Jacob Cox-Brown, 18. (KGW.com)
An 18-year-old spent New Year’s Day in jail after a Facebook post tipped police officers off about his drunken hit-and-run accident in Astoria, Ore. the night before.
At approximately 1 a.m., Astoria police discovered evidence indicating that two cars had been hit on 5th Street, KGW.com reports. Later on New Year’s Day, officers were sent messages by two separate people who provided the following Facebook post by 18-year-old Jacob Cox-Brown:
“Drivin drunk… classsic ;) but to whoever’s vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P.”
After reading the post and very sincere apology, officers made their way to Cox-Brown’s house and found a car that had damage matching that of the victims’ vehicles.
While he escaped a very costly DUI charge, the teen was charged with two counts of failing to perform the duties of a driver.
(KGW.com)
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MrSunshine
Jan. 4, 2013 at 3:16pmHey! That looks like Encinom!
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BenKatz
Jan. 4, 2013 at 4:34pmYou guys sure do suck when it comes to humor.
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burnteye86
Jan. 4, 2013 at 6:06pmIf BENKATZ had a son…
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blacksheeptxrx
Jan. 4, 2013 at 1:44pmI guess one of his 600 friends on Facebook rated him out. I am happy that at least one of them has a moral compass.
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akdocfmf
Jan. 4, 