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Pawluck, accompanied by six friends, appeared in court on April. 17 and pleaded not guilty. Further proceedings were postponed until May. 24.

According to the law, something deemed a genuine (even if unintentional) threat is grounds for arrest.

I hate to say it but theres a digital literacy issue here. Its very easy for us to use these incredibly powerful computers that we have in our pockets and purses and hands our cellphones its very easy for us to use them without fully understanding the power of them, Matrix said.

He cited a recent incident where a friend spotted another youths suicide plans online and informed the police, who were able to intervene.

Its not that hateful or derogatory statements are to be celebrated, but, rather, young people who use social media often are unaware what is actually dematory.

Weve had instances where weve relied on social media to locate individuals. There have been a number of cases where suicides and crimes have been prevented, Bangild said.

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Police have said there is more material relating to the arrest, but the particulars arent yet known. However, her case spurred questions in both mainstream and social media about online rights and freedoms.

Whether its a letter, a shocking picture, or in this case a piece of politically inspired graffiti, social media leverages that [very thing] into a r wider and completely uncontrollable breadth of audience, said Dan Burnett, a Vancouver-based lawyer and professor at the University of British Columbia.

But Bangild admits there is another side that is difficult to navigate, because social media itself is in its inntile stage.

Det. Jeffrey Bangild, an officer in charge of a crime and mily service unit in Toronto, works with youth and has become increasingly active in police use of social media.

Det. Bangild said there is a difference between stating an opinion of dislike and implying that violent actions should be taken.

Its a matter of new laws and ongoing education being needed, according to Sydneyeve Matrix, a professor in the Department of Media and Film at Queens University.

Pawluck was picked up by police at her home last Wednesday, questioned for hours and then released on a promise to appear in court.

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But Det. Bangild said a threatening image like the Instagram graffiti which names the person and suggests he should receive a bullet in the head would warrant the attention of the police, even if the police were not the intended target.

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Putting that sort of image online can result in the publisher being on the receiving end of a demation case, or if the post was racist, for example, a human rights complaint.

Its very easy for us to use these incredibly powerful computers that we have in our pockets and purses and hands our cellphones its very easy for us to use them without fully understanding the power of them.Sydneyeve Matrix, Queens University

Theres certainly a line that has to be judged on any situation, whether it is freedom of speech or if there is a criminal involvement,new york escort he said.

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There have got to be some new laws in place, but we have a long way to go. Whether its lawyers or teachers, we need to have conversations about the power of these mobile technologies, Matrix said.

The law treats somebody who publishes as responsible, regardless of if they are the first publisher or the one who expanded publication to a new audience of thousands more people, with very limited exceptions, he said.

Matrix says the issue is that many people, especially youth, who frequently use social media do not yet understand the implications of such posts.

The image Jennifer Pawluck posted online showed Cmdr. Ian Lafrenire, a Montreal police spokesman, with a bullet hole through his head. Pawluck says she only took the picture and shared it, and was not the person who created it.

Montreal criminal defence attorney Eric Sutton told CBC News that, in the Pawluck case, the Crown would have to prove Lafrenire reasonably feared for his safety as a result of the Instagram photo.

Theres certainly a line that has to be judged on any situation, whether it is freedom of speech or if there is a criminal involvement.Jeffrey Bangild, Detective

Although social media has operated as a means of bringing injustices suffered by some to the attention of a wider audience, there are pitlls with such exposure as well as benefits.

According to the law, something deemed a genuine (even if unintentional) threat is grounds for arrest.

He gives the example of someone saying they do not like a certain political party which they would be free to do. But if that person then adds or implies they would kill a member of that party, then the person has crossed the line.

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We have to realize that when we take a picture of something and send it out, it can be interpreted in a million ways. It can be interpreted as endorsement. And it could spread a message r and wide that does amazing damage, whether its reputational damage or whether it inspires behaviours that we would never condone.

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A large part of the issue is that social media threats are relatively new phenomena and legislation has not yet caught up with what has now become commonplace.

But what does this say about freedom of speech in social media? And how do we know when a post is actually breaking the law?

The use of online sources has become an important tool in crime prevention and saving people. But sometimes a seemingly innocuous post can be a motive for arrest.

A Montreal womans decision to post an Instagram photo of a controversial piece of anti-police graffiti took her online action out of cyberspace and ultimately into a Montreal courtroom Monday.

He adds that in the eyes of the law, they are publishers of that material and are thereby accountable to the same degree as traditional publishers.

Sutton added the arrest could be about police trying to send a message of zero tolerance for anything thats seen as threatening to their image.

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However, she was formally charged with criminal harassment and intimidation against a high-ranking Montreal police officer.

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Jennifer Pawluck has been accused of criminal harassment and intimidation against a high-ranking Montreal police officer after she posted this photo of anti-police graffiti online on March 26.Burnett says that the question for police is whether the person who posted such content is also taking responsibility for it.

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