Burglar Logs Into Facebook On Victim's Computer

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.

Comments

"You have been poked by the Police"

[CdBee]

Seriously - what a muffin.... Wonder how his addiction will do, in jail...

Re:"You have been poked by the Police"

[JSBiff]

So, will his status for the next 3-5 years be updated to:

JOHN PARKER is serving a sentence in the State Penn.

Re:"You have been poked by the Police"

[SomeoneGotMyNick]

he was iFramed

Re:"You have been poked by the Police"

[Anonymous Coward]

Well, thankfully you broke the curse. None of us are laughing at what you wrote.

Frame job?

[JSBiff]

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.

Re:Frame job?

[Anonymous Coward]

You've got to remember where this happened - Martinsburg, WV... where they old saw goes:

How do you know the toothbrush was invented in West Virginia?
Because anywhere else it would have bene called a teethbrush.

Re:Frame job?

[jittles]

Don't underestimate the stupidity of your average criminal. My dad is a lawyer who has defended some really dumb criminals. I remember him telling me one time about a client who got busted for robbing a jewelry store. Apparently on his way to commit the crime he was pulled over for speeding. As luck would have it, he brought the ticket into the store with him and accidentally left it on the counter. Needless to say, it didn't take very long for the police to find him

Re:Frame job?

[brian0918]

Granted, there's probably more evidence to tie this guy to the burglary

Yeah... like the fact that he asked a friend if they'd want to help rob the house.....

He also said that the night before the burglary, Parker asked him if he wanted to help break into the victim's home but he refused.

Re:Frame job?

[hawk]

Back when I handled criminals, I had some *real* dumb ones, but my favorite robbed a friend's credit union.

When the police found him, he leaped up to tell them that the money in one pocket was his; that theirs was on the other. And when they brought the teller out to ID him, *he* IDed *her* instead!

Yes, criminals really are this dumb.

hawk, esq

Jonathan Parker

[Phoenixlol]

is postin this from this house im robin... WAD UP JAY!!1 WANNA CHILL TONIHGT/

stupidity

[sopssa]

Always when I think I've seen the most stupidity ever, there comes a next sucker and tops it.

Next on news, casino robbers twitter about the process using @heist tag while executing their plan.

Re:stupidity

[JustOK]

Sweet place you work at, where anyone can come along and log into your computers and get online.

Re:stupidity

[omeomi]

At a previous job, we fired a cleaning crew because they logged into our computers to check their email while we were out.

We called to tell them why they weren't getting paid or allowed to come back, and the boss said, "they might have pressed some buttons when they were dusting."

We said, "the login we have here is 'john.smith123@hotmail.com'; the odds of that being pressed sequentially are 2.7^15 to 1 against."

Why didn't you just lock your screen when you left for the day?

Re:stupidity

[Anonymous Coward]

You fired them for checking their email? Thank god they didn't make a phone call or you guys would have had to send the hit squad.

Re:stupidity

[gandhi_2]

are 2.7^15 to 1 against

Coincidentally, 2 954 312.71 is the phone number of the Islington Flat where a cleaning crew supervisor learned that he had lost a contract.

Re:stupidity

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd further that by saying most criminals who are caught (and yes, this is most of them) do not rise to the top of the intelligence pool. Who knows how many ultra-smart uncaught criminals are still out there though...

Re:stupidity

[da5idnetlimit.com]

In one of our offices, failure to lock your screen means you'll send an email proposing your sexual favours to a bunch of same sex colleagues for a modicum of money.

Second offender in the same day makes the same offer, but to both sexes, and for a lower amount.

This taught basic security to all newcomers.

It is lucky that :
- Most of us got caught, and pass on the joke
- we all have a sense of humor
- we are not in the US 8p

Re:stupidity

[cymen]

Here in the US the email offers to buy free beers at a local bar after work.

Re:stupidity

[Dan541]

I used to screen shot the desktop, set it as wallpaper then drag all the icons off screen.

Did he update his status?

[Toe, The]

I can just imagine it...

Status: Robbing a house at 319 Elm St. ROTFL!

Re:Did he update his status?

[camperdave]

I don't have an account
either, but it might be like
checking Slashdot to see
if anyone replied to your
comments.

...or if they've fixed the idle
comment entry field yet.

Re:Did he update his status?

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't have an account

either, but it might be like

checking Slashdot to see

if anyone replied to your

comments. ...or if they've fixed the idle

comment entry field yet.

That was like the worst poem ever.

Re:Did he update his status?

[mrdoogee]

Burmashave!

Re:Did he update his status?

[clone53421]

I don't have an account

either, but it might be like

checking Slashdot to see

if anyone replied to your

comments. ...or if they've fixed the idle

comment entry field yet.

That was like the worst poem ever.

Burma-Shave.

Re:Did he update his status?

[CdBee]

Facebook could REALLY improve their traffic levels if every 24 hours they autochanged statuses to "is sucking a cock" unless the user logged in before the time-out......

Re:Did he update his status?

[Anonymous Coward]

Your mom wouldn't have to log in as often.

Facebook Status:

[Codex_of_Wisdom]

JOHN PARKER is robbing a house :)
updated 2:57 PM today

Facebook addiction

[TrippTDF]

I know what that is like.. I actually made my wife change my password for me, and she logs me in a couple times a week so i can check messages.

I don't think anyone predicted that the internet would give us infinite narcissism.

Re:This proves the old adage...

[TrippTDF]

SOME criminals are stupid... obviously, you never hear about the smart ones.

Re:Criminals are stupid, film at 11?

[clone53421]

Stupid criminals leave their Facebook accounts logged in on your computer. Smart ones steal all the passwords that are stored in your browser.

Further evidence...

[idontgno]

that criminals aren't criminals because they're too smart to hold down a regular job.

Re:Criminals are stupid, film at 11?

[ckaminski]

Smart ones take the FUCKING COMPUTER!

What I want to know is ...

[Gravitron 5000]

if was robbing the place, why didn't he take the damn computer?

Re:What I want to know is ...

[Ingcuervo]

of course he is not a professional, social networking on working hours????

A newer spin...

[mevets]

Why is there no CSI Hillsboro? There are no dental records and everybody has the same DNA.....

Re:This proves the old adage...

[Archangel Michael]

SOME criminals are stupid... obviously, you never hear about the smart ones.

Sure you do, they are called congressmen and senators.

Predictions

[SuperKendall]

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.

Protip for criminals

[Lord Grey]

Habitual Multitaskers Do It Badly.

Dumbass.