Now that the matter has been officially cleared up, the story can be told: I got in severe trouble after my wording was misunderstood on Facebook.
In the post, I wrote: “Going to the mall with my Canon to shoot people.” (The past few days I had been using my new cellphone, experimenting, seeing how it compared to a standard camera set-up.)
Three things happened to and following that post: auto-correct changed ‘Canon’ to ‘Cannon,’ someone reported the post and I found myself confronted by law enforcement shortly after I arrived at the mall. Since I only had my ‘Canon,’ and not my ‘cannon,’ the responding LEO-in-charge realized that there had been a misinterpretation of my posting and released me.
Not trusting the situation though, I called my attorney immediately and she said, “Keep your mouth shut and let me take care of it.”
I did and she did.
If it weren’t for using FB to stay in touch with my friends across the country and around the world, I would’ve deleted it the moment I got home. What a two-edged sword social media has become.
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