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Man Jailed for Encouraging 3-Year-Old to Smoke

Dumb joke in UK earns him 18 months

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 15, 2009 12:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – A UK man received 18 months in prison today for handing a 3-year-old girl a lit cigarette and encouraging her to smoke it—and inhale. He then asked a 14-year-old girl to record the event with her camera phone. In the video, the 31-year-old man... Read full story »

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