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more about #jail nutbastard: i dont think one can be legally compelled to do what is essentially police work. certainly not as a minor. hopefully the arresting officer is admonish... more » jayhawk11 owns property now!!!: I swear to god, maybe 5 of the commenters on this story actually read what happened. They arrested his VP....the guy who actually planned the event. ... more » Shevonne A Polastre: Wow, this is ludicrous. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: It must have been Paul Blart's day off. He would have known how to handle that crowd... more » madog: Yeah, you can go ahead an file this under "stupid". Try not to rationalize this, people It's a waste of energy. (not because of you guys reporting th... more » 00000000: All BS aside. You're telling me that a bunch of COPS couldn't control a gaggle (stampede?) of teen girls?! So, they then arrest the performer? Not ... more » FooSchnickens - BPH Free: Police: You there, boy, do our job! Boy: Ummm, no? Police: Arrest them! more » Kaiser-Machead: 12 year old Samantha Piper, looked down at her iPhone to see that Bieber just left a tweet pleading with the crowd to calm down. Suddenly, her urge to... more » Mikestan: Since when have NY police tried to stop a crowd by peaceful measures. Oh wait, this happened in Long Island so this wasn't the NYPD. Had it been the ... more » valkilmerisawful: This is the first cool thing I've heard Justin Bieber do. Now he's not just a little punk b*tch pop singer, he's that badass that just gave the finge... more » Canoehead: I am pretty rusty on this stuff, but isn't there a huge constitutional issue if the police attempt to COMPEL speech? I mean, this is the state requir... more » Voyou_Charmant: If the police can't rely on teenage pop-stars to do police work such as --- managing a crowed of teenagers (probably mostly girls?), who can they rely... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Did you say, a megaphone to disperse the crowd? more » jurrasix: We are so close, soon I'll be able to tweet the police for help. Then they could just spend my tax money on TwitterPeek's for the force. more » CooperDToo: Maybe they should have just tased him? more » balls187: Yeah, what if they had used tasers? People would be screaming bloody murder. At the least the police have a clue and tried to use Twitter. more » obeisance: As the great philosopher Gumby once said, "just because they call it a nightstick, it doesn't mean you can't use it in the daytime." Wise words indeed. more » iAppleHelp: I don't want to be rude but doesn't this happen only in USA? I haven't heard a case like this anywhere in Europe but I might be wrong. more » Thorax707: Everything about this story is puke-inducing. The kids sucks, his management sucks, his fans suck, the cops suck and the reporting sucked. more » badhatharry: I hear they're going to use this tactic at the next WTO meeting. Pascal Lamy is just going to send out a tweet that the WTO has been cancelled, and a... more » -
#twitter
Jailed for Not Using Twitter
This kid is the famous teen pop star Justin Bieber. Yes, I didn't have a clue either, but apparently he sings in Microsoft store openings and malls. His other ability: If he doesn't tweet, he gets people in jail. More » -
#crime
How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
Matt Weigman, "a fat, lonely blind kid," received an 11-year jail sentence at age 19 for using the phone service to harass and attack his enemies (including the FBI!). But how does a kid come to such a fate? More » -
#crime
Phil Spector Requests iPod to Pass the Time While in Jail
Famed Beatles producer and founding member of the Horrible Mugshot Hall of Fame Phil Spector is beginning to serve his 19-year prison sentence for murder, and made a specific request to help him pass the time: An iPod. More » -
#technosexual
Sex With a Vacuum? That's a 90 Day Jail Sentence
What happens when you are caught making sweet love to a car wash vacuum in Michigan? Apparently, it gets you 90 days in jail for indecent exposure and mandatory drug testing. More » -
