Facebook Precident
Thursday, November 12, 2009
By Tessa Leone
Rodney Bradford, a nineteen year old from New York City has won the first court case by using Facebook, a social networking unit as evidence.
Rodney was accused of robbing two people on October 17th in the Brooklyn housing unit where he lives. He was held for twelve days and was expected to be convicted.
Bradford had eye witnesses claiming his innocence but no hard evidence to prove his wear abouts, except a Facebook message posted on his girlfriends wall asking her where his pancakes were.
At 11:47 on October 17th the phrase "Where my IHOP?" was posted from Bradford's computer using his Facebook account.
This news was presented before the judge and Bradford won his case.
"This is the first case that I am aware of in which a Facebook comment has been used as alibi evidence. We are going to see more of that because of how prevalent social networking has become." said Dallas lawyer John G. Browning.
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