“Facebook users’ story” is a post where we bring some of the most popular stories about Facebook users that made news over the past week.
Facebook Posts Victims
Manchester High School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a bomb threat. Conversation on Facebook led authorities to believe that a student might be bringing a bomb to the high school. [More]
Paul Withee, football coach at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Maine, South Paris, lost his job over posting a nude photo of himself on Facebook. The photo was was reportedly intended friend, but Withee ended up making it public, long enough to be seen by a parent who alerted school administrators. [More]
Facebook Users Court Cases
Christopher Milligan, 26, of Nelson was the fourth man to be cleared of Facebook riot charge. He was accused of intentionally encouraging or assisting rioting through a post on Facebook during last August’s civil disturbances. [More]
Facebook Helps Police
Two fugitives who were on the run for half decade were caught in Texas after officials tracked them down using Facebook. The husband-and-wife pair faced a combination of 20 counts of rape, sexual abuse, sodomy and incest. [More]
Another police department that credits Facebook with helping solve case is the Willmar Police Department. They credit Facebook with helping police identify and arrest two robbery suspects. [More]
