Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among (dumb) gang members

[The Straight Story]

Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gangs are tumbling to modern communication methods like twitter, but unbeknownst to them, tweeting members may actually be singing like birds to attentive authorities.

Tech-savvy gangsters have long been at home in chatrooms and on Web sites but they appear to be gravitating toward Twitter and Facebook, where they can make threats, boast about crimes and share intelligence.

Law enforcement officials said gang members sometimes post information that helps agents identify gang associates and learn more about their organizations.

Dean Johnston with the California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement says social networking helps build "this little tree of people."

In one California gang case much of the information gathered by investigators came from members' Facebook accounts. Authorities expect to make arrests in the coming months.

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[Realityhack]

1. IIRC white supremicists are also known for being less than tech savy...

to the joy of law enforcement and peaceful people everywhere.

[Jennicut]

2. Duh. What you type on the internet can be read by other people.

[JuniperLea]

3. And the pictures/videos of your crimes can be seen too...

I swear all hoodlums must be Republicans!

[Jennicut]

4. LOL! Yeah, dumb.

[Journeyman]

5. So many who are aghast at what The Office of Total Information Awareness would collect on them. . .

merrily share everything freely on social networking sites of all stripes.

[Artie Bucco]

6. Heh I was remined of this....

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/75795/

[NYC_SKP]

7. And the gangster got more than six years for his stupidity, should have been longer.

15 priors.

http://www.justnews.com/news/16264839/detail.html