To me, this seems like a very clever way to FRAME someone. Find out the password to an account (maybe a "friend's"), burglarize a home and leave the computer signed into that account. It just doesn't make any sense to sign into Facebook at that time - there's no motive! Unless you plan to pray on the naivete/vanity of law enforcement and the media. I'd automatically suspect the dude that told cops his "friend" asked him for help... classic perp returning to the crime kind of deal.
Obviously Mashable isn't a police blotter, so there's probably some damning evidence against this guy, that's not even listed in the article. But I just don't see the reasoning behind logging into Facebook in the middle of a robbery. Even the cockiest burglars know to get in and out as quickly as possible.
Name
· 2 months ago
Agreed. I know my buddies password. This couldn't possibly hold up in court. Fingerprints yes. Facebook no.
ZoSFrosty
· 2 months ago
I was saying the *exact* same thing to my co-workers not 30seconds before I saw this comment hahaha. If the current defendant ends up having evidence to prove he could not actually have committed the crime (witnesses to prove he was elsewhere at the time, etc.) it shouldn't take very long for the cops to realize his buddy is framing him...
Arjn143
· 2 months ago
I was thinking the exact same thing as I was reading it. 1. Rob a house. 2. Sign into your friend, Jonathan Parker's Facebook account. 3. When the cops come for him, tell them Parker asked you to help rob a house.
But like you said, all the evidence against him may not have been included in this article. Law enforcements should always consider the case of the suspect being framed.
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
I agree you should blogg this. Some people are so unaware of reality that they don't know how to analyze a situation b4 judging it! You have a logical point.
Wesley Pinkham
· 2 months ago
I'm in ur haus stealin ur ringz
Tilmont Lionel
· 2 months ago
Maybe he wanted to update his status ! ROFL !
Angelo
· 2 months ago
Lol.. "Robbing some rich guy" :P
Chris
· 2 months ago
LOL!
PHREQUENSI
· 2 months ago
That's hilarious.
cfultz
· 2 months ago
What an idiot! Check your stuff on your own time! He deserves the 10 year sentence for being a complete imbecile
AG
· 2 months ago
Am I the only one wondering why he didn't take the computer too?
Pyrogenic Media
· 2 months ago
Probably doesn't have internet at his bat-cave.
Jay Mizzle
· 2 months ago
well hell he shouldve just logged in, checked his mail, fix a sandwich, sit down & watch TV while he at it. THEN take the computer with him & the two diamond rings.....LOL
Animastar
· 1 month ago
It was probably a desktop computer. Strange man coming out of the house lugging a whole computer with him might just look a tad suspicious.
www.facebook.com/Jay.mizzle1
· 2 months ago
ROTFLMMFAO!!!!!! that thought did cross my mind!
Tae
· 2 months ago
di ba cfultz, i agree with you ng sobra sobra. by the way ang gwapo mo like grabe, my ass cheeks are quivering by the very sight of you.
Boggle
· 2 months ago
What the hell did you just say?
D6Veteran
· 2 months ago
This would be more interesting if you explained how he got busted ;)
Name
· 2 months ago
clearly u didn't read the article, genius. he forgot to log out of FB after he left.
D6Veteran
· 2 months ago
I did read it. So he forgot to log out of FB. So what? How did that get him busted? When was he logged in? At home, from a mobile device.
"Leaving the house . . ."
His house, the victims house.
Patrick
· 2 months ago
I agree with D6Veteran... Of course you can make the obvious assumptions, but they remain assumptions. The article should have been written more clear.
mkreiser
· 2 months ago
LOL are u serious?? U really couldnt figure out that the guy logged into the computer at the house he broke into?
becks
· 2 months ago
I thought it was pretty obvious...
I'm not saying D6Veteran is stupid for not getting it right away, because I misread things all the time, but the article wasn't poorly written at all (directed at Square, not D6). I thought it was made pretty clear - "the burglar left a trail, by way of checking his Facebook account before leaving the house with two diamond rings and forgetting to log out." Obviously it would be the house he robbed, otherwise they would've said 'his house'. And why would they need to clarify that he was checking it on the computer? Most people use Facebook on their computers; not their phones, so to state that he used a computer in the house that he robbed would just be stupid and obvious...and I can't believe I actually spent time arguing about this. I'm going to shower now. Good job, Barb Dybwad.
D6Veteran
· 2 months ago
Wow. Mashable is full of rude fan boys/girls. It wasn't clear to me. I use Facebook mobile 90% of the time and so I was in the frame of mind he was logged in from his phone, and so I thought there was some sort of gps tracking or call record behind it. I was over-thinking it.
