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EMAILS IGNIGHTED THE SEX SCANDAL
THAT BROUGHT DOWN FORMER C-I-A
DIRECTOR DAVID PETRAEUS.
BUT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE.
TONIGHT, 22NEWS REPORTER NICOLE
THAT YOU WRITE--OR TYPE--CAN BE
HELD AGAINST YOU.
TIME OR ANOTHER TO BE CAREFUL
ABOUT WHAT WE PUT IN WRITING.
AND NOW-A-DAYS, THAT ALSO
APPLIES TO WHAT WE TYPE IN OUR
EMAILS AND OUR TEXTS.
PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING OUT
INFORMATION. PEOPLE DON'T THINK
IT IS--BUT IT IS.
EVERYONE HAS TO BE SO CAREFUL
ABOUT IT
BUT NOT EVERYONE IS...WHICH IS
BECOMING MORE OF A PROBLEM IN A
GENERATION THAT'S NOW FILLED
WITH INSTANT COMMUNICATION.
WE HADN'T. AND WE ALL SAY
THINGS THAT WE REALLY MEAN; AND
I THINK IT'S JUST TOO BAD THAT
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT BACK IN
WRITING. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN
WHEREAS WHEN YOU SAY IT TO THE
PERSON, YOU CAN APOLOGIZE AND
IT'S OVER.
ACCORDING TO THE MIRANDA RIGHTS,
USED AGAINST YOU. WE'VE SEEN
THIS RECENTLY IN THE SCANDAL
DAVID PETRAEUS. EMAILS TRIGGERED
AN INVESTIGATION THAT LED TO THE
HIM AND HIS BIOGRAPHER, PAULA
IN A POSITION OF HIGH AUTHORITY
LIKE THAT, THERE SHOULD ALSO BE
AND IN BUSINESS EMAILS
THINGS, WE GET RID OF
THINGS--THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE
CASE.
SO BEFORE YOU SEND OFF THAT NEXT
LETTER, EMAIL, OR TEXT...READ IT
ADDRESSED TO THE RIGHT
RECIPIENT. THAT WILL HELP YOU
AVOID ANY POTENTIALLY STRESSFUL
OR DAMAGING OUTCOMES. IN
CHICOPEE, NICOLE NALEPA, 22NEWS.