Long Island is a teenage wasteland — if you believe this shocking Twitter account.
The handle @LIPartyStories exposes unabashed and smashed youths in various stages of undress, chronicling every embarrassing moment of their drunken reveling — to the horror of parents and advocates.
“Listen, we simply made this page for something kids can look at and have a good laugh,” the unknown account owner told the Daily News via direct message on Friday. “The pictures we post are pictures we are being sent.”
The account also makes veiled references to rape and sexual assault on several occasions, including one image of an unconscious girl with a sign advertising free acts with her. The account was inspired by @SUNYPartyStories, which makes the Long Island version look tame in comparison.
“We aren't promoting anything,” the owner said flatly regarding the questionable material.
The administrator would not reveal if the Twitter feed is being run by single person or a group of people — or if they are adults or fellow high school students.
The account has a cult-like following on Twitter: @LIPartyStories collected 25,000 follers since it launched in late December.
“Kids do stupid things. We’ve probably all done stupid things, now you’ve got social media to be able to publish to the world how dumb you are forever,” Peter Winick, a Port Washington parent, told CBS New York.
The violent and sometimes dangerous moments — including blacking out to the point of needing a stomach pump — have advocates up in arms.
“These kids are literally taking their life in their hands, clearly they don’t know that,” Marg Lee with the nonprofit DEDICATEDD told CBS. “Often times when a kid drinks too much his or her friends will leave them and the kid will die from alcohol poisoning.”
The teens add fuel to the firestorm by submitting photos from their wild bashes — all of the racy and startling photos were sent via direct message, the administrator said.
“If kids had a problem with these photos they wouldn't of sent them to us, and if they did they should of contacted us,” the owner said, noting that they honor removal requests.
Instead of buckling underneath the outrage — the account’s unknown administrator have vowed to up the ante.
“The news articles and reports have gained us 8000 new followers in the past 2 days. We are promising that we will not stop,” the person wrote. “Every teenager across long island looks forward to our posts, we are not promoting anything bad, we simply post pictures.”
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