The Evesham Township Police Department Facebook page has been around for about six months now, but the department only recently began posting DUI arrest information.  According to the folks at the PD, this was done to put a face and a name to these arrests, and provide the public important information.  It wasn’t just Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers who found this completely inappropriate and highly objectionable.  Several legal experts have also spoken about such postings being bad policy, and not entirely appropriate for a Police Department.

The ETPD has now taken down the page, while it weighs in on whether this is legal at all.  It seems to DUI lawyers in Los Angeles that the authorities here should have considered the legalities of this before posting the mug shots online.

There are definitely privacy concerns here.  Facebook allows pictures to be tagged by your friends, and the potential for humiliation, embarrassment and long-term damage from having people tagging these photographs, is immense.  There is also one tiny point that the ETPD seems to have forgotten.  Persons whose photographs are posted on the Facebook page, have only been arrested for DUI, and have not been convicted.

Unfortunately, social media has made it possible for law enforcement agencies to rush to judgment and announce punishments, even before a person has been convicted for an offense.  Just a few months back, a prosecutor in Texas who began a practice of posting the names of persons arrested for DUI on his Twitter feed.  These are dangerous trends, and while criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles will have no problem with law enforcement agencies using social media sites to enhance their activities, they must object when these activities interfere with citizens’ rights to due process.

When you consider the fact that these premium vehicles, which cost approximately $350,000 each, are capable of reaching speeds of up to 200 mph, you understand the seriousness of the problem. There have been no accidents and injuries reported yet, but Lamborghini is not taking any chances. The company has announced that it only recently discovered the problem by testing. It will be replacing fuel tanks on all the Murcielago vehicles that have been impacted by the recall.

The company insists that it has no way of knowing for certain how many of the vehicles will have this problem. According to Lamborghini, the problem will only occur because of the force of the gasoline in the tank as the driver engages in heavy accelerating or braking. That means that drivers who really believe in working their Lamborghini hard, are more likely to face this problem, than those who prefer a slower pace. However, all fuel tanks on all the Lamborghini models included in the recall will be replaced. Repairs are expected to begin in June. Owners are required to contact the dealer to schedule there repairs.

California class action lawyers will be pleased to see that the Italian automaker has acted fast to inform owners of a potential problem. That is more than can be said for several automakers, who prefer to wait until accidents and injuries have occurred to take concrete steps. (A certain Japanese automaker comes to mind.) A gas tank fire or explosion is no small matter. When you have a car speeding at 200 mph, there may be little room for any emergency maneuvers to prevent an explosion or fire.

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