But thanks everyone for being (as the Prez would say) jackasses. Great community being built here.
Square
· 2 months ago
Yes, it's obvious, but the article is also pretty poorly written.
LJ
· 2 months ago
Sorry that us jackasses can read and put two and two together. If he logged in via mobile facebook why would it matter if he forgot to log out? It would be on his own phone and no one would know but him unless he was dumb enough to post that he was robbing a house in his status, which would have been mentioned as supreme evidence of his stupidity instead of the forgetting to log out part. Obviously, he would have had to log in from one of their computers. And if this mashable article wasn't clear enough for anyone all they had to do was click the link to the full article provided.
LJ
· 2 months ago
Uh, he got busted because they knew who he was from his facebook page, which he forgot to log out of before he left the house he burglarized. Obviously, they were able to track him down from that and arrested him.
Wow, people these days really need everything spelled out for them...
Name
· 2 months ago
I can't decide who's more obtuse: you or this robber.
natasha00
· 2 months ago
I agree with you (i.e. D6Veteran). I had to read it twice before I got it (the line in caps). the burglar left a trail, by way of checking his Facebook account BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE WITH TWO DIAMOND RINGS and forgetting to log out.
I am not saying I am a genius, but I am no Jessica Simpson either. The author is not at fault, its just the way its worded.
P.S. The robber is a dumbass. what the hell was he thinking .... This is the future of America. Internet addicts with no brains whatsoever committing crimes. This is why I don't want kids.
AverageJez
· 2 months ago
I thought it was pretty clear. I mean, it's clear from the article title, even. lol Yeah, you did overthink it. Lack of logic makes ya do that. :P
Daniel S. K
· 2 months ago
even if he log off, unless he clear the cookies and history, it easily tracable. Say he did delet and the police suspected he used the computer, it is still too easy to find who used and what he deleted by doing some forensic on the hard drive. The moral of the story is that - don't be addicted with facebook -:
Tsuruchi
· 2 months ago
But then if he had logged out, the people who got robbed would likely not have noticed anything amiss and not thought twice about it.
sizemattic
· 2 months ago
This guy deserves to get caught. Nothing I hate more is thieves who think it's OK to steal from people who work hard for their possessions. Whatever this guy gets add on 5 more years just based on his stupidity.
Name
· 2 months ago
What other kind thieves are there?
sizemattic
· 2 months ago
I guess those are the only kind.
magagnon
· 2 months ago
Perhaps he wanted to post this status update "I just robbed 2 diamond rings from this dude. LOL"
Indy
· 2 months ago
It was probably just a habit. He probably didn't even realize what he was doing. Although you'd think he'd be in a bit of a hurry....
Fara7
· 2 months ago
Heh. What kind of Burglar is this. Why care checking Facebook at such time?
Name
· 2 months ago
Maybe he's worried about his plants withering in FarmVille.
LoL!!
MattsMedia
· 2 months ago
omg this cant be real what kind of idiot would check his facebook during a robbery.
AverageJez
· 2 months ago
There have been suits against homeowners for being injured while breaking into said home.
What's worse, is the burglar(s) won most, if not all, of those lawsuits. This article doesn't exactly surprise me much. Just another chuckle at the expense of another stupid person getting caught doing something that reflects their intelligence.
Gins
· 2 months ago
He should serve extra time for being an idiot. If stupid were a crime...
Ricardo Nunez
· 2 months ago
Now he will socialize in jail. What an idiot.
adamjackson
· 2 months ago
Should have used Firefox private browsing mode. Or just stolen an iPhone w/ Facebook app and used that to check it on the go!
Terry
· 2 months ago
Or the 'porn mode' in Google Chrome. It just tells us how important private browsing is.
Jason Barone
· 2 months ago
I guess he missed the memo. There was probably an app for that.
nemonizer
· 2 months ago
alert!! idiots are at large!!
wien
· 2 months ago
lol
Ron
· 2 months ago
How addicted must you be to have to check FB... rly?
Paul Eulette
· 2 months ago
LOL - seriously. I mean, you'd have to be pretty dull to even think of checking Facebook at that particular time in the first place, but there has to be something wrong with him if he forgot to log out.
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
First he is smart enough to come up with the idea to rob he is smart enough to realize that there is no time for facebook because he just robbed someone. Duh! But if he is that dumb then he needs help not jail time he obviously has a problem. And robbing is not the issue.
Robert
· 2 months ago
I wonder what he posted for his status update.
