YouTube Video Lands Man in Jail
From MaximumPC:
Let’s get straight to the moral: If you’re going to commit a crime, don’t post it on YouTube. Or better yet, don’t steal. Those are the lessons Robert Echeverria, who Rialto police allege is a known gang member, and his two accomplicies, Ian Roman and Brian Fawcett, are finding out after posting a video of themselves scamming Del Taco out of $15 worth of food. After seeing the video, local detectives obtained felony-degree commercial burglary warrants for the three men, who now face a maximum seven years in prision if convicted. But hey, we hear the food’s free behind bars.
Okay, so, these guys were so proud of their heist, they had to post it on YouTube? All this, for stealing fast food? Somebody wasn’t thinking… which kind of goes without saying.
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Friday, March 21, 2008 at 11:22 am
The NEED to post your antics on YouTube is a thing we are going to have to get past. I remember a paintball assault posted in the early years. Same problem. Why don’t the posters realize they are submitting evidence?
YouTube is not bragging to your friends, it is public domain!
Friday, March 21, 2008 at 8:22 pm
This is similar to the How to Get a Free Meal at McDonalds video that I’ve seen.
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-get-a-free-meal-at-McDonalds-4186
Again, why did he need to post his antics on a publicly viewable web site? I guess some people post things, thinking that nobody is going to see it. They “forget” that they’re using a public medium that anybody has access to.