Facebook Photo of ‘Smoking Baby’ Initiates Investigation (Photo)

Babies these days just can’t catch a break. When parents aren’t turning their infants into LOLCats, they’re posting every waking moment (literally) of their existence to the Internet for the whole world to go gaga over. Or, every now and then, they’re dumb enough to publish photos so scandalous that social services comes a-knocking.

Facebook Photo of Smoking Baby Initiates Investigation

The BBC reports that police in Essex, U.K. have undertaken a criminal investigation after photos of a baby with an unlit cigarette in its mouth were posted to Facebook. Several people notified authorities on Saturday, and Southend police then tracked the source of the photo back to Rebecca Davey’s home in Westcliff, where they found “no immediate concerns” (although they will be visiting the residence again). According to Sue Cook, head of Southend’s specialist children services, social services visited Davey’s home yesterday to “carry out an assessment aimed at ensuring that any child within the household is being appropriately cared for.”

Davey, for her part, was pretty upset about the whole thing, later updating her status to say, “Some w***** reported me to the police abwt picture off ollie.” Some of her friends voiced their own support, saying things like “Some ppl r nosey f****** aint they!! dw [don't worry] ur a good mum they wont hassle u 4 long!!!”

The cigarette was unlit… what’s the verdict, big deal or not?

source: ‘Smoking’ baby Facebook picture sparks investigation into teenage mother [daily mail]

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