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Teh Internets / Drunk Kids These Days: Teens' Boozy Facebook Pics Lead to Police Investigation
Posted by David Schmader on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Attention teenagers: Facebook is not always your friend. Take it away, NBC Connecticut:
Beer cans, beer bottles, and lots of cups could be seen in several photos that Glastonbury high school students posted on Facebook. "In the pictures you can clearly see what looked like teenage kids holding beer cans, beer bottles or alcohol bottles," said Sgt. Joel White. "You can see beer cans lined up on a ping pong table." Police say a concerned citizen spotted the photos online and told school officials, who then notified police.
It doesn't look like any charges are forthcoming, but punishment may be:
Glastonbury Superintendent Alan Bookman would not confirm whether students had been disciplined because of the Facebook photos. He did say however the school has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to athletes. So any athlete caught drinking would be immediately kicked off the team.
Attention everyone: Posting photographs of illegal activity on the internet is always stupid. However, I won't be surprised if the next decade brings an official internet amnesty, wherein any and all questionable online behavior engaged in before a certain date can no longer be incriminating. If such an amnesty is not granted, I fear the only people eligible for elected office will be those who grew up without the internet (AKA the poor and/or Amish, which might not be such a bad thing...)
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I'm on the side of the law in this one, and i do think that all parents are also. It's about time more places like Facebook started to take an active role in making sure that underage users don't fall pray to sickos out here nor that they (facebook) becomes a mode for facilitating illegal activity. There's just so much a parent can do, and when put up against the knowledge of these kids you know they'll find a way since they're more computer savvy, that's were help from social networking sites needs to kick in.
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It's not the internet - it's the photos. The common sense idea that you shouldn't be photographed in compromising situations pre-dates the internet. I went to college in the early nineties when the web wasn't a mainstream thing at all and nobody had digital cameras, yet i still didn't let people take pictures of me in compromising situations. Because i didn't want those photos in the world.
The net just makes it even worse.
If such an amnesty is not granted, I fear the only people eligible for elected office will be those who grew up without the internet (AKA the poor and/or Amish, which might not be such a bad thing...)
It's not the internet - it's the photos. The common sense idea that you shouldn't be photographed in compromising situations pre-dates the internet. I went to college in the early nineties when the web wasn't a mainstream thing at all and nobody had digital cameras, yet i still didn't let people take pictures of me in compromising situations. Because i didn't want those photos in the world.
The net just makes it even worse.
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So LC, you just want to pass off your own lack of effective parenting skills onto some third party? I thought you were one of those "keep the gubbamint/corporations OUT of my life" sorts, but I guess I was mistaken.
Tell you what: if you don't want your kids doing the sorts of naughty things kids have done since there've been kids, just buy them a set of those GPS-tracking ankle-bracelets like they put on Sex Offenders, strap 'em on, then sit at your computer whenever they're out of your sight, so you can keep an eye on where they are 24/7.
And while you're at it, maybe you can figure out a way to permanently wire a web or CCTV cam to the sides of their heads, so you can SEE everything they're looking at, just to be extra super-safe. And don't forget the Blue Tooth headset, because you're going to want to be able to listen in to their private conversations, and whisper gentle admonishments and affirmations to them whenever you think they might be straying just a bit too far off the old straight-and-narrow.
I'm sure they won't mind any of this in the least; in fact, I'll bet someday they'll get down on their hands and knees and genuflect to you in thanks for all the temptation you helped them avoid during their formative years, because they'll know you were just doing what any truly loving, trusting parent would do under the same circumstances.
Tell you what: if you don't want your kids doing the sorts of naughty things kids have done since there've been kids, just buy them a set of those GPS-tracking ankle-bracelets like they put on Sex Offenders, strap 'em on, then sit at your computer whenever they're out of your sight, so you can keep an eye on where they are 24/7.
And while you're at it, maybe you can figure out a way to permanently wire a web or CCTV cam to the sides of their heads, so you can SEE everything they're looking at, just to be extra super-safe. And don't forget the Blue Tooth headset, because you're going to want to be able to listen in to their private conversations, and whisper gentle admonishments and affirmations to them whenever you think they might be straying just a bit too far off the old straight-and-narrow.
