Burglar Logs Into Facebook On Victim's Computer 337
yet-another-lobbyist writes to mention that Facebook addiction has finally caused real world consequences, at least for one would-be burglar. It seems that 19-year-old Jonathan Parker couldn't stay away from the popular social networking site, even long enough to rob a house. Parker not only stopped mid-robbery to check his Facebook status on the victim's computer, but left it logged in to his account when he left.
Frame job? (Score:5, Interesting)
Part of me has to wonder if someone else might have logged into the facebook account and left it for the victim to find, to implicate this other fellow?
Granted, there's probably more evidence to tie this guy to the burglary, but, I dunno, this seems *too* convenient.
Facebook addiction (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't think anyone predicted that the internet would give us infinite narcissism.
Re:Criminals are stupid, film at 11? (Score:5, Interesting)
Stupid criminals leave their Facebook accounts logged in on your computer. Smart ones steal all the passwords that are stored in your browser.
Re:Frame job? (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Frame job? (Score:3, Interesting)
I doubt the police would go for a prosecution just based on a facebook login. It will give them a prime suspect though - which will turn up other evidence, as in this case.
Re:Frame job? (Score:2, Interesting)
I don't know; guy from my high school crawled through an elderly woman's kitchen window and raped her. And dropped his wallet. And didn't realize it. True story; he didn't go straight home so the cops actually got to his apartment before he did and we were waiting for him when came home. People who have no impulse control (in other words, most criminals), really don't have the ability to prioritize like most of us "OK, I'd like to check facebook like I usually do every 5 minutes, but right now the potential negative consequences are just too great."
Predictions (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't think anyone predicted that the internet would give us infinite narcissism.
For anyone who read Usenet back in the 90's, this was not a prediction - it was a certainty.
Re:stupidity (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:"You have been poked by the Police" (Score:2, Interesting)
Do you have a (non Daily Mail) source for this?