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People Who Clearly WANTED to Get Caught
We might as well start with the “usual suspect,” Facebook: Jonathan Parker, a West Virginia teenager, broke into a home and stole two diamond rings; then as long as he was there, he decided to use the homeowner’s laptop to check his Facebook account. And then left, leaving his Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter Side, Weird World Of Crime
Tagged Facebook, social media, stupid criminals, Twitter, Weird World of Crime
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Sydney Spies, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Violence on College Campuses, and Teachers and Students Online
The first update is a non-update: Remember Sydney Spies, the Colorado high school senior who was going to sue her school (or the school board, or somebody) because the yearbook wouldn’t run any of her racy photos as her official graduation photo? With just a bit over three weeks remaining … Continue reading
Employers Demand Job Applicants Turn Over Facebook Passwords — Or Do They?
There has been much written over the past couple of weeks about employers demanding that job applicants turn over their Facebook passwords, as part of the vetting process. I have to wonder whether this has all been severely overstated, misreported, or is simply a new urban legend. Because what additional … Continue reading
The Truth About Cupcakes, the Problem With Dirty Photos, Danger in the Drugstore, and How Greece is Rewarding Pedophiles
Why Being a Pharmacist is Now a Dangerous Job Greece declares pedophilia a “disability” — along with kleptomania, exhibitionism, compulsive gambling, pyromania, and sadomasochism — entitling said pedophiles, kleptomaniacs, et al, to disability pay and other legal and financial benefits. That cupcake kurfuffle at the Las Vegas airport last month? … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, General Topic Articles
Tagged disabilities, oxycodone, pedophilia, pharmacies, photos, robbery, social media, terrorism, TSA
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Teachers ”Friending” Students: More States Deal With the Question
The question of teachers friending students has finally been settled in Missouri — more or less — but it’s still an issue in other states, as described in this New York Times article. Previous update, September 23, 2011: Missouri’s legislature voted today to repeal the portion of a recent law … Continue reading
Posted in Current Criminal Justice Headline News, News
Tagged Facebook, laws, Missouri, polls, social media
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