The photo in question --> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/facebook-police-gas-siphoning-764512
Friday, April 20, 2012
People Doing Stupid Things on Facebook
This week I saw a picture of a man siphoning gas out of a cop car and giving the finger. At first I looked at it and said to myself, how stupid can you get. Then my question was answered.... He put the picture on Facebook. This young man in Kentucky was subsequently arrested as was his girlfriend who took the picture. After he was arrested, the police and media asked why he had done, and also why he had photographed the theft. His response? He was trying to be funny. However the time in jail and the subsequent fine are not so funny. for him or his girlfriend. This is I hope is not the next trend on Facebook. Stupid people doing stupid things to get a "laugh" and eventually ending themselves in jail. This could go the way of YouTubing practical jokes and ending up on Ridiculousness of Tosh.0, people will start doing things to get famous on Facebook and end up in the news. For some reason people will do whatever it takes to get famous and whatever the consequences it doesn't seem to matter because they got their name in the paper for a week or so. People need to think about what they are posting on Facebook and they need to realize that if the trade-off for a few minutes of fame is going to jail and possibly being turned down for a job or other opportunity is not worth the time, effort and hassle
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