Friday, October 16, 2009

Tweet Crime

Apparently you can be arrested for posting comments to Twitter. The recent G20 Conference of industrialized nations in Pittsburgh drew the usual protesters. What was unusual was that a fellow Tweeting about the actions of the police was arrested for helping others evade arrest. This arrest, National Public Radio notes, generates an interesting First Amendment question. Are Twitterers more like lookouts helping criminals escape, or are they more like journalists reporting on controversial situations?

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