‘Smoking Baby’ Facebook photo has U.K. fuming

Smoking is the least of this kid's problems.

Still posting stupid photos on Facebook? Learn from the case of the UK’s Rebecca Davey, an 18-year-old garbage person who posted a picture of her six-month-old son with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. Don’t get me wrong — I think it’s adorable, not unlike putting a Santa Claus hat on my puppy. Hilarious. The coppers were not amused. From the Sun:

Pals of six-month-old Ollie’s mum Rebecca Davey, 18, were horrified when the photo was posted by a relative on the social networking site.

The picture shows Ollie in a striped babygro with the unlit fag between his lips.

Shocked friends complained to Facebook bosses and the snap was later removed.

One said: “What chance has that kid got if the family behave like this?”

Cops said they had visited Rebecca’s home in Southend, Essex, but there were “no immediate concerns” for Ollie’s welfare.

Last night Michelle Elliott from the child safety charity Kidscape said: “The problem we have here is that we have babies having babies and they think something like this is funny.

“Even though the cigarette is not lit, what kind of message does this send out? It’s completely inappropriate and irresponsible.”

A police spokesman: “We received information in the early hours of Saturday morning about a picture of a baby with a cigarette in its mouth that had appeared on Facebook.

Officers traced the family and the spokesman added: “The matter was referred to social services for any following action.”

The Daily Mail was kind enough to paint a more thorough portrait of the mother:

- Her status update: Some w***** reported me to the police abwt picture off ollie.

- Her eloquent declaration of love: Why Would SomeOne Do That To Me U Ollie No was taking U Yur Mine for lyfee Darlinggg Mummy Loves You :)

- Her friends’ support: Some ppl r nosey f****** aint they!! dw ur a good mum they wont hassle u 4 long!!!

Fury as baby ’smokes’ fag | The Sun.