A lawsuit claiming a man slipped on a banana peel in an elevator was dismissed when video evidence showed the man dropped the peel himself. The plaintiff actually looked at the camera three times before proceeding with his performance. He is now facing second-degree fraud charges.
A Georgia judge has tossed a multi-million dollar award after discovering the plaintiff’s Facebook posts cast doubt on the claims. The posts include messages that he “can not go to a gym til lawsuit over … due to it not looking right for me to be working out … and saying i have a bad arm” as well as evidence that his marriage was on the rocks well before the injury that led to a loss of consortium award.
People really don't understand the consequences of social media network. I remember reading once about some dude who wrote on Facebook that he got drunk and sideswiped some parked cars while driving. He got arrested.
Vidor wrote:People really don't understand the consequences of social media network. I remember reading once about some dude who wrote on Facebook that he got drunk and sideswiped some parked cars while driving. He got arrested.
You have no idea how often people post moronic, incrimating material. I thought I knew. Then it became protocol at my job to complete social media searches. I had no idea.
Vidor wrote:People really don't understand the consequences of social media network. I remember reading once about some dude who wrote on Facebook that he got drunk and sideswiped some parked cars while driving. He got arrested.
You have no idea how often people post moronic, incrimating material. I thought I knew. Then it became protocol at my job to complete social media searches. I had no idea.
Vidor wrote:People really don't understand the consequences of social media network. I remember reading once about some dude who wrote on Facebook that he got drunk and sideswiped some parked cars while driving. He got arrested.
You have no idea how often people post moronic, incrimating material. I thought I knew. Then it became protocol at my job to complete social media searches. I had no idea.
Vidor wrote:People really don't understand the consequences of social media network. I remember reading once about some dude who wrote on Facebook that he got drunk and sideswiped some parked cars while driving. He got arrested.
You have no idea how often people post moronic, incrimating material. I thought I knew. Then it became protocol at my job to complete social media searches. I had no idea.
I have a friend who is a prosecuting attorney in a family law court. Many of her cases involve revocation of parental rights. The first thing she does now is go to Facebook. 9 times out of 10, the defendant has posted about how drunk and/or high he or she is. From there, it's as simple as printing out that post and matching it to the defendant's duration and terms of probation.
when i was verifying peoples financial info in financial aid i would look up their facebook accounts to see if they were actually married or had children when i thought they were lying on their application. ultimately i couldn't use it as proof but i know there were times when they were.
Vidor wrote:People really don't understand the consequences of social media network. I remember reading once about some dude who wrote on Facebook that he got drunk and sideswiped some parked cars while driving. He got arrested.
You have no idea how often people post moronic, incrimating material. I thought I knew. Then it became protocol at my job to complete social media searches. I had no idea.
I have a friend who is a prosecuting attorney in a family law court. Many of her cases involve revocation of parental rights. The first thing she does now is go to Facebook. 9 times out of 10, the defendant has posted about how drunk and/or high he or she is. From there, it's as simple as printing out that post and matching it to the defendant's duration and terms of probation.
Bingo. Facebook and Twitter are amazing resources for finding information. Bottom line, just watch what you say on social media.
As far as stories, I have a lot. Unfortunately the need to keep my job trumps my need to share confidential stories. You'll just have to trust me that there are some interesting people on this planet.