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
He guys just checking in hows my fb friends me im just stealin you know yeah um gotta go here come the cops. Ohhh dang its tooo late s#it fu*k dang what do I do think think fast.
out4blood
· 2 months ago
That's what you get for checking FB on the job!
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
That was not a job. A job is working he was stealing and ummm nothin adds up you can't believe all the logical folocies!
Karen
· 2 months ago
IDIOT! He must do these kind of things often because he's so comfortable that he'll even check his FB??! He probably watched some TV and made a sandwich right before getting on.
Sean T Poindexter
· 2 months ago
He's lucky someone wasn't home at the time. With a sword.
Right to chop his um um off ha I got you now you FB Chatter. ohhh and give me back my rings...
Karen
· 2 months ago
IDIOT! He must do these kind of things often because he's so comfortable that he'll even check his FB??! He probably watched some TV and made a sandwich right before getting on.
Yeah what an idiot! HE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF ROBBING HIMSELF RIGHT! OR WAS IT HIM THAT ROBBED IN THE FIRST PLACE. OR DO WE EVEN KNOW THE TRUTH. HA. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM PROVE THAT HE IS THAT DUMB AND THEN I WILL LAUGH.
TrinaDionneTilson
· 2 months ago
I thought I was hooked but this guy has FB Addiction bad!
michael5
· 2 months ago
Sounds as good as the guy that while drunk and riding in a taxi decided to rob the taxi driver after the driver stopped at his house. After a short time sleeping it off in bed the police had little trouble apprehending the genius.
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
YEAH BUT HE WAS DRUNK!
Paul K.
· 2 months ago
Serious matter or not, you should consider this story pretty much hilarious.
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
YEAP FUNNY AS HELL LMAO
Wander
· 2 months ago
Remember when breaking in somewhere, use their computer to login someone elses facebook...theyll never get you
Steve
· 2 months ago
How funny is that!
Caitlin
· 2 months ago
Seriously! Needed to check for messages that badly? Ridiculous.
robblewis
· 2 months ago
wtf? Why would one even consider checking facebook from a computer in the house you are robbing? was the guy that stupid?
Craig Luciano
· 2 months ago
robbery and burglary are two different crimes, they shouldn't be used interchangeably. robbery involves confrontation of the victim. while burglary is done while the victim is not present.
bhartzer
· 2 months ago
stupid criminals. why didn't he just have Facebook hooked up to his cell phone?
Kristal Bailey
· 2 months ago
Wow, what a moron. I think he needs to take a trip to that Internet Rehab facility. His addiction is encroaching upon his "work".
Is it bad that the first think I did after reading this is to log on to facebook and search for Jonathan Parker so I could see what he looks like?
Still, it is a pretty dumb move, and reminds me of a saying my dad had "We only catch dumb criminals."
thisgirlgotamouthonher
· 2 months ago
Wow and Kayne did what? We go up against someone like murder but laugh at an idiot for his stupidity!
Andrew Chavez
· 2 months ago
I think he committed burglary, not robbery. Big difference.
jacob windham
· 2 months ago
You know you're addicted when...
Raet
· 2 months ago
Err... why not take the computer too? Freak...
daljeet2
· 2 months ago
Well. i hope he does at least 10 years.
Jennifer
· 2 months ago
I think there is one more important thing to consider. ALL computers should be password protected. It is possible that the burglar went on the computer to look for information such as passwords to bank accounts or credit card information. While he was doing that, he went to FB and forgot to log out. People need to remember...just because your computer is in your house does not make it safe.
Bretspot
· 2 months ago
That Farmville is a killer aint it?
Chris
· 2 months ago
"If robbery weren’t such a serious matter we might consider this story pretty much hilarious."
what are you talkin about?!?!! this is f*cking hilarious! What kind of a dumbass checks facebook in the actual house he or she is robbing? FAIL.
Joe.H
· 2 months ago
Maybe companies now don't need to block social networking sites, so everyone leaves the trail :)
"So apparently it actually works both ways:" Only a moron would begin a story this way.
webucated
· 2 months ago
Now if this guy would have updated his facebook status to say, "Just came up on some diamond rings", then we would have had a suitable confession to go with his idiotic burglary.
This guys truly does deserve the idiot of the year award...
Note to Darwin: please stop people like this from polluting the gene pool
benmarvin
· 2 months ago
Prison is the original social network.
matt182matt
· 2 months ago
LJ you tooooooool.... "Burglarized" is not a word!!!! its "Burgled" you DO need things spelt out for you!!! D6 veteran still an idiot though :)
eltonlester
· 2 months ago
Too funny. Going medieval and cutting his hand off would actually help this guy out. Then he wouldn't be able to do something so dumb next time.
