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There was a recent case in which a teen drove drunk on New Years, then posted about it on Facebook. Two of his facebook friends contacted the police and he is now being charged with a DUI (they also have other evidence, like paint from his car on the damaged vehicle.)
He had over 600 'friends', so these may not have people who knew him personally.
If you saw someone post something that suggests they were involved in a crime, would you contact police? Does it make a difference if the crime was violent in nature? Does how close you are to that person make a difference?
I am Facebook friends with an acquaintance from elementary - high school. She dropped out at 16 to have her first child and had her 2nd at 18, but when I caught back up with her a few years ago, she seemed to be doing well. Then it started to get weird - a brand new luxury car every few months for her or her husband, a set of twins, a luxury apartment in downtown Dallas, fancy trips, etc. Something many of us strive for, but not something you expect of a 22 year old high school dropout who is a stay at home mom and her 24 year old husband (the father of her twins).
Then the drug posts started. I sent her a message telling her that if she was willing to friend me, there are probably other friends who she doesn't know well. What if there was a cop? She was polite in her response and cut out the posts about her drug use, claiming she only did it at a friend's house when the kids weren't around.
Then her husband tagged her name in a photo at their house with a huge quantity of marijuana in bags - at least 20 pounds - and a few guns. It absolutely confirmed my suspicions and at that point, I called the local police and DFCS. There are 4 kids under 6 in the house or else I honestly might have ignored it otherwise.
I don't know if anything came of it, but her Facebook has certainly gotten much cleaner.
It seems to me that, if someone posts on Facebook that they did or are doing something illegal, they are for all intents and purposes turning their self in, even if not directly.
It seems to me that, if someone posts on Facebook that they did or are doing something illegal, they are for all intents and purposes turning their self in, even if not directly.
I agree, which is a good thing, cause I would NEVER turn anyone in to the cops.
There was a recent case in which a teen drove drunk on New Years, then posted about it on Facebook. Two of his facebook friends contacted the police and he is now being charged with a DUI (they also have other evidence, like paint from his car on the damaged vehicle.)
He had over 600 'friends', so these may not have people who knew him personally.
If you saw someone post something that suggests they were involved in a crime, would you contact police? Does it make a difference if the crime was violent in nature? Does how close you are to that person make a difference?
This of course is hardly the first time someone has been turned in due to posting something incriminating.
Edited to add this was the message that was posted
"Drivin drunk... classsic but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P."
If they wrote it like that, all nonchalant, care free and thinking it was funny, damn straight I would. They crashed in to someone's car and left, because they were drunk. Not funny. At all.
Yes, I would report a friend.
The good news is, I don't have friends who act like this idiot.
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but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P."
