Facebook "poke" could lead to jail.

[disneyland lady]

Facebook has added a couple of verbs to our collective vocabulary. There's the common "Facebook," which means to message someone or request them as a friend, despite sounding more like something you'd say to somebody before punching them (e.g. "I'll Facebook you!"). And then there's to "poke" -- a gentle way of prodding acquaintances or initiating contact with someone you don't know, despite sounding like a form of sexual assault.

Since that latter function's inception, we've been waiting for someone to get in trouble for poking people on Facebook -- and not just because we're juvenile and enjoy the double entendre. Finally we got our wish. The Tennessean is reporting that a Hendersonville, Tennessee woman, Shannon D. Jackson, was arrested for "poking" an unidentified woman and, in doing so, violating a court order that prohibits Jackson from "telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner."

The violation, a class A misdemeanor, could result in almost a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

We've seen plenty of arrests thanks to dumb things posted on Facebook, but this is the first time (we know of, at least) that someone has been jailed for poking. A truly historic day indeed. [From: The Tennessean]

[Stinkerbell]

Facebook has added a couple of verbs to our collective vocabulary. There's the common "Facebook," which means to message someone or request them as a friend, despite sounding more like something you'd say to somebody before punching them (e.g. "I'll Facebook you!"). And then there's to "poke" -- a gentle way of prodding acquaintances or initiating contact with someone you don't know, despite sounding like a form of sexual assault.

Since that latter function's inception, we've been waiting for someone to get in trouble for poking people on Facebook -- and not just because we're juvenile and enjoy the double entendre. Finally we got our wish. The Tennessean is reporting that a Hendersonville, Tennessee woman, Shannon D. Jackson, was arrested for "poking" an unidentified woman and, in doing so, violating a court order that prohibits Jackson from "telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner."

The violation, a class A misdemeanor, could result in almost a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

We've seen plenty of arrests thanks to dumb things posted on Facebook, but this is the first time (we know of, at least) that someone has been jailed for poking. A truly historic day indeed. [From: The Tennessean]

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Thank the Lord I found this forum, the only safe place to interact with real people online. I feel so ...
normal here.

[Squid]

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Thank the Lord I found this forum, the only safe place to interact with real people online. I feel so ...
normal here.

[Joe C]

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Thank the Lord I found this forum, the only safe place to interact with real people online. I feel so ...
normal here.

I sure Homer is asking Mayhem where the Poke button is on here.

[FreecellFanny]

Pull my finger. 

[Hocky]

Sounds like to me this Jackson person already had some sort of restraining order against her from contacting this unidentified woman and she violated it by poking said person.

Geez Louise!