2 men were arrested after allegedly stalking a woman and broadcasting it on Periscope
With social media apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat encouraging us to share our every move, some people feel comfortable broadcasting their most intimate moments, like the birth of their child, with the world.
But don't get too comfortable, i.e., if you're committing a crime, perhaps its best to not livestream your behavior for the world to see.
That's the the lesson 2 men from Sacramento, California learned last week when they were arrested after allegedly stalking one man's ex-girlfriend and streaming it to anyone tuning in on livestream app Periscope, reports CBS Sacramento.
“If I didn’t think I would get in trouble with the law, n—- I would Periscope everything,” the man police believe to be Gonzalez told viewers in the Periscope video.
CBS showed clips from video before it was removed — we've reached out to Periscope for more details but have not heard back.
Derek Shore, a reporter for CBS Sacramento, said that viewers were sending “hearts” through the app during the video (indicating they "loved" what they were seeing) and some were egging the men on.
Eventually the video was shared with news outlets and the police.
The police obtained a search warrant and found the gun they believe was used in the video and booked Gonzalez on suspicion of gross negligent discharge of a firearm and possession of a loaded gun in public and Batson on marijuana charges as well as possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded gun and receiving stolen property and weapons violations last Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“We’re very fortunate it ended this way, that no one got hurt,” Sacramento Police Sgt. Doug Morse told CBS Sacramento. “It’s not something we see every day."
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