The FACEBOOK Thread

[Alex The Great]

Soooooo many kids in my school do underage drinking, heck so many kids are surprised I don't drink!

here's a tidbit from a few days ago...

Friend of mine *he's not really a friend per say...but you know*: So you've never had a drink of beer....ever?

Me: Nope!

Kid: Have your parents ever offered you a beer?

Me:


Bunch of drunks. I say go for it coppers!

 

[C. Lee]

People have way too much access to our personal lives these days.

If you post pics of you doing stupid stuff on the WORLD WIDE WEB....it's not too personal anymore.

 

[DarkReflections]

These cops must have too much time on their hands, if this is what they are doing with the states money.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

How dare they try to hold us responsible for our actions! It's a free country, right? Free from consequences?

It's a gross and underhanded way to pursue justice.

Now it's not just creepy closeted old men that pose as hot chicks on the internet. It's law men too.

Fantastic. Just what we need.

 

[bgates87]

How many times are you going to reply to the same post? There's an "edit" button for that. And why are you being so defensive? Do you need to go delete some pictures?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

If you post pics of you doing stupid stuff on the WORLD WIDE WEB....it's not too personal anymore.

He sent it to a hot chick that begged for a pic. It wasn't just sitting there on a public forum for the world to see.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

How many times are you going to reply to the same post? There's an "edit" button for that. And why are you being so defensive? Do you need to go delete some pictures?

I responded to a post twice therefore I'm obviously guilty of a crime?

 

[bgates87]

I responded to a post twice therefore I'm obviously guilty of a crime?

Sure, that's what I said. Why don't you try reading it again? You're being DEFENSIVE. The level of anger and offense you've taken over this issue- demonstrated by your outspoken and exaggerated criticism of the actions of the law enforcement officers- implies that the issue affects you on a personal level.

 

[AndThePickles]

Why is everyone saying that the cop begged him for a picture? That didn't happen, he just saw pics that were already posted.

 

[C. Lee]

He sent it to a hot chick that begged for a pic. It wasn't just sitting there on a public forum for the world to see.

The article was posted in the first post...but here is the link again http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_0ff40f7a-d4d1-11de-afb3-001cc4c002e0.html now....read it, and tell me where exactly does it say the police BEGGED for the photos? It says the undercover cop asked to be FRIENDED.....when you become a FRIEND with someone on FACEBOOK you GIVE them access to your pictires you have posted there.

 

[C. Lee]

Why is everyone saying that the cop begged him for a picture? That didn't happen, he just saw pics that were already posted.

Because it is better to attack authority than to follow the rules.

Because who cares about facts when you can shout at someone instead.

Because reading the actual article that tells the story is too hard to do.

 

[SuperFerret]

As for it being a "gross and underhanded way to persue justice", that just makes it all the more awesome. I guess some people still believe that the cop has to tell you he's a cop if you ask, right?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Because it is better to attack authority than to follow the rules.

Because who cares about facts when you can shout at someone instead.

Because reading the actual article that tells the story is too hard to do.

Because authority is always right and should never be questioned.

Because someone should be described as shouting when they never used exclamation points.

Because asking someone to be friended on Facebook cannot be equated with asking for pics. Even though it's basically the same thing.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Sure, that's what I said. Why don't you try reading it again? You're being DEFENSIVE. The level of anger and offense you've taken over this issue- demonstrated by your outspoken and exaggerated criticism of the actions of the law enforcement officers- implies that the issue affects you on a personal level.

What anger?

I'm no angrier or defensive than yourself.

Did a police man give you your first born child?

see? assumptions are fun.

 

[C. Lee]

Because authority is always right and should never be questioned.

Making uninformed accusations is not questioning authority.

Because someone should be described as shouting when they never used exclamation points.

There are many ways to shout. Posting the same thing a dozen times in sperate posts over 2 pages of a thread can be considered a form of shouting.

Because asking someone to be friended on Facebook cannot be equated with asking for pics. Even though it's basically the same thing.

Your disdain for authority is seriously clouding your common sense. If you do not have the slightest idea who is on the sending end of a request...do not accept it. That is rule #1 for using the net. There are hundreds of stories dailey about facebook, emails, etc that are scams, viruses, child molesters, etc......if he was STUPID enough to post pictures of him doing something illegal onto the net, and STUPID enough to let someone he doesn't know have access to it....he deserves to be arrested. It could have been a psychopath that picked him to kill. If this guy getting arrested makes another kid decide not to be STUPID and post pics of himself doing something illegal and giving complete strangers access to it, then it has been a success.

