Comedy gallery shows the flip-side of social media, when bad taste runs amok

Ill-advised posts include shots of a son toasting his grandmother with beer...while driving a car and next to images of her funeral

And a hapless police department trying to catch a criminal are caught out...by said criminal who spots his own mugshot on Facebook

A knee-jerk reaction on social media can condemn you to ridicule...from hundreds, make that thousands, of people.

A comedic gallery of hapless Facebook posts shows just what happens when you press send without thinking first.

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There's the sneak who tried to photograph an image of a 'hot girl' on public transport, only to find they'd put the flash on the camera - and she very soon knew she was being snapped.

And more fool the person who mocks another...you never know who might be watching with a smart comment of their own.

Take the criminal who responded to his own wanted poster with relish - leaving police frustrated and none the wiser as to his whereabouts.

Here, Femail rounds up a dozen or more reasons why you should think before you post:

Dad! A father takes to social media to publish a little too much information on his son's bathroom habits

Well, you did ask for it! This poster fails to realise he's straight out a 80s cartoon Scooby Doo

Bad taste a go-go! A grieving relative hits the bottle - behind the wheel

Maybe keep that one to yourself: A father posts an ill-advised comment about his daugther

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Creepy: A sleazy photo opportunity goes awry when the snapper leaves the flash on

Keep on running! This criminal on the run keeps the police on their toes - by responding to his wanted request

Just weird: A blood heart - carved from a love-struck boyfriend's arm - strikes a macabre chord

Fake news alert: This reader doesn't quite get what The Onion does

Say what! A tale of phone rescue makes social media - and it probably shouldn't

Missing the point: A lady tries to show off her new haircut...but finds her labelling misunderstood

More fake news: They really don't keep whales in bags...even at Seaworld

A love story...who cares about the minor details - like mass slaughter and eternal misery

Gotcha! A taxi driver recoups a fare...by posting on a phone lost in the back of his cab