These Awkward Facebook Posts Alerted The Police In The Most Entertaining Way

#1 Pretending to be Prince Moulay Rachid is absolutely risky and identity fraud is illegal.

Living the life that you want is never easy and pretending to be Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco is too risky. Unfortunately, Fouad Mourtada, a resident from Morocco, disregarded the risk and went on by creating a Facebook profile which he used to pose as the Prince of Morocco. The police officers did not buy it and because identity fraud is illegal, he was arrested for it and was sentenced to three-years of imprisonment.

#2 Planking was indeed a craze but planking on top of a police cruiser was a different story.

There were days in the past when planking was considered a fad. Indeed, it is a craze but planking on top of a police cruiser was a different story that only Nate Shaw, a resident of Gladstone, South Australia, can relate to. After posting his photo on Facebook, Nate was issued a notice to appear on court for illegally planking on top of a police vehicle.

#3 Becoming Facebook friends with former official of a U.S Justice Department is like setting your own trap.

It seems like living in paradise can make someone act foolishly. This was proven to be true when fugitive Maxi Sopo set a trap for himself and actually fell for it. Sopo, who successfully avoided his arrest for committing bank fraud, was not lucky after all. Shortly after fleeing the crime scene, he turned to Facebook and boasted about his luxurious lifestyle. He further attracted attention when he friended a former official from the U.S Department of Justice who re-connected him to authorities.

#4 Online threats to the lives of other people are taken seriously no matter what the intentions are.

Online threats to the lives of other people are definitely taken seriously no matter what the intentions are. Justin Carter, 19 years old, can certainly relate to this when he was sent to jail after making horrible Facebook posts about his wants to shoot and murder kindergarten. Carter and the whole family retracted the remark saying that the posts were done in sarcasm.

#5 Posting photos of expensive items on Facebook is only impressive if you buy it otherwise, you will end up on the shoplifters’ page.

This was how Stacey Price, a boutique owner, caught a shoplifter in her store. The hunt down started by following photos of one of the suspects. The effort paid well when she identified a stolen item in one of the photos which led to their immediate arrest. There is truth that posting photos of expensive items on Facebook can earn likes but only if you buy it, otherwise, you will be tagged as the notorious shoplifter.

#6 This American couple had posted a photo that violated the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

The Bahamian authorities just proved how they quickly respond to anyone who will violate the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. This American couple was not lucky at all when they posted a photo of a rare iguana that are being captured, cooked and consumed. The said couple was charged guilty after further investigation.

#7 Freedom of Speech has limitations. Just ask this group of Lebanese.

It looked like Ahmad Shuman, Antoine Ramia, Naim Hanna and Shebel Qasab forgot that there is a limitation for everything. This limitation speaks true when it comes to freedom of speech especially in countries like Lebanon where rules against slander, defamation and libel are strictly observed and implemented. The group was later on arrested for overly criticising Lebanese President Michel Sleiman through the creation of a Facebook page solely dedicated against Sleiman.

#8 Spreading and influencing violence online can only make police work easy.

Jordan Blackshaw and Perry Sutcliffe-keenan collaborated to organise two Facebook events that will spark violence around England. Little did they know, spreading and influencing violent behavior online only made police work easy. The two were found guilty and was sentenced to 4-year imprisonment.

#9 Craig Lazie Lynch surely asked for more jail time when he turned to Facebook after his escape.

Escapee, Craig Lazie Lynch surely asked for more jail time when he turned to Facebook shortly after his escape from prison. Unfortunately, Lynch found bad entertainment when he posted a series of photos on his Facebook page which captured himself while mocking police officers. The photos easily became viral which effortlessly pointed him back to the arms of the police.

#10 Nothing gives your location faster than your internet signal.

Mafia hitman, Pasqual Manfredi had made the biggest mistake in his life when he logged on to his Facebook account without hesitation. Also known as Scarface, Manfredi had long been chased by police officers but the search was over when his internet signal quickly gave his location away.

