Yes, There are Times When You Shouldn’t be Tweeting
by Joe McKendrick
A juror on a civil trial against a building materials company was caught tweeting some of his musings, resulting in calls for a mistrial.
“The motion filed Thursday seeking a new trial claims the juror sent eight messages—or ‘tweets’—to the micro-blogging Web site via his cellular phone. One read in part: ‘oh and nobody buy Stoam. Its bad mojo and they’ll probably cease to Exist, now that their wallet is 12m lighter.’… Another describing what ‘Juror Jonathan’ did today, read: ‘I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else’s money.’”
No word yet on the punishment awaiting Juror Jonathan. Yes, perhaps there are times when too much connectivity may be a bad thing. Along with legal proceedings, occasions such as driving, job interviews, performance review sessions, religious ceremonies, and first dates come to mind as times when hold off on the urge to tweet. The world will wait for you.
