Bathurst notes that while coming clean is the most proactive way to handle a Web indiscretion before it threatens your career, depending on the offense, you should keep in mind that self disclosure might cause you to lose your job.
In addition, although Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder, even if the jury rejects the self-defense claim and believes the killing was homicide, they may choose to convict of a "lesser included offense" such as manslaughter.