Soon after I made my original post regarding Congressman Weiner's alleged inappropriate Tweet, Mr. Weiner came clean in a news conference in New York City. Mr. Weiner apologized for lying and his terrible mistake throughout his social media crisis.
If Mr. Weiner would have hired an attorney well versed in social media matters immediately after this scandal broke and received and followed his advice the fallout of this situation may have been lessened. People make dumb mistakes all the time. However, Mr. Weiner should have known better, especially since fellow Congressman Chris Lee resigned a few months ago due to a similar situation.
It will be very difficult for Mr. Weiner to regain the trust and respect of his constituents and his colleagues. As I have been saying for a long time, be careful what you post online. One wrong post may destroy your professional career and/or personal life.
To learn how to properly handle a social media crisis you may contact me at www.shearlaw.com.
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