Jacob Cox-Brown is definitely not the smartest kid around. The 18-year-old recently wrote on Facebook:
"Drivin drunk ... classsic ;) but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P"
Cox-Brown's "friends" contacted police, who promptly arrested him.
This leaves me wondering, what has changed so much in the way that we raise our kids that our teens think that it is okay to YouTube, Facebook, or Tweet their indiscretions to the general public but yet seem surprised when they get caught? Do our teens think that social media is sanctuary? Do they have no sense that once the information is live, it is out there forever?
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Our kids are being raised in a world where there is more and more behind-the-screen time with others than there is face-to-face interaction, and they are all losing their social skills and common sense. How else can you explain all the sexts, shaming, and videotaping of sexual acts and illegal activity that teens are sharing with the world? People, in general, get braver online, but mix it with hormones and little common sense and you will see full confessions go viral.
Do you think teens have changed in their morals over the last decade or does it have more to do with the sheer accessibility of a larger venue and the instant gratification mind set of the Internet that has our teens sharing their most intimate indiscretions?
Do you monitor your teen's Facebook page?
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Comments 9
Social media is just the most recent outlet for teenagers to air their stupid decisions. They've always done it - now they can reach hundreds of people at a time.
Incarceration for drunk driving... Classic. What an idiot.
stupid is as stupid does...
In an age when we expect schools to parent our children why should parents teach their children to 1) not drink underage, 2) not drive drunk 3) not post about it online as if it were a joke.
Friends don't tell friends what to di and unfortunately too many parents have decided to be friends instead of parents.
Mine aren't old enough. I doubt I will though.
However, as an adult who uses the net and FB, I have surprised myself with the vast amount of info I have put out there that I totally should not have.
What he did was immaturity, and perhaps a lack of intellect. Lets hope his lesson is learned, and that he repays his debt for a hit and run (that may have otherwise gone without compensation)