Dumbest Facebook Post Ever? [Drunk teenager commits hit-and-run; posts it]

Shine from Yahoo! ^ | 1/4/13 | Beth Greenfield

[Slings and Arrows]

An Oregon teenager has landed himself in the county jail for what must be one of the dumbest Facebook gaffes ever: posting about his drunk-driving hit-and-run escapade.

"Drivin drunk ... classsic ;) but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P" was the early-morning post that quickly led to the at-home arrest of Jacob Cox-Brown in the Oregon-coast city of Astoria, reports the Daily Astorian.

Upon reading Cox-Brown's post, two of the 18-year-old's Facebook friends contacted the Astoria Police Department to report it; it became vital information after two officers responded to a 1am report of a hit-and-run, which left a white Scion plus an adjacent vehicle damaged in their parking spots.

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Cox-Brown's Facebook page is filled with telling clues about the young man's penchant for both altered states and vehicles: His "favorites" include Mommy Needs a Beer and Lifted Trucks USA, while "smoking blunts" and "rolling Ford Rangers" are listed among his "activities."

[nickcarraway]

Can you sue for false arrest based on your own confession? Plenty of people confessed to crimes they didn’t commit before the internet, and many got arrested. Did any of them triumph in such a suit?

[nickcarraway]

I think we have to make some allowances for someone who grew up with a name like that.

[Slings and Arrows]

You do know I was making fun of the meme, and not you?

[real saxophonist]

Of course I know.

[Slings and Arrows]

But did you know that I knew?

[real saxophonist]

Perhaps.

[Zeneta]

Not sure of the details however, if you tell a cop you were selling heroin yesterday, they can’t or shouldn’t be able to arrest or charge you.

So I’m thinking that the logic would apply if you admitted to a crime after the fact, even if that crime was much more serious.

[Eaker]

Humble wasn't Jacob Cox-Brown your old stage name down at the ole bathhouse?

[Slings and Arrows]

I knew that.

[humblegunner]

Humble wasn't Jacob Cox-Brown your old stage name down at the ole bathhouse?

Gosh no. He was a star, I was just the towel boy.

[xrmusn]

if you tell a cop you were selling heroin yesterday, they can’t or shouldn’t be able to arrest or charge you.
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Sure you don’t have cop ‘mixed up’ with ‘Priest in Confessional”?

[Morgana]

Next up:

Admitting to a crime you DID NOT commit on facebook,

Get arrested,

Sue for false arrest.

$$$$$$$$$

now there’s a thought.