As a prosecutor, the first thing I do when I get a case is to Google the victim, the suspect, and all the material witnesses. I run them all through Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, You Tube and see what I might get. I also do a “Google image search” and see what pops up. Sometimes there’s nothing, but other times I get the goods– pictures, status updates, and better yet, blogs and articles they’ve written.
How fantastic is that? A blog written by the suspect about his mind set, plans, or ideas….hmmm….no Fifth Amendment problems here. And it’sa beautiful statement in his own words. It’s all there for the taking and I take it and shove it right down his throat in court.
And let me tell you, I am not alone. I anticipate that the lawyer on the other side will do the same thing, so I prepare my witnesses and victims for it, just as I’m now preparing you. So all you potential litigants, parties to lawsuits, plaintiffs, defendants, victims, and suspects….don’t say I didn’t tell you. You, too, are being watched, searched, Googled and twittered. And that means you, too, counsel!
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