Facebook postings are, of course, public, and they are helping in the case against Rodney Bradford--in the same way they were used to help him OUT of jail.
"Though social media postings have emerged only recently as an element of prosecutions, those in the legal arena are fast learning that Facebook, MySpace and Twitter can help to pin down the whereabouts of suspects and shed light on motives.
And online postings can help prosecutors establish a level of intent, or even premeditation, in sometimes crucial components of crimes. In Arizona, the man charged in a shooting rampage focused on Representative Gabrielle Giffords posted a message on his MySpace profile saying, “Goodbye friends,” hours before the shooting, a note that prosecutors may use as evidence of premeditation."
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/nyregion/03facebook.html?_r=1&hpw
I wonder if there will be new laws written or admendments to laws regarding the increase of social media use. I can see the use of social media in the courtrooms influencing new laws or processes or something.
ReplyDeleteThis just goes to show that everything you post can somehow get back to you. This goes back to what we talked about in class ab out managing your digital self. People have to be careful with what they post and how much information they want to let loose on the PUBLIC web. On the other hand, I suppose it is a good way of being able to see situations that can be prevented or have an idea of what can happen.
ReplyDeleteThe link isn't working. But I feel that this is an invasion of privacy. Pictures may reveal images that should only be shared with family and friends. Yet there are just some pictures that should not be uploaded to the internet, and people need to realize that.
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