Idiots who got arrest because of Facebook – Social media websites such as Facebook are serious business. That is especially true when law enforcement gets involved for one reason or another. Far too many people who believe they are protected by a “freedom of speech” too often forget that type of protection comes with certain stipulations.
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Just as you cannot yell out “fire” inside of a crowded theater that is perfectly safe without being punished for that action, you cannot break other crimes via Facebook without the police finding you and coming to your door. It is always wise to remember that you don’t want to be the next person to make national headlines all because of one regrettable Facebook post.
Still not sure about the type of Facebook post that may or may not get you arrested? Here is the one question you can ask yourself whenever you have a doubt: Would you show the Facebook post in question to a police officer without having any fear that you would be arrested and then face charges? If the answer is not “yes” beyond a shadow of a doubt, then you may want to reconsider pressing the “Post” button. Do not think that being able to edit or delete a Facebook post is a fail-safe if you later regret a post. That sentence or comment may live on forever if somebody grabs a screenshot of it.
10. Threat on Police
Yasin Shearin was a teenager living in Staten Island in December 2014 when he logged onto Facebook. According to a SILive.com story, Shearin made a threat that he was going to kill a police officer. That threat, per the story, included “a cartoon image of a man holding a gun pointed at a police officer.” That Facebook post predictably got the teenager arrested. The teen would, as things would turn out, not be indicted, and the case would be dismissed. Shearin’s mother chose in August of 2015 to take the matter to court, claiming, among other things, that her child’s constitutional rights had been violated.
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