And it's just one story among many in the news today about the trouble people get themselves into when they post their once-private shenanigans on the World Wide Web for, well, all the world to see.
Three Chicago high school students have been disciplined for posting mean things about their teachers on a blog. This has prompted some debate in their district about the First Amendment and privacy.
I'm in favor of kids enjoying freedom of expression. Cranky complaints have always been a staple of teen journals, whether in composition books or online. But if you're going to put it out there, you should take responsibility for it. Blogging is just like passing notes, only more so--you always run the risk that the wrong person will read your stuff.
In semi-related news, three Iowa men were sentenced to 30 days in jail for burning opossums and filming the act. The state bans animal torture but what got these guys in trouble was that they sent the video to a humor Web site. It got passed along from there to animal rights groups and prosecutors.
It may seem that no one in the world is reading your blog or linking to your site, but you never know.
