In the span of just one week, criminal offences — both alleged and proven — involving the use of social media ended up making national headlines. Potok, an aspiring rapper, later told media outlets he had been hoping to make a viral video of the incident. And what impact, if any, would the social media posting have on a person’s sentencing should they be charged with a crime? “The simple, off-the-top answer is: There is no IQ test for being on social media,” said Ray Surette, professor in the department of criminal justice at the University of Central Florida. “Social media have caused performances of both types to explode,” Surette writes.

Source: thestar February 07, 2020 21:00 UTC