Police arrested protesters G20 because Twitter

Pittsburgh - Twitter could actually cause a person brought to justice. Of course this happens when mikroblogging site is used for certain things.

As performed by 2 men from New York. They became 'victims' because of misuse Twitter to disseminate information on the protesters at the G20 meeting last month.

Eliot Madison (41) and Michael Wallschlaeger (46) was arrested on the first day of this economic meeting after police tracking Pittsburgh hotel.

At the hotel the police caught them sitting in front of the computer, wearing headphones, maps and scanners. They both claim to have used Twitter to inform the protesters about police presence.

Finally, 2 men charged criminal charges, one charge is to use a social site for criminal action.

DetikINET launched from the Telegraph, Monday (5/10/2009), up to now around 5,000 people plunged into the G20 protesters arena and 190 of them have been arrested.

source : DeTikineT