TWITTER & FACEBOOK ARE BAD IN COURT

MEATBALL JURY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SCREWING UP TRIALS BY POSTING TWITTER AND FACEBOOK UPDATES . . . ABOUT COURT CASES:

For some reason, people just love posting status updates on social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter . . . and that's fine. But THIS is not . . .

According to a trial attorney from Milwaukee named Anne Reed, "Dozens of [jury members] a day are sending [Twitter] or Facebook updates from courthouses all over America." So why is that such a big deal?

#1.) Last week, a federal judge in Florida declared a mistrial in an eight-week drug trial . . . after he learned at least NINE jury members had done research about the case online.

#2.) Last week, a building materials company in Arkansas appealed a $12.6 MILLION verdict against them . . . after learning a juror named Johnathan Powell was posting Twitter messages . . . or "tweets" . . . about the case while the trial was still ongoing.

#3.) On Monday, a former Pennsylvania senator . . . named Vincent Fumo . . . was convicted of 137 counts of federal corruption.

--But now that conviction is in jeopardy because on Friday, an idiot jury member . . . 35-year-old Eric Wuest . . . posted a Facebook update about the case which read, "Stay tuned for a big announcement on Monday everyone!" (Orlando Sentinel)

(--Look, people, I realize you're desperate to be noticed . . . but this is seriously NOT COOL. Not only are you making wasting taxpayer dollars with your cries for attention . . . you're making it more difficult for prosecutors to convict CRIMINALS.) (--So stop interfering with the judicial process by posting status updates! Thank you & have a nice day!)