less horrifically stupid.
An earlier story said Cormega Copening was charged with exploitation of a minor for texting photos of his genitals. He was charged making photos of himself and for possessing these photos, plus possessing a photo he received from Denson.Not much better. Copening is being charged with being his own child pornographer. Denson's charges seem to be a bit lighter.
An earlier version of this article said Brianna Denson still faces two felony charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Those charges were dropped on July 21 when Denson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and started a year of probation. That misdemeanor charge will be dismissed next year if she complies with her punishment.The Fayetteville Observer doesn't state what the misdemeanor charge is, but it's apparently linked to the consensual behavior the state insists on prosecuting as the self-generation of minor-exploiting photography.
Copening, however, is still being charged with unlawfully possessing photos of himself. Apparently, Copening has no possessory interest in himself until the state cuts him loose as an "adult" at age 18.
The implication is clear: Copening does not own himself, from the standpoint of the law, and is not free to keep sexually-provocative pictures, even if they depict his own body.To add to the fucked-upness of it all, the Fayetteville Observer published the names of two minors who were accused of criminal activity, something most publications don't do. It pointed out (using the severely twisted logic of the situation) that it always publishes the names of adults charged with felonies. The underlying laws -- as badly mangled as they are -- back up the paper's editorial decision. Both teens are considered adults under these statutes. But the exploitation charges also consider the two teens to be "minors," because the alleged photos were taken when they were sixteen. Most publications have a policy of protecting the identity of minors who are victims of crimes. As Robby Soave points out, according to the charges, the two teens are also victims of sexual exploitation, which normally would be enough to keep their names out of the papers.
Beyond all of this, we have to ask how the officers found these photos in the first place. The agency involved has refused to comment, but the Fayetteville Observer notes Copening is facing a misdemeanor property damage charge from August 22nd. No warrant was issued for the search and the detective (the charging detective, mind you) wrote in his report that pics were only sent between Copening and his girlfriend and recommended releasing him to his parents. And yet, the charges weren't dropped and Copening's court date has twice been reset.
On top of all of this, if the charges against Copening stick, he'll be required to register as a sex offender -- (mostly) for possessing photos of his own body.
There is nothing about this case that isn't tragically stupid. At worst, the officers should have considered the context, the consensual nature and the lack of age discrepancy and did what the charging detective recommended -- sending the teens home to their parents. If any discipline was needed for these actions, it's well within the remand of their respective legal guardians, not the state that has decided people of a certain age aren't allowed to own any part of themselves until the government says its OK.


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Men's Chronograph Watch in Black Tone Stainless Steel
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