Is Facebook a friend or your worst enemy?

Facebook is arguably one of the very best inventions of the last 50 years. Or is it one of the worst abominations to be conceived yet? It all depends on your point of view and if you are one of the unfortunate people who have lost a job, been turned down for a job, been cyber-bullied or even got a criminal record because of something posted on FB then you know what I'm taking about.

It's undeniable that social networking sites have brought pleasu...
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The truth is out there if anyone would bother to look for it

I sit here thinking about the injustice that goes on in our society today. I'm sure that you and most other people in the "civilised" world, assume that society investigates crimes to determine the truth. The guilty get punished and the innocent go free.

I thought the same way until very recently when a friend was charged with a serious offence that, in my opinion, he did not commit. Yes there was evidence to consider him a susp...
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Get to know someone better from their background check

It's well known that some of the most terrible and notorious criminals in history somehow managed to conceal their true character as well as their crimes from even their closest family and friends. How someone can do this is hard to believe but it's true. The unfortunate lesson that this teaches is that you can never take people at face value. No matter how nice they seem you should always be careful until you know something about their...
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How to check your friends and your workmen for criminal records

Do you trust the people around you? How do you know that your friends or people that you have dealings with are who they appear to be? It seems to be very common to hear about serial killers, kidnappers and thieves who led perfectly ordinary lives. Even their closest friends had no idea that they had a life on the other side of the law. How can you protect yourself from people like that?

Elle and Jack are a typical couple wit...
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