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Archive for March 2007

March 25th, 2007

Facebook Riot

Four Students Arrested After School Protest Turns Ugly:
4 students from Birchmount Park Collegiate C.I. in Toronto were arrested Friday after what was supposed to be a protest turned ugly.
The students were protesting the expulsion of Brad Parsons who started a Facebook group about their vice-principal that contained inappropriate comments. The group violated Toronto’s cyberbullying […]

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March 24th, 2007

We don’t need no force control

No more MySpace:
I’m sure you’ve all heard the story by now about how a Catholic High School, St. Hugo of the Hills in Michigan, has banned their students from using MySpace at home. Students must delete their MySpaces or face suspension. A school spokesperson said they just want to keep the students safe. What’s even […]

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March 24th, 2007

SI Teen’s story checks out

Sex Offender Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Boy, Handcuffing Him to Tree:
The other day when I posted about the Staten Island teen who was found tied to a tree after an alleged MySpace meeting, I have to admit I was a little suspicious of his story. Well shame on me because police have arrested a suspect.
A […]

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March 23rd, 2007

It’s not craigslist’s fault

Legal experts absolve craigslist on sex ads:
A fancy lawyerin’ type person says that craigslist is not responsible for their ads for illegal stuff like drugs and prostitution.
In the wake of an FBI raid on the home of a Sacramento photographer for allegedly posting photos of underage prostitutes on craigslist, experts said the huge online classified […]

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March 23rd, 2007

MySpace bank robber caught

MySpace robber has Concord address:
Not too long ago I posted about Arkansas police using a MySpace to catch a bank robber (second story). It turns out the man in question lived in my stomping grounds of the Charlotte, NC area. 67-year-old Ernest Gail Lail (Gail?) lived one county over in Concord, NC.
Lail had been […]

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March 22nd, 2007

New York predator gets 10 years

Batavia sex offender guilty, gets 10 years:
48-year-old Gregory Mexin of Battavia, New York, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to indecent solicitation of a child, failure to notify police of a change of address while a registered sex offender and possession of child pornography. It seems Mr. Mexin is a well-rounded […]

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March 22nd, 2007

SI Teen tied to tree after MySpace meeting

Boy’s MySpace nightmare:
A Staten Island teen was rescued yesterday after being found tied to a tree off of the Staten Island Expressway. The teen says that his attacker was not a stranger and that he knew him from MySpace.
The source said the two made contact on MySpace.com, a popular social networking Web site. The […]

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March 22nd, 2007

MySpace lawsuit being appealed

:New Rounds Coming in Parents vs. MySpace.com:
It seems that the losers of the infamous $30M lawsuit against MySpace that was dismissed are more than losers. It seems that they are sore losers at that.
Let’s revisit the dismissal…
In dismissing the suit last month, a judge in Austin, Texas, cited a provision in the Communications Decency […]

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March 22nd, 2007

RUSafer?

IMSafer Launches MySpace Monitoring for Parents:
From the article…
IMSafer, an online parental monitoring tool that works with instant messengers including AIM, Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger, launched their service for MySpace on Wednesday. This is exceedingly important, as MySpace is often a target for the press regarding their safety options and the tools they offer for […]

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March 22nd, 2007

More underage prostitution on craigslist

FBI investigates allegations of underage prostitution on Craigslist:
More allegations of underage prostitution on everyone’s favorite website of scum and villainy, craigslist. Two girls out of Sacramento, California, ages 14 and 17, were found to have had ads on craigslist’s “erotic services” section.
The affidavit describes the “erotic” ads as facilitating communication between prostitutes and clients, complete […]

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March 22nd, 2007

More harassment on craigslist

Mid-State Couple Jailed For Tormenting Man’s Ex-Wife:
Short article…
A Middle Tennessee couple is under arrest for what investigators describe is tormenting of the man’s ex-wife.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, a number of different internet sites were used to make the woman’s life miserable.
TBI agents said the woman charged in this case used internet dating […]

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March 21st, 2007

Brother posts sex ad for sister on craigslist

Police blotter: Unbrotherly love in Craigslist sex ad:
It’s not what you think but this is still one for the ages.
Michael Taffaro, of Bergen County, N.J., was involved in an estate dispute with his sister Susan. He posted a sex ad on craigslist claiming to be taken out by his sister.
A mysterious posting subsequently […]

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March 21st, 2007

Girl on the news

Police: Fugitive May Have Shaved Head:
That vision of loveliness at left is one Shauntay Henderson. She’s wanted on charges of 2nd degree murder in a Septnmeber 2006 shooting where police say she shot a man while he sat in his car at a gas station. Since I’m posting about it here you know she has […]

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March 20th, 2007

Peace protester assaults college student after stalking him on Facebook

Facebook leads to assault on UMW Republican:
A University of Mary Washington graduate by the name of Andrew Stone was impersonating a recruitment officer and would go to the homes of members of the College Republicans after finding them on Facebook. Once at their homes Stone would verbally harass the students asking them if they support […]

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March 20th, 2007

Scotland police force uses MySpace in missing persons case

MySpace appeal for missing man:Police in Scotland are using MySpace in hopes of finding a missing person.
Adam Alexander, from Errol in Perthshire, has not been seen since he failed to show up for an appointment at his home in November 1999.
Police said his disappearance was out of character and remains a mystery. Detectives re-investigating the […]

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