rootbear75 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) Lawyers in Canada are increasingly warning their clients about the perils of posting information on social websites such as Facebook after a small but growing number of cases faltered because of damning messages and photographs. Last month, a Newfoundland man's lawsuit was largely foiled, partly because of Facebook postings that contradicted his claims.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009...uit-cp-511.html Plaintiff: "Your Honor, I've had no social life since the accidents." Defense Lawyer: "Your Honor, here is the plaintiff's Facebook profile." Case closed Edited May 11, 2009 by rootbear75 Quote
Dav Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 when will people learn that facebook will rat em out if they are gonna bullshit their way through things? Quote
»Lynx Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Hrmm, I read about a NYC Police Officers facebook status history being subpoenaed by a court, and the fact that he liked Training Day etc. made him lose a case about Brutality... I'll try to find a link to the story later. -L Quote
Samapico Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Makes me think about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpMxAu1tl5M...feature=related "Privacy is dead" The guy basically explains how stuff that people put online themselves can contribute a lot to his investigations. It's like one hour or two if you watch all the parts though... Quote
No_Remorse Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Lynx story seems a wee bit more on the interesting side, link please. I'm surprised people are just finding out now that Facebook can fuck you up the ass. Quote
»Lynx Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/nyregion/11about.html?_r=3 Not exactly facebook, Sorry. Quote
Samapico Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 The case of the police guy is pretty stupid though... Writing "Devious" and watching a movie, weeks before an incident, does not constitute a proof of any kind :/But I guess it could be enough to give a sufficient doubt... There seems to be a bunch of other things he did though, like some comments on the video on youtube. Yeah, I guess the steroids screwed with his brain a bit Quote
Lisa Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 They use facebook for anything these days, To catch benefit fraud, and child protection watch. Quote
spiderman Posted May 15, 2009 Report Posted May 15, 2009 One time, a friend's girlfriend tried to get the defendant to pay her because the whiplash caused her to have no sex life. Then a lawyer showed a picture of her giving head to some stranger. Quote
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