“I Got You Cold, Mate,” Judge Tells Man Who Insulted Him on Facebook
If planning to insult a judge who is retiring, you might first want to confirm the date of said retirement.
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Legislator Admits Voting While Under Influence of Facebook
No California Republican has voted in favor of a state budget proposal in years, so it was a little startling when one did on Monday. He may have been the most startled of all, because he wasn’t really paying attention,…
Quadrigamist Tripped Up by Facebook Photos of Fourth Wedding
While the main purpose of this thing is entertainment, it is actually quite possible to learn useful information from reading it. Especially if you are an aspiring bigamist. The latest non-reader to pay the price is a 49-year-old South Carolina…
Further Facebook Follies
Following up on yesterday's post about the burglar who felt the need to check Facebook on his victim's computer, but not to log out, here are a couple more such incidents. (Thanks, "Dancing Taco.") This 2009 report mentions a burglar caught…
Burglar Succumbs to Facebook Addiction
Seriously? You couldn't wait to check Facebook until after you left the place you were burglarizing? Rhetorical question. He couldn't. I was just looking through previous posts that include the word "Facebook" and wow, it doesn't appear to have ever been…
Facebook “SUCK IT” Costs Dad $80,000
When will people learn not to post confidential things on Facebook? Would it be wrong to hope the answer is "never"? Here's a short opinion (and a report from the Miami Herald) teaching not only that less Facebook is more but also…
Suspect Leaves Facebook Comments Under His “Wanted” Photo
This is not one of those cases, ever-increasing in number, in which somebody is apprehended because of his or her own misuse of social media. According to the report in the Bradenton Herald, they caught this 23-year-old robbery suspect through…
You + Crime + Police Car + Facebook = Arrest
Self-explanatory: WYMT-TV in Letcher County, Kentucky, reported on Tuesday that the 20-year-old gentleman who appears in this picture he posted on Facebook had been arrested and charged with theft for siphoning gas from a police car. Police were able to…
Facebook: Bad News for Bigamists
Richard Leon Barton Jr., who I knew right away was in trouble because the report used all three of his names, was charged with polygamy recently after his first wife learned he had another one and reported him to the…
Good Reason to Kill #12: Tried to Hide His Facebook Profile
As FindLaw's headline for this item suggests ("Despite Facebook Stabbing, Couple Stays Friends"), this actually ended reasonably well, as these things go. Reportedly, the argument was caused by a 22-year-old Indianapolis man's refusal to let his girlfriend see his Facebook page. The report…