Twitter helps save the day regarding a student’s arrest

Morning,

I had heard about this two weeks ago but now it’s being picked up by mainstream media. To wit:

…James Karl Buck sent a message using Twitter which helped get him out of an Egyptian jail.

Buck, a graduate student from the University of California-Berkeley, was in Mahalla, Egypt, covering an anti-government protest when he and his translator Mohammed Maree were arrested April 10.

On his way to the police station, Buck took out his cell phone and sent a message to his friends and contacts using the micro-blogging site Twitter.

The message only had one word. “Arrested.”…MORE….

Fascinating reading and one that you should certainly share with your children. It’s a testimony to the power of technology.

Enjoy!

Owlbert

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ps - speaking about arresting:


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MY DADDY CAN ARREST YOUR DADDY POLICE GIRL BABY ONESIE


1940 Bugsy after his arrest for murder in LA


MY DAD CAN ARREST YOUR DAD POLICE BABY BLANKET PERSONA


AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ROSA PARKS ARREST PHOTO


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Posted on : Apr 25 2008
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