Teens Arrested After Posting Incriminating Video To MySpace
from the that-person-on-your-top-eight-is-a-cop dept
Once again, MySpace proves to be a friend of law and order. Two teenagers have been arrested after posting a video of themselves firebombing an abandoned airplane hanger to the site. It seems that while many fear the site could be a haven for criminals and predators, it's proving to be a place where scofflaws publicly expose their misdeeds. In fact, this could be the fulfillment of Jay Walker's vision for an online neighborhood watch. It's not clear if anyone thinks their pages are actually private. Surely they realize how easy it is to sign up and look at other people's profiles. Then again, if you're looking for yet another data point to explain why MySpace has lapped the field in the social networking space, it may have something to do with the perception that it is a private clubhouse that outsiders wouldn't get, or don't know about. Again, we can't help but wonder what happens when the MySpace generation runs for office.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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HAHA!
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Cops monitoring sites like MySpace for criminal behavior in teens is a good idea, and even though some will be smart enough to keep their mouths shut, there will always be those who have to brag...it's SO cool to be bad.
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Cops and MySpace
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Do men ever grow up? No wonder important gov people are trying to "groom 14 year old girls for sex"...he didn't realize he was older.
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Social Network
But where does the policing start and stop? Let's say there's a video of some folks partying in someone's living room. Let's say the attendees span ages from 19 to 25 but age is not readily apparent. And let's say that all are drinking. Will they be investigated? What if someone on camera jokes with a 20-yr-old and says, "Hey, you're under 21!" Will there then be an investigation? What if someone in the background can be seen smoking out of a pipe that looks to be a pot pipe? Will the non-violent offender be investigated? Hmm. I see lots of profile pics on MySpace showing people with pot pipes, even with captions like "stoned again" or the like. Should they be arrested?
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Firebommbers
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What is the difference?
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mypsace generation!
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I had a blast until I got bored with teaching young girls to give head. Then I found that the MILFs on MySpace are even more desperate than the teens! They take in the ass and thank you for the attention!
With that said, I completely understand that getting laid from MySpace is like winning a gold medal in the special olympics.
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Look in the mirror
"Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society."
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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DUH
Even if you win you are still retarded.
I AM SOFA KING WE TODD DID
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WSpace
I only wish MySpace could've been around back when Dubya was snorting his brains away and marinating his already-blackened soul in beer and whiskey. Photos like that could've really saved us a lot of wasted time, money and lives.
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Is it me or would a smart criminal?
Anyone else see what I'm saying or am I just mentally warped?
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What is the MySpace Generation?
Anyways, I personally didn't have a myspace account until recently because I thought it was stupid.... Well, I have one now (at the request of some friends) and guess what.... I was right, it is horribly stupid. When I signed up someone told me "Welcome to my new addication". If posting as much personal information as you can onto a website where everybody can see it can be called an addiction. A quick Google search could completely ruin some people's chances in a job interview. I have found that people on there (no matter what the age on their profile may say) have the maturity of 6 year olds and the worst taste of web design that I think I have ever seen. Whoever is creating those horrid mySpace layouts need to be shot!
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Re: Is it me or would a smart criminal?
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/education/edlife/facebooks.html?ex=1144468800&en=40b4 18e3ced8d18f&ei=5070
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Candidacy
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Bill in WSpace
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why
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Fuck that.
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re:fuck that
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myspace
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o and..
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Stop your bitching
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It Isn't Good Thing
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but really, who cares about who uses myspace and the nature of it all?? You shouldnt blame it because society is so morally bankrupt and aimless to know how to use it. Let the animals feed off themselves is what I say..
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anarchy
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