Social Media and the Use of Force

Eric Lamberson
Sep 8, 2018 · 6 min read

If you are ever involved in a use-of-force incident and are charged criminally, one of the things that you can be certain of is that the prosecutor will ferret out every controversial thing you have ever posted on-line. He will use that information to paint you as a blood-thirsty, Rambo-wanna be who was itching to kill someone for their own visceral pleasure. What you post on social media, what you wear, the public behaviors you…

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Eric Lamberson

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Eric is a staff instructor for Massad Ayoob Group, a certified firearms instructor, an IDPA 6-gun Master, and a Force Science Institute graduate.

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