Parents of Baby in a Pic With a Bong Being Investigated

**Mystica43229** · June 24th, 2010, 11:02 AM

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. -- A picture circulating on the Internet of a Keystone Heights baby appearing to smoke a bong has caught the attention of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The child-protection agency has launched an investigation on the 11-month-old baby's parents.
"We are alarmed that any parent would take pictures of their child next to what is obviously drug paraphernalia," said DCF spokesman John Harrell.
The 19-year-old mother talked to Channel 4 via Facebook. She said the pictures were a joke.
The message read, "If u look at the picture u can see that there is no bowl in the TABACCO (sic) pipe. And i took a pic to show one (expletive) person and it was a mistake. I would never ever ever let him get high."
DCF investigators said they have already been to the home twice.
"We would never leave a child in a home where there are concerns about whether or not the child is safe," Harrell said.
The mother told Channel 4 she has a drug evaluation Friday and the boy will be checked by a pediatrician. DCF said she could face serious charges if drugs were used by or around the baby.
In another message, the mother said she would never do anything to harm her child.
It read, "Do you realize how serious this is? i can go to jail and he can be taken away from me. WHY would you do something so (expletive) stupid? i know what i did was stupid but i would NEVER put by baby in harm. im (sic) so nice to everyone idk (I don't know) why you would do this to me."
No one has been charged.

http://www.news4jax.com/news/24014552/detail.html

**Valasca** · June 24th, 2010, 11:07 AM

yeah, but the kid knew what to do.

**cubby** · June 24th, 2010, 11:12 AM

I'n not so sure about the baby knowing what to do cause a baby will chew and gnaw on anything that's close to their mouth.

But that said, the baby should have never been anywhere near a bong, nor the mother either, it will have residue all over it,

I've done some dumb things myself but to take pictures and show people well that's just beyond stupid. I'm glad the baby wasn't hurt and hopefully he has no drugs in his system,

**ScribbleMuse** · June 24th, 2010, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Amazon

yeah, but the kid knew what to do.

I dunno. I'm inclined to agree with you just because the kid has access to the thing. But it looks like he's chewing on the edge, which is a common behavior of all kids that age--hand them something and they'll chew on it.

If it were not for the fact that DCF has already been there twice apparently on unrelated (? or was it meaning that they'd been there twice so far for this investigation?), I'd be more inclined to say it's stupid but not exactly criminal.

Around the people I grew up with, it was common to get a baby pic with a closed bottle of liquor at some point, just as common as the baby in the tin tub. I can see this being something that was just stupidly done on spur of the moment by someone who doesn't yet think things through very well. Hopefully it is just that. I hope that by an unexpected miracle her drug test comes back clean and that the child is okay'd by the doc.

Still--I want to repeat that this stupid and not necessarily something that should be ignored--I'm glad they're checking it out.

**akika666** · June 24th, 2010, 12:27 PM

this isn't a gray area. i am all for legalizing weed, but if that's not photoshopped, that's comparable to letting your baby suck an open (empty) beer bottle or play with cigarette butts. there's no way there's no residue on that bong.

**ScribbleMuse** · June 24th, 2010, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by akika666

this isn't a gray area. i am all for legalizing weed, but if that's not photoshopped, that's comparable to letting your baby suck an open (empty) beer bottle or play with cigarette butts. there's no way there's no residue on that bong.

Very good point on the residue. Didn't even think of that, and you're right in that it wipes the gray off the slate.

Wish I had a bong today. *grumble*

**akika666** · June 24th, 2010, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by ScribbleMuse

Very good point on the residue. Didn't even think of that, and you're right in that it wipes the gray off the slate.

Wish I had a bong today. *grumble*

you can make one outta an apple, y'know. apparently.

**Pennie** · June 24th, 2010, 12:56 PM

Gotta love the "Chi" type hair straightener left on the floor by the babes foot...what a great little toy to leave around for a baby to play with...

**Pene784** · June 24th, 2010, 01:02 PM

Is it just me or does that thing totally look like it is full of smoke???? Someone is not telling the truth here.

**akika666** · June 24th, 2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Pene784

Is it just me or does that thing totally look like it is full of smoke???? Someone is not telling the truth here.

i don't think it's smoke.. the kid's finger is in the bowl, it would be burning. i just think it's cloudy with resin.

**Valasca** · June 24th, 2010, 02:17 PM

Yeah, good call. I didn't think about a baby's need to chew.
Alright, I have been corrected. Thank you.

**Kufismacka** · June 24th, 2010, 02:32 PM

is the bong ok?

but yea... he definitely knows how to use that thing, he's tryna cover up the hole on the side while hittin it and everything. you'd be surprised what kids even younger then 1 can mimic. when i was an asshole teenager (god forgive me) i remember smokin around a friends nephew all the time and he was about 1yo.. came to the house one day the little dude had 3 blunts "cracked" (as good as a 1yo can try to split a dutch lol...), the guts were everywhere he put weed in the blunts and crumpled them into pencil-shapes. he even had roaches lined up perfectly and a lighter next to them. came home like wtf?... and he was sitting in the closet preparing another one. smh.