Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Rad Not, Just Plain Stupid

From Pine River World News
"Trapped girls updated Facebook instead of calling police
Police in Australia have voiced their concern about the growing use of social networking sites after two young girls who were trapped in a drainage well system updated their Facebook profiles instead of calling the emergency services for help.

By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney
Published: 10:45AM BST 08 Sep 2009

The girls, aged 10 and 12, used their mobile phones to access the popular website and update their statuses, alerting friends and family that they were lost in a storm drain in Adelaide's southern suburbs. Their exact status updates have not been released.

The girls were rescued at about 7.30pm on Sunday night after a friend, who was online at the time, decided to call the police. Ambulance crews wer" Trapped girls updated Facebook instead of calling police - Telegraph


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