Everyone's made a cell phone goof at one time or another, like accidentally texting the wrong contact or turning a witty remark into an insult by forgetting a crucial smiley face.
This, however, takes the cake: A 15-year-old Ohio teen was arrested for sending naked photos of herself to friends. The charges? Illegally using a minor (herself) in nude materials and for possession of criminal tools, which are considered felonies. Luckily for this girl, prosecutors were willing to strike a deal so she wouldn't have to register as a sex offender for, like, the next decade.
Would the punishment have met the crime here or would that have been overkill? An op-ed in Ohio's Newark Advocate says it's the latter. But while the Advocate debated whether this is a matter for legal prosecution or family punishment, Wired officially declared the behavior a trend yesterday, citing cases that surfaced in Alabama, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.
I guess no matter whether it's in a red state or a blue state, pretty much everyone's acting kinda liberal these days.
Let this be a cautionary tale: Using your cell phone to act out your nascent exhibitionist fantasies may be cheap entertainment, but having that gaffe picked up by the wires is priceless.
File this under, ?Reasons to lock your phone?even from yourself.?
