Kimberly Banford deserves to be on World's Dumbest Criminals. Some people are just too stupid for social networking. Get this:
Kimberly uses Twitter under the name @
On August 10th at 12:07 PM Kimberly tweeted: "Just got on MUNI and didn't pay. That's my inner Samsam :)" Great. Now we all know she is a cheapskate and a fare evader.
Today, August 11th she tweeted: "Just found $15 in the dryer! Woo!" So, if you're missing $15 and you live in Kimberly's building - you know who pocketed your money.
Two hours ago Kimberly tweeted: "I just stole my first parking spot! Ahh!"
Now the whole world knows Kimberly Banford (hopefully she is not using her real name) is a fare dodger and laundry money thief and a parking place robber. They are all minor little issues, but her acts tend to say so much about what kind of person she is.
If Kimberly ever decides to go out and get a job it is very likely that her prospective employers may want to do a Google search on her. Guess what's going to pop-up - - information like this. The prospective employer is going to read whatever is readily available on the Internet and, quite probably, pass over Kimberly in favor of someone who is a little more mature and a whole lot more honest.
Poor Kimberly. She doesn't get it.
When you front yourself off to the world as being dishonest in your daily affairs, that message is likely going to follow you around for years to come.
Don't be stupid. Watch what you tell the world. You may end up regretting it.
Privacy, as we knew it the the 20th century, no longer exists today. We all need to put on our thinking caps and come to terms with this new reality of the 21st century.
Remember: when you post details about your dirty little deeds and include even your photo - it is thrown out into the vast universe of the Internet. Who knows what use may be made of it!
By the way, I decided not to include Kimberly's photo, even though I could have very easily plastered her face on this blog. Instead I inserted the harmless Loser stick-men you see above. Kimberly, being the dim-wit, posted her own photo on her Twitter page - a snapshot of her in a head rag standing in a public bathroom - maybe not the best choice.
Had I chosen to include Kimberly's photo I would have created a permanent record of this young woman's early life that would have had the potential to follow her around for the balance of her life. Is that fair?
Well, "fairness" is not a part of the harsh new reality of social networking.
So, listen kiddies:
THINK . . . before you act!
Social networking may wreck your resume and ruin your future - and the only person to blame will be YOU!
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1 comments:
Yeah, I saw that via 's twitter feed too and thought the same thing about Kim
There was also a 2nd person that day too (at least, I think it was that same day). But at least she got caught and owned up:
http://twitter.com/carlicita/status/3226266196
After 23 months of riding muni for free, I finally got a ticket. And it's double the cost due to "budget changes." Time to buy a fast pass.
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