Deanie Wimmer Reporting May 14th, 2007 @ 9:13pm

Something many Utah teens consider fun, could be a felony. And increasingly, kids don’t make the distinction until it’s too late.

We have some horror stories that may help your teens Stay Safe.

The state’s chief of law enforcement says this is a problem in every Utah high school: kids with cell phone cameras, and pictures they send at the push of a button. They’re pictures the kids and their families may come to regret.

Eric Olson says, “She took a picture of herself, and it was really revealing.”

Some kids do it as a joke.

“It think it was kind of a joke, but the joke’s gone bad.”

Other times, it’s a mean prank.

Tommy Adams told us, “They took a picture of me in the bathroom. Nobody should take a picture of anybody in the bathroom.”

Sometimes, it’s in hopes of a date.

Jake Larsen says, “These girls I date, or whatever, like to show off their stuff.”

Kids and cell phones share more than conversation. The pictures they send and post on Web sites like MySpace can have unintended consequences.

Emily Bryson says, “Some of my friends took pictures of a few of them in bras. One of them thought it was funny and mistakenly sent it to someone and it ended up getting around our whole school.” Her friend Lohren Morrison adds, “And parents found out.”

OSA Editorial Comments:

Happy Slapping, coming to a town near you! Pictures that last a lifetime, in a single click of the send button.

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