I'm sure they won't mind any of this in the least; in fact, I'll bet someday they'll get down on their hands and knees and genuflect to you in thanks for all the temptation you helped them avoid during their formative years, because they'll know you were just doing what any truly loving, trusting parent would do under the same circumstances.
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I'll bet $999 that Loveschild's purple cartoon daughter has a photo of herself making out with another purple cartoon girl on Facebook by the time she's 17. Of course, Loveschild will be oblivious because she blocked Facebook on her Windows 7.
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@5 - you know, for $999 you can buy 3 LCD HDTV sets at Targets Black Friday sale, so long as you didn't eat too much stuffing with your Tofurkey.
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this is just like the time that the stranger dug up pictures of a political candidate chugging milk and sodas at college parties and made an old tyme facebook scandal. memories.
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don't for a minute think that the Amish are immune to questionable behavior... They let their teens go WILD!
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Wasn't Dan Savage against this sort of thing? Remember this case?
http://www.netfamilynews.org/labels/MySp…
http://www.netfamilynews.org/labels/MySp…
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Kids, kids, kids... there's this thing called "Privacy Settings" on Facebook. Please use them.
And perhaps you shouldn't approve every Tom, Dick, or Muhammad that sends you a Friend request because you want to be considered popular at school.
David, don't worry... The geeks and nerds will finally take over. They'll be the only ones who DIDN'T run around taking ridiculous photos of each other and posting them all over the 'net. And, even if they do, no one will actually see them except other geeks and nerds.
And perhaps you shouldn't approve every Tom, Dick, or Muhammad that sends you a Friend request because you want to be considered popular at school.
David, don't worry... The geeks and nerds will finally take over. They'll be the only ones who DIDN'T run around taking ridiculous photos of each other and posting them all over the 'net. And, even if they do, no one will actually see them except other geeks and nerds.
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@8,
I think you are talking about Rumspringa? Where the Amish let their kids have sex, do drugs, and sow their wild oats, leave for the city, etc. They get to choose afterward if they want to return to the Amish life, or leave the community.
The thing about facebook that bums me out. I have a facebook "friend" that I go out to bars, clubs with on occasion. The thing that pisses me off is that she takes photos of everything all of the time, and tags me in photos where we are both super drunk looking with drinks in our hands, and puts up really embarrassing photos. These photos end up getting spread to all of my friends and family, and coworkers. I'm an adult in my late 20's now, so it's not that big of a deal, more annoying than anything. However, if I was a teenager, or under 21, I am not sure if I'd want a facebook account.
I think you are talking about Rumspringa? Where the Amish let their kids have sex, do drugs, and sow their wild oats, leave for the city, etc. They get to choose afterward if they want to return to the Amish life, or leave the community.
The thing about facebook that bums me out. I have a facebook "friend" that I go out to bars, clubs with on occasion. The thing that pisses me off is that she takes photos of everything all of the time, and tags me in photos where we are both super drunk looking with drinks in our hands, and puts up really embarrassing photos. These photos end up getting spread to all of my friends and family, and coworkers. I'm an adult in my late 20's now, so it's not that big of a deal, more annoying than anything. However, if I was a teenager, or under 21, I am not sure if I'd want a facebook account.
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This is the beautiful thing about the internet though. When there's archived evidence of everyone acting a fool at some point in their lives, nobody will be able to point the finger at anyone else and claim moral superiority.
In other universal truths, teenagers are fucking idiots. Always have been, always will be.
In other universal truths, teenagers are fucking idiots. Always have been, always will be.
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The main thing is to keep the athletes away from alcohol. They are too important.
I think it's because they're role models for all the non-athletes. Everyone imitates athletes. Most of the time. Non-athletes don't imitate playing sports, obviously, but everything else they imitate. Because athletes are role models.
I think it's because they're role models for all the non-athletes. Everyone imitates athletes. Most of the time. Non-athletes don't imitate playing sports, obviously, but everything else they imitate. Because athletes are role models.
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Whatever. The less idiotic teenagers will rise to the top by virtue of not partying as stupidly, or at least not getting photographed doing it. TECHNOSOCIAL ADEPTNESS WINS.
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