#11 Facebook profiles provide a great platform to hunt down gang members.

There is much to learn about someone's Facebook profile. This rings true in the case of Ivan Padilla who is a gang member with Facebook profile that led police officers to the hide-out of other gang members. It seemed like they weren't clean.

#12 Denouncing your irresponsible parenting on Facebook may cause you $435.

As if one act of foolishness wasn't enough, Denise New, a mother from Arkansas was later on asked to pay a $435 fine after she was found guilty of irresponsible parenthood on several inflammatory Facebook posts.

#13 Think thrice before you post your comments or you will be in trouble with the law

Think thrice before you post your comments or you will be in trouble with the law just like what happened to Matthew Woods, a teen from England, who was definitely out of his mind when he posted insensitive and unbefitting comments about the two missing girls, Madeleine McCann, 4 and April Jones, 5. "I woke up this morning in the back of a transit van with two beautiful girls. I found April in a hopeless place." These remarks had send Woods to jail for three months.

#14 Posers thrive by creating fake Facebook profiles but the façade doesn’t last long.

It didn't take long for Anthony Stancl's mask to be discovered. This poser pretends to be a girl who thrived when he created a fake Facebook profile which he used to easily ask for nude photos from his 30 male classmates.

#15 Facebook can also shed light to the crime just like what happened to the Genesis Sims murder case.

Facebook message contains ample of information that can be used if the situation calls for it. Take a look on how it shed light to the murder case of Genesis Sims, a 9-year old girl whose body was found in a vacant home located in Colorado. Her father, Hanif Sims and his girlfriend, Monique Lynch confessed to the crime through a Facebook message that contributed to the successful police man-hunt.

#16 Who needs the sketch of a suspect when his photos are all over the internet?

When eyewitnesses to a series of robberies in the metro saw Mark Dizon's photos on Facebook, Filipino police officers knew they were just an inch away from serving the justice. Dizon, who was suspected of murdering nine people during the attack

#17 Watch out for friend requests from anonymous Facebook users.

Undoubtedly, Facebook serves a medium that bridge connection between strangers but when 19-year old Adam Bauer accepted a friend request from a beautiful anonymous girl, he didn't only earn a friend.

#18 Bad Daddy seemed to fit his character well when this father was arrested for soliciting sex from her 13-year old daughter through Facebook.

Sex offenders sometimes hide behind their computers. This was the case with John Forehand who used Bad Daddy as his online name. John was arrested for soliciting sex from his own 13-year old daughter through Facebook. The father convinced his daughter to meet him but just when he thought he already succeeded, the daughter alerted her mother who immediately informed the police officers.

#19 There's nothing funny about Facebook photo of a baby smoking out of a bong

Undeniably, nothing is funny about a Facebook photo that shows a baby smoking out of a bong. This picture was posted by a 19-year old mother who did not only attract the attention of social media users but also directed the police to her arrest. She was charged of illegal possession of drug paraphernalia and a first-degree misdemeanour.

#20 Be careful who you poke on Facebook.

Everything stated under the context of a protection order should be followed regardless how shallow they may be. Just ask Shannon D. Jackson who was re-arrested after poking a woman on Facebook. There is really nothing wrong about the Facebook activity, only that Shannon poked a woman whom she was forbidden to have contact with.

#21 Online defamation can certainly send you to jail.

Online defamation can certainly send you to jail. This was what Farah Nur Arafah, a teen from Indonesia, had realised after attacking Felly Fandini on Facebook by calling her fat, dog, pig and a promiscuous woman.

#22 This Facebook status may not prove his intoxication but it did say enough about his neglect of duty.

Mr. Jacob Cox-Brown was a driver who was not cautious about his Facebook statuses. Take this message as an example. His classic drunk-driving status may not be enough to prove if he was sober or not but his clear neglect of duty did not let him get away with it.

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