Facebook Friend or Fiend?

Nineteen-year-old Texas Gamer Justin Carter wrote something stupid, ill-advised and over-the-top on Facebook. Unfortunately, Carter's comment was also threatening and occurred in the wake of several highly-publicized mass shootings. The result is that Carter is in a Texas jail awaiting trial and, according to his father, is regularly getting beaten up by other prisoners. NPR reports.

Questions...

•What are some of the disturbing things people say online?

•Why do people say things online that they would not say in person?

•Which better reflects a person's real intentions--online comments or face-to-face comments?

•What other types of online comments should police investigate?

•Do you feel police did the right thing in arresting Justin Carter?