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Don't LIVE STREAM yourself
Drunk Driving on the Internet
in New York (or anywhere).
I keep up with DWI and DUI related news on a daily basis as part of my job as a criminal defense attorney. Sometimes, I share some things I read on this blog. This is one of those times.
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In FLORIDA about a week ago, a 23 year-old woman made the error of driving while intoxicated. To make matters worse, she also drove drunk while playing with her cell phone (drunk + distracted driving). Then to make matters inescapably even worse...SHE LIVE STREAMED it online!
She used an app called "Periscope" to broadcast her actively drunk driving to millions of viewers on the internet.
In fact, the police used her broadcast to track her car down and arrest her. Fortunately, she only destroyed some property and nobody was hurt.
NOW WHAT HAPPENS TO HER?
As most of you with brains can imagine, her defense attorney has absolutely no case to defend her. In addition to breaking the law, she has given the prosecutor and police iron-clad proof to convict her and punish her to the fullest extent possible.
BOTTOM LINE:
I encourage my clients to not break the law (usually after they have done it once already). However, I also encourage people to be very careful about what they post online to social media and other sites. If you put something online, whether good or bad, it can come back to bite you. Be careful the power of the internet. Once it's out there...it's out there.
By Attorney Mike Cyr
www.ithacadwi.com
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Phone 607-229-5184
E: mike.ithacadwi@gmail.com
