Aus News 10: Fugitive's Facebook page may be a fake

Justin Grant, a 21-year-old fugitive who slipped away from his guards during a hospital visit in Townsville was found developing a Facebook account accepting friend requests and jeering the authorities who were unable to track him. His mother is urging him to surrender. According to a senior government minister, police believe that the Facebook page run by the fugitive may be a 'clever ruse' being run by someone else to confuse the police. The police is now looking into the case on whether the site is a deception, and warned the public that anyone assisting the fugitive will be facing criminal charges.

It is admittedly true that Facebook is so prevalent nowadays to the extent that people are using it abusively, even involving crimes. Besides, this case serves as a reminder to all of us that social networking through Facebook maybe harmful as the account created may not be true. The so-called 'friend' that we added may have a hidden characteristic which we may never know. This is why there are so many headlines nowadays stating that people, particularly the teenagers, being deceived through Facebook or some other social networking. Accordingly, it is crucial for us, the society and the authorities to realize the fact behind and map out expeditious strategies to curb this problem entirely.