Police conducting Facebook drinking stings
By: Caryn Tamber
We know Facebook has helped police solve all sorts of crimes, from burglary to vandalism.
But did you know its also being used to fight a far more pernicious crime? No, not child sex abuse.
Underage drinking.
Apparently, a college student in Wisconsin accepted a Facebook friend request from a cute girl he didnt know. Shortly thereafter, he got ticketed for underage drinking on the basis of a picture hed posted of himself holding a beerin his own home, no less.
True, its not smart to post pictures of yourself doing something illegal, even if its something pretty tame. (Some of the other kids caught in the same Facebook sting were ticketed based on photos someone else posted, though.) And if you do post those pictures, you shouldnt accept friend requests from people you dont know, even if theyre cute.
But for Petes sakethere has got to be something else these cops could be doing with their time.