Monday, January 31, 2011

Huntington Beach Considers Posting DUI Offenders On Facebook (And No, You Can't Untag Yourself)

In Huntington Beach, driving drunk can lead to unthinkable accidents, suspended licenses and now, if a recommendation is approved, public shame.

Facebook shame.

Which we all know is the worst possible kind. You may want to defriend grandma now. City Councilman Devin Dwyer wants the Huntington Beach Police Department to move forward with a previously discussed humiliation tactic of posting information and photos of "habitual drunk drivers" on its Facebook page, reports O.C. Now. He made the recommendation at Monday's meeting, and the City Council is expected to vote on it next Monday.

Huntington Beach is really Facebook-happy these days, recently using the social network to help solve a 43-year-old mystery.