TWlTTERLOGOS.com
· 2 months ago
lol dumbass
netzwerkkabel
· 2 months ago
I think it's a shear mistake made by robber because due to silly mistake he has been caught and it's a great news for cops that just on the basis of facebook id the were able to catch him up....
niubi
· 2 months ago
Sounds familiar to those two Australian teenagers who were trapped in a drain (?) in Adelaide - they used Facebook on their iPhone to call for help, rather than call up the emergency services. As you do. The burglar sounds particularly dumb, however. Perhaps if he'd known about DubLi auctions he wouldn't even have been there in the first place!
vitalstatistic63
· 2 months ago
Sorry to hijack the thread, and this may have already been mentioned elsewhere, but this bloke is up on the same level as two teenage girls over here in Australia last week. They got themselves lost in a drainpipe and instead of calling for help on the emergency number (000 here, or 911 as you know it) they used their phones to post their predicament on facebook. They were rescued after one of their friends notified authorities.
Santosh
· 2 months ago
He will get featured on TV - idiot criminals...
Nicoleta
· 2 months ago
He's an idiot. He may have a Facebook addiction if he's so dim that he checks it when he's doing robberies. I gotta wonder now if he uploaded pics of the burglary? =P
Delon
· 2 months ago
you have got to be kidding me....
Tom
· 2 months ago
WTH?! The one thing I WOULDN'T do, is check facebook, or twitter because there's plenty of time to do that when you've bought a new Mac Pro from the money you've made selling the diamond rings!
RSFTrader
· 2 months ago
LMAO
milkfish
· 2 months ago
And now his status reads "was just arrested"
webmistressjesse
· 2 months ago
The guy is an idiot alright. He should get the 10 years sentence and then some for being addict to the internet.
elaineschoch
· 2 months ago
Thanks for this. Totally made me laugh out loud.
kallikreinogen
· 2 months ago
He should've stole an iphone a little bit early and connect from it
Cathie
· 2 months ago
OMG... How stupid can you be? He must of been extremely proud of himself once he got the rings == to stop and use the computer. Pride goeth before the fall...
This makes be believe there are so many robberies out there. They never talk about the ones who get away. Clueless pigs must love these rare stories
Name
· 2 months ago
does anyone else wonder if maybe someone had another persons password and set this guy up?
Tae
· 2 months ago
how bobo naman this magnanakaw. like sobra, to an amazing agree. i almost shit my pants laughing.
Schublig
· 2 months ago
@ TAE - I agree! Bobo talaga! I cannot believe the stupidity of some people. If you are gonna commit a crime at least do it right. Haha!
Tae
· 2 months ago
ooohhhhhhh Schublig. Don't i love your username. i want me some of that! pero grabe talaga that burglar. I wonder how fantastic his schublig is. But in prison he'll enjoy different kinds of schublig!!!!!!!! god my oh, my ass cheeks are amazingly throbbing to sheer joy!!!!
Schublig
· 2 months ago
Tae! My number is 0917-854-8746. You won't regret it.
Tae
· 2 months ago
Hey Schublig, thanks for giving me your digits. i surely will call you and talk about your schublig till the sun cums up. ay syet, *lande mode*. here's mine, 09057345567. i am telling you Schublig, you'll make my ass cheeks the happiest buns in the whole wide world. ay whole talaga. MAY GANON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ceejay Boller
· 2 months ago
Ay bobo naman ng thief. why check your facebook di ba sa balay ng victim. and what is that schublig thing. sounds bastos but masarap. I am ceejay boller and i'm a virgin, but feel free to hit me up, and cum on my chin!
Chrissy Morin
· 2 months ago
This is too funny! My pastor used it as an example today in his sermon and had it on HIS facebook so I had to check it out... You have to be a special kind of stupid to do something like that...
Name
· 2 months ago
Can you not see it's an advertisement for Facebook and they probably paid some agency to make these stupid stories up?
Tyler
· 2 months ago
this guy is a Retard i mean who stays at a place they just robbed so then they could check there face book. this guy should be shot for being so dumb!!!!!!!!!!
Someone Else
· 2 months ago
at least he wasn't twittering
> I'm breaking down their door.
> I've found some rings.
> I bet I'm going to get some big money for these.
This kid is an idiot, I know him from years back. He tried to join the navy this year and surprisingly he made it through meps and 4-5 months before they booted his ass out. People this stupid are a drain on the earth and should be exterminated. (its not genocide because extreme stupidity is not a race).
isaaclungu
· 2 months ago
Lock him up for ever and prevent him from mating so the dumb-ass gene is isolated and irradiated. How can you do that? Seriously! If this is not fbook addiction what is?
