Facebook User Arrested For a Poke

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Posted by kdawson on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:11PM from the criminalizing-the-annoying dept.

nk497 writes "A woman in Tennessee has been arrested for poking someone over Facebook. Sharon Jackson had been banned by courts from 'telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating' with the apparent poke recipient, but just couldn't hold back from clicking the 'poke' button. She now faces a sentence of up to a year in prison."

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First POKE! (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:16PM (#29725969)

POKE! POKE! POKE!

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

by spun ( 1352 ) writes: <loverevolutionary.yahoo@com> on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:17PM (#29725983) Journal

I hope she enjoys getting poked in the pokey.
I don't think you understand the mechanics of lesbian sex...

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In an interview (Score:5, Funny)

by tecnico.hitos ( 1490201 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:17PM (#29725989)

Interviewer: Ms. Jackson, how have been your life since you was prohibited from comunicating?
Sharon Jackson: ...

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Its too obvious... (Score:4, Funny)

by confuto ( 1453393 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:19PM (#29726021)

That last poke pushed the "victim" over the edge!

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Re:Ok, and? (Score:4, Funny)

by Nimey ( 114278 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:22PM (#29726053) Homepage Journal

But it's got a "Web 2.0" social site involved, so it must be New! and Exciting!.

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In my day... (Score:5, Funny)

by lobiusmoop ( 305328 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:25PM (#29726081) Homepage

a poke got you infinite lives, not arrested. /get off my 8-bit lawn

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Re: burden of proof / implications on free speech (Score:5, Funny)

by HeronBlademaster ( 1079477 ) writes: <heron@xnapid.com> on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:39PM (#29726239) Homepage

Does teabagging in Halo violate the restraining order?
Ah, the great questions of the universe...

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

by circletimessquare ( 444983 ) writes: <{circletimessquare} {at} {gmail.com}> on Monday October 12, 2009 @07:59PM (#29726441) Homepage Journal

I don't think you understand how many here understand mechanics way more than they understand sex.

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Re:In my day... (Score:4, Funny)

by Bill, Shooter of Bul ( 629286 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @08:10PM (#29726573) Journal

Oh, the flat lightgreen space next to the white rectangle with a black isosceles triangle on top? Sorry, I thought your house was a rocket. My bad, I'll stop trying to pick it up now.

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @08:17PM (#29726649)

I understand quantum sex.

No wait...

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Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @09:07PM (#29727105)

Comment removed based on user account deletion

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Sounds fair to me (Score:2, Funny)

by WillAffleckUW ( 858324 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @09:07PM (#29727111) Homepage Journal

There are way too many poker-faced people who should be in the pokey for poking someone.
That said, they should have forced her FB status update to read "In Prison For Breaking the Law" and changed her FB picture to be that of someone wearing an orange jumpsuit.

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Re:all i have to say is (Score:3, Funny)

by Valdrax ( 32670 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @09:33PM (#29727283)

brb, jail

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:2, Funny)

by genericpoweruser ( 1223032 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @09:39PM (#29727335)

Quantum sex you say? There's a app^Wcomic for that! http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1666 [smbc-comics.com]
(I'm not affiliated with them in any way--I just think the comics are funny, and that you might too)

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

by dakameleon ( 1126377 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @10:13PM (#29727627)

I don't think you understand how many here understand mechanics way more than they understand sex.
Great, more car metaphors.
Well Timmy, when a daddy car and a mommy car love each other very much...

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Re:The last of the true blue /.ers? (Score:3, Funny)

by dbIII ( 701233 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @10:15PM (#29727639)

Well I thought it was about putting stuff at a memory address. Yet another bit of meaning overload.

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:2, Funny)

by gid ( 5195 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @10:30PM (#29727751) Homepage

Really, I don't even understand how two women can make love, unless they kind of scissor or something.

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Re:No communication is no communication. (Score:3, Funny)

by karnal ( 22275 ) writes: on Monday October 12, 2009 @10:38PM (#29727817)

I'm thinking they need a "Send Lawyers" button to the right of "Ask mafia to attack"
Or "Create Restraining Order"

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Re: burden of proof / implications on free speech (Score:4, Funny)

by Scarletdown ( 886459 ) writes: on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @03:43AM (#29729321) Journal

Does teabagging in Halo violate the restraining order?
Or what about teabagging in City of Heroes?
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/Scarletdown/COH/COH-Teabag.jpg [photobucket.com]

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Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

by muckracer ( 1204794 ) writes: on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @04:21AM (#29729487)

> I understand quantum sex.
Me too! With my eyes closed I have the most awesome sex ever with gorgeous women but the moment I look I'm all alone :-/

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POKE 788,52 (Score:2, Funny)

by Gunstick ( 312804 ) writes: on Tuesday October 13, 2009 @05:52AM (#29729803) Homepage

c64 rules!

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First POKE! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

In an interview (Score:5, Funny)

Its too obvious... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Ok, and? (Score:4, Funny)

In my day... (Score:5, Funny)

Re: burden of proof / implications on free speech (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

Re:In my day... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:2, Funny)

Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

Sounds fair to me (Score:2, Funny)

Re:all i have to say is (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

Re:The last of the true blue /.ers? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:2, Funny)

Re:No communication is no communication. (Score:3, Funny)

Re: burden of proof / implications on free speech (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Duh, that's what a restraining order is (Score:5, Funny)

POKE 788,52 (Score:2, Funny)

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