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25-Year-Old Man Lands In Jail After Mocking Dead Teenagers On Facebook, YouTube
Internet trolls are sometimes hysterical, but in the case of Sean Duffy, an unemployed 25-year-old man who trolled YouTube and Facebook tribute pages of deceased teenagers, his sense of humor was utterly disturbing and it landed him jail time. Duffy, who lives a fairly isolated life and had been bullied in school, began trolling Facebook tribute pages in September... Read more » Winklevoss Twins Star In Pistachio Commercial, Poke Fun At Facebook Lawsuit
Pistachio ads have featured many randomly famous stars like Jersey Shore's Snooki and keyboard cat, but perhaps none as random as the Winklevoss twins. The twins, made famous from their exhausting lawsuit against Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have watched their legal troubles play out in both real life and in Hollywood with the blockbuster hit... Read more »
Facebook Fight Spills Into Streets Causing 50-Person Brawl, 6 Teens Arrested
It's not uncommon for a Facebook fight to turn physical. In July, a couple of 16-year-old girls got into a vicious knife fight because of an argument that began on the social network. In March, nasty Facebook comments between 13-year-olds caused a physical brawl with an estimated 10 to 15 people. Apparently, this week wasn't the week that people learned to take... Read more » Juror Contacts Defendant On Facebook, Pleads Guilty To Contempt Of Court
There are some people who you might not want to contact on Facebook -- ex-boyfriends, employers and if you're on jury duty, the defendant of the case. Jonathan Hudson, a 22-year-old who was sentenced to jury duty made this very mistake. During a recess from the trial, Hudson attempted to friend the defendant, Courtney Downing. That wasn't a smart move. Downing... Read more »
Teenager Outruns Cops On His Motorcycle, Busted After Bragging On Facebook
We all know that bragging on Facebook about escaping from the cops is always a terrible idea. We don't live in the world of The Fast and the Furious. People actually get in trouble and aren't as skilled as Vin Diesel in getting out of it, even if they did manage to evade a sheriff's deputy on a motorcycle. Justin West, a 19-year-old motorcycle enthusiast,... Read more » 2,000 People Attend Colorado State University Pool Party After Facebook Event Is Posted
When you post an event on Facebook, it's usually a safe bet that a third of the people who say they're attending will actually show up, and that's a generous estimate, but what if 3,000 people say they're attending? A college student from Colorado State University who created a Facebook event for "the biggest pool party of the year" ended up with what was probably... Read more »
Italian Mobster Arrested After Girlfriend Posts Pictures To Facebook, Revealing Their Location
One of Italy's top 100 most wanted Mafia mobsters has been caught because of a picture his girlfriend posted on Facebook. Salvatore D'Avino's very pregnant girlfriend, Brada Hint, had this brilliant idea to post the picture to the social network which revealed the name and location of a Spanish restaurant. After discovering the picture, Italian police alerted... Read more »
High School Hit List Posted To Facebook, Police Investigating
Facebook can be a scary place for high school students who are often in some of the most emotional years of their lives. It's true that some high school students are ruthless when it comes to bullying -- just look at the suicides attributed to cyberbullying and the real life violence that has been documented on the social network. Despite the anti-cyberbullying... Read more » ‘Teacher Of The Year’ Suspended, Reassigned After Posting Anti-Gay Comments On Facebook
When will people learn to keep their mouths shut on Facebook, especially when they are in a position of authority? Certainly this high school teacher learned his lesson when he was suspended from the classroom and reassigned after posting anti-gay comments on Facebook. Jerry Buell, a social studies teacher who was named Teacher of the Year, posted a response to a... Read more »
