The Game Incites Phone Flash Mob Via Twitter

According to the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department, ex-G-Unit rapper The Game incited a telephone flash mob that interrupted the emergency phone system and delayed emergency service. The Game sent a tweet containing the number for the Compton sheriff’s station, encouraging his 580,000 followers to call the number if they wanted an internship with him.

“This was beyond irresponsible,” stated Sheriff’s Capt. Mike Parker. “The deputies’ ability to answer the phones and dispatch personnel to help these people in danger was significantly impeded.” According to Parker, the phone lines were jammed for more than two hours by the flash mob and it is not known how many people couldn’t get through to the department.

Sheriff’s investigators are documenting the actions in a criminal complaint with plans to forward their findings to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office for criminal filing. “Each phone call made does open the possibility for an additional charge,” Parker said.

This is one incident that displays the power of social media. How do you feel about The Game’s actions and the tweet seen below that he posted after the situation had died down?

Brian Leak
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