New York Representative Anthony Weiner recently had his Twitter account hacked and a picture of bulging underpants tweeted to a woman in Seattle. The tweet was quickly and effectively deleted. Weiner apologized for the inappropriate picture. It may have all been a joke, but just in case Weiner will be hiring one the best and most expensive lawyers he can find in order to insulate himself from any legal blame, also, the lawyer will serve as an advisor on how to attack the hacker who had the audacity to steal use of Weiner’s Twitter account.
It seems a bit ridiculous to me that a lawyer is needed for this situation. First off, our society needs to stop being hypersensitive in situations such as these. It really isn’t a big deal, and was quickly fixed. In addition, I doubt there were many young people who were following Mr. Weiner that would have seen the image. They are all adults and should act as such. I do respect the man for apologizing and removing the pictures so quickly, but he does not need to waste taxpayer money on such a superfluous escaped to fight an unnecessary legal battle.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43222914/ns/politics-more_politics/
I completely agree with you Zach. People need to calm down about things like this. We aren't in middle school anymore. In a world where these slips are not such a big deal, we, the Representative, and the hacker, could all be chuckling over the practical joke. Wouldn't that be nice? I think so.
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