Be careful on what you put on Facebook...

ZetaPhi708 · #1 11-10-2005, 04:35 PM

In this week's edition of the UTC Echo, there is an article about UTC police browsing Facebook to catch underage drinkers....

http://www.utcecho.com/home/

33girl · #2 11-10-2005, 04:45 PM

How in the world could you arrest someone for this?

There can be a picture of you drinking out of a beer bottle, but there's no proof that it's beer in the bottle.

sugar and spice · #3 11-10-2005, 04:49 PM

I don't think this is legal at all. They're just trying to freak people out.

We used to have an AIM screen name, UWMadisonParties, that people would send party addresses to, and anybody could view them and head over to that party. That stopped when the police figured out the name and started showing up at those parties too.

Thank god I'm over 21 now, haha.

#4 11-10-2005, 04:51 PM

Hmm...maybe I should reconsider leaving up the pix of me firing up my BONG.

...Or not.

James · #5 11-10-2005, 04:58 PM

I'll take down our party pics where we were doing lines off of naked hookers . .. The belly button is a perfect place to do a bump from.

Thanks for the heads up lol.

AxiDwcu · #6 11-11-2005, 12:26 AM

At my school... an RA lost her job because of facebook.It's really crazy that they are goign to such dumb levels!

ADqtPiMel · #7 11-11-2005, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 33girl
How in the world could you arrest someone for this?

There can be a picture of you drinking out of a beer bottle, but there's no proof that it's beer in the bottle.

You can get in trouble with my school if you have a facebook pic even just with cups in it

if you're under 21. It's absolutely the most ridiculous thing ever.

KatieKate1244 · #8 11-11-2005, 12:53 AM

Don't campus police usually have something better to be doing that trying to bust a few kids off the internet? Geez, get out there and do you job instead of sitting on your can surfing the internet.

33girl · #9 11-11-2005, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AxiDwcu
At my school... an RA lost her job because of facebook (a sister of my sorority too). It's really crazy that they are goign to such dumb levels!

Quote:

Originally posted by ADqtPiMel
You can get in trouble with my school if you have a facebook pic even just with cups in it if you're under 21. It's absolutely the most ridiculous thing ever.

OK, we used to display empty bottles in our dorm rooms ("We didn't actually DRINK that! It just makes a good candleholder!") and we had to quit. I understand, that's university property.

But how in the world can anyone be punished for a picture on a non-university website, that can't even be proven? As I said, you may look like you're drinking beer, but unless they have the actual physical bottle and breathalyze you, there's no proof. This is a complete violation of rights and I hope the students do something about it rather than just bow to the pressure.

AxiDwcu · #10 11-11-2005, 10:59 AM

with us, it linked to webshots pictures, then to her reAl sisters pictures, which had drinking in her on campus apartment. and since she was an RA they dismissed her. And i was told when i joined facebook, not to join an alcohol related groups by my Resident Director.

33girl · #11 11-11-2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally posted by AxiDwcu
with us, it linked to webshots pictures, then to her reAl sisters pictures, which had drinking in her on campus apartment. and since she was an RA they dismissed her. And i was told when i joined facebook, not to join an alcohol related groups by my Resident Director.

It's a PICTURE.

Does everyone believe that when John Belushi chugged the bottle of Jack Daniels in Animal House, it was really Jack Daniels?

And your RD needs to step off. She/he cannot control what you do on a non-university website. Did they tell you not to join any political or sex or religion related groups either? Because that's next.

AxiDwcu · #12 11-11-2005, 11:32 AM

on a side note.. my uncle is in the blues brothers. i loveee john belushi!

and yeah.. i hear what your saying. he just said it for my own good. but bleh. it is dumb i know that.

AchtungBaby80 · #13 11-11-2005, 12:03 PM

I really don't understand how they can legally do this, either. It seems like they'd be opening up a can of worms if it turned out that they wrongly accused someone just because of a picture they posted on the internet.

Coramoor · #14 11-11-2005, 12:38 PM

I thought facebook was kind of cool in the beginning...now I hate it.

But, you can't scrap your account or people think you are being shady and trying to hide stuff...which is true. I still wish I hadn't signed up now.

Lady Pi Phi · #15 11-11-2005, 05:00 PM

This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. I don't hear about things like this at Canadian universities. I guess your rent-a-cops really don't have anything better to do than to surf the web and bust up parties.

I really believe that there would be less problems if your drinking age was lowered. I love how you can die for your country at 18 but can't have a beer.

Thanks god I don't have to deal with this crap anymore.