Thinkin "D6Veteran" (below) would very well get caught the same way....
Jay Mizzle
· 2 months ago
shit it's STILL hilarious! and yes, he's an addicted idiot!!! Even if he had of logged out he would've left a trail if he didnt know what he was doing.
Vinny Tafuro
· 2 months ago
"Parker remains in custody on $10,000 bail"
Some village is most certainly without their idiot today.
Christine
· 2 months ago
This is also a testament to how addicting Facebook is. Why else would he be compelled to log into Facebook whilst a robbery? Did he have to take his cakes out of the oven in Yoville?
mashable information
· 1 month ago
He is really an idiot. There are consequences in what he had done.
Because of that the police can find: 1. Hair strands 2. Fingerprints. 3. Facebook login account.. LOL!
Name
· 1 month ago
i know this jackass and cant stand him, this is how he acts day to day. he has done some dumb shit before and when I read this i thought to myself "about time". i dont worry about him ever making it out of jail, he will die there. I have never met anyone who has ever said much more than, "wanting to kill him." I can think of nine people that he has squilled on that are now doing 10+ years and now he will be face to face with them...lol life is a bitch!!! He never shuts up, never just one of those guys who should have been shot in a sink not his beaste of a mother.
Whome
· 1 month ago
Seriously, all of you get a life....who gives a shit about this idiot?
Whome
· 1 month ago
Apparently, I need to get a life too....
shannen
· 1 month ago
what an idiot. He graduated a year before me. he was absolutely ridiculous in school, and was very dumb.
lovefabillar
· 3 weeks ago
LOL This is exactly the kind of thing that would happen to me if I were to rob a house, lmfao.. No good, best to just stay at home LOL
All Comments
Obviously Mashable isn't a police blotter, so there's probably some damning evidence against this guy, that's not even listed in the article. But I just don't see the reasoning behind logging into Facebook in the middle of a robbery. Even the cockiest burglars know to get in and out as quickly as possible.
1. Rob a house.
2. Sign into your friend, Jonathan Parker's Facebook account.
3. When the cops come for him, tell them Parker asked you to help rob a house.
But like you said, all the evidence against him may not have been included in this article.
Law enforcements should always consider the case of the suspect being framed.
ROFL !
"Leaving the house . . ."
His house, the victims house.
I'm not saying D6Veteran is stupid for not getting it right away, because I misread things all the time, but the article wasn't poorly written at all (directed at Square, not D6). I thought it was made pretty clear - "the burglar left a trail, by way of checking his Facebook account before leaving the house with two diamond rings and forgetting to log out." Obviously it would be the house he robbed, otherwise they would've said 'his house'.
And why would they need to clarify that he was checking it on the computer? Most people use Facebook on their computers; not their phones, so to state that he used a computer in the house that he robbed would just be stupid and obvious...and I can't believe I actually spent time arguing about this. I'm going to shower now. Good job, Barb Dybwad.
But thanks everyone for being (as the Prez would say) jackasses. Great community being built here.
Wow, people these days really need everything spelled out for them...
I am not saying I am a genius, but I am no Jessica Simpson either. The author is not at fault, its just the way its worded.
P.S. The robber is a dumbass. what the hell was he thinking .... This is the future of America. Internet addicts with no brains whatsoever committing crimes. This is why I don't want kids.
Yeah, you did overthink it. Lack of logic makes ya do that. :P
LoL!!
What's worse, is the burglar(s) won most, if not all, of those lawsuits.
This article doesn't exactly surprise me much. Just another chuckle at the expense of another stupid person getting caught doing something that reflects their intelligence.
There was probably an app for that.
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Still, it is a pretty dumb move, and reminds me of a saying my dad had "We only catch dumb criminals."
what are you talkin about?!?!! this is f*cking hilarious! What kind of a dumbass checks facebook in the actual house he or she is robbing? FAIL.
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Only a moron would begin a story this way.
This guys truly does deserve the idiot of the year award...
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> I'm breaking down their door.
> I've found some rings.
> I bet I'm going to get some big money for these.
10 clues you are a Facebook addict (had to mention this guy!)
http://www.stuff-about.com/2009/09/10-clues-tha...
Even if he had of logged out he would've left a trail if he didnt know what he was doing.
Some village is most certainly without their idiot today.
Because of that the police can find:
1. Hair strands
2. Fingerprints.
3. Facebook login account.. LOL!