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These stories seem to be more and more common. They really demonstrate the need for parents to teach their kids responsible use of the internet, and how easily a small incident can blow up to something that may affect them for years to come.

A 12-year-old Westport girl has been charged with distributing a nude photo of a classmate to fellow students.

The investigation began on May 12 when the incident was reported to Westport police after word circulated throughout Coleytown Middle School that a nude snapshot was taken during a video chat and distributed to others.

The girl is being referred to Juvenile Court in Norwalk on a charge of second-degree breach of peace, which involves the distribution of offensive and indecent material. Her name is not being released because of her age.

And who says we have an overly litigious society? Pshaw.

A Mahopac mom filed a $100 claim against Norwalk, saying her family outing was ruined when her toddler stepped in dog poop.

Kelly DeBrocky said she had to throw out her toddler’s soiled shoes after the 1-year-old boy stepped in dog feces outside the city-owned Maritime Garage, ruining her family’s visit to the nearby Maritime Aquarium.

M. Jeffry Spahr, the attorney for the city of Norwalk, said the official response is that her claim is denied and in his words, “poop happens.”

ZING!

We’ll be the first to admit we don’t have the patience for this kind of indulgence. That jersey would have been conveniently “lost” after the first month. And was this kid home schooled? We would have thought peer pressure would have made him shed his prized possession a long time ago.

David Witthoft finally shunned his Brett Favre jersey for a red shirt for the first time in 1,581 days.

The 12-year-old Ridgefield, Conn. boy wore the No. 4 jersey every day since receiving it as a gift for Christmas in 2003.

David’s father, Chuck Witthoft, says Monday that his son’s last day wearing the jersey was April 23 on his 12th birthday. Witthoft conceded his son was starting to become more concerned about his appearance after the jersey barely came down to his belt line.

Sure, they have a gigantic salad bar and all, but we don’t recommend Ruby Tuesday as an appropriate place to abandon your child.

According to police, employees of the restaurant at 50 Shunpike Road called police after they found the infant alone in a booth in the dining area. Police eventually were able to locate the father, Andrew Yu, 32, of Hemlock Court. Police would not say where they found Yu or how long he was away from the infant.

Yu was charged with leaving a child unsupervised in a place of public accommodation. He was released from police custody after posting a $500 non-surety bond, meaning he did not have to put up any cash or other collateral. Yu is scheduled to appear Tuesday at Middletown Superior Court.

We bet this guy blames the dog when he farts, too.

An East Haven man has been charged with shoplifting after he allegedly tried to blame his toddler son with the theft.

Twenty-nine-year-old Louis Fallon was nabbed at a handicrafts shop at the Westfield Connecticut Post Mall Wednesday

The charges involve a wooden box worth $32.95 in a bag attached to the rear of the 23-month-old child’s stroller.

Fallon allegedly told police the child swiped it without his knowledge. But police say it would have been physically impossible for the toddler to lift the box.

Maybe we should start giving teachers hazard pay. The latest story of a student allegedly run amok comes from Milford, Connecticut, where one classroom had a hot-head teacher — and no, we don’t mean he had a bad temper:

Milford officials have expelled a Jonathan Law High School student accused of lighting her science teacher’s hair on fire during class.

Police say the girl was arrested after she ignited the ponytail of George Lardas with a lighter.

A police spokesman says Lardas did not require medical attention, but his hair was singed.

We would recommend Mr. Lardas cut off his ponytail to avoid such further incidents, as well as a visit from the fashion police.