 

[Addendum]

If you wanted your lives to be personal then you wouldn't put the pictures on the Internet.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I'm glad my tax payer money is going toward policemen posing as hot chicks on facebook to catch 19 year old college kids drinking.

What a great use of resources.

 

[SuperFerret]

Your disdain for authority is seriously clouding your common sense. If you do not have the slightest idea who is on the sending end of a request...do not accept it. That is rule #1 for using the net. There are hundreds of stories dailey about facebook, emails, etc that are scams, viruses, child molesters, etc......if he was STUPID enough to post pictures of him doing something illegal onto the net, and STUPID enough to let someone he doesn't know have access to it....he deserves to be arrested. It could have been a psychopath that picked him to kill. If this guy getting arrested makes another kid decide not to be STUPID and post pics of himself doing something illegal and giving complete strangers access to it, then it has been a success.

 

[SuperFerret]

I'm glad my tax payer money is going toward policemen posing as hot chicks on facebook to catch 19 year old college kids drinking.

What a great use of resources.

Yeah, it'd be a better idea to just let teenagers be irresponsible and be a danger to themselves and others.

 

[C. Lee]

I'm glad my tax payer money is going toward policemen posing as hot chicks on facebook to catch 19 year old college kids drinking.

What a great use of resources.

Yeah...I hate it when the police try to keep people from breaking the law. If it is against the law for a 19 year old to drink alchohol....then he shouldn't be too surprised if he gets in trouble for doing it.....for everyone knows, a drunken 19 year old has never killed anyone while driving drunk.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

There are many ways to shout. Posting the same thing a dozen times in sperate posts over 2 pages of a thread can be considered a form of shouting.

Repeating yourself is not shouting. but capitalizing every word in a phrase is. Which you did, not me.

Your disdain for authority is seriously clouding your common sense. If you do not have the slightest idea who is on the sending end of a request...do not accept it. That is rule #1 for using the net. There are hundreds of stories dailey about facebook, emails, etc that are scams, viruses, child molesters, etc......if he was STUPID enough to post pictures of him doing something illegal onto the net, and STUPID enough to let someone he doesn't know have access to it....he deserves to be arrested. It could have been a psychopath that picked him to kill. If this guy getting arrested makes another kid decide not to be STUPID and post pics of himself doing something illegal and giving complete strangers access to it, then it has been a success.

I have a disdain for misused authority which this is. You think it's stupid (notice I didn't shout) for a college kid to take friend request from a hot chick because it could've been a child molester? He was 19, not 10. It's not stupid for a college kid to friend a an attractive young lady who came across his page incedently. It happens all the time which is one of the reasons for social networks. Fear of child molestors and virus doesn't prevent people from hooking up with people on facebook. It happens all the time, so it's not stupid to try.

What's stupid is to use tax money to pay cops to pose as hotties on the internet to bust someone 14 months from drinking age. Isn't that money better used busting child rapists?

and no I didn't capitalize stupid three times to virtually shout.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Yeah, it'd be a better idea to just let teenagers be irresponsible and be a danger to themselves and others.

Oh no! Someone who is almost 20 is drinking! Better bust them instead of the thousands of sexual predators targeting children.

 

[SuperFerret]

OR we could get them both while they're on sites like Facebook.

And seriously, the legal drinking age should be raised. Binge drinking in colleges is proof enough that 21 isn't mature enough to drink responsibly.

 

[Addendum]

Oh no! Someone who is almost 20 is drinking! Better bust them instead of the thousands of sexual predators targeting children.

No problem if they bust both

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Yeah...I hate it when the police try to keep people from breaking the law. If it is against the law for a 19 year old to drink alchohol....then he shouldn't be too surprised if he gets in trouble for doing it.....for everyone knows, a drunken 19 year old has never killed anyone while driving drunk.

It's called having priorities. If someone is close to drinking age they shouldn't be a top priority for law enforcement.

Undercover bust should be reserved for pedophiles not a college kid drinking in his house. Yes, he was in his own house making drunbk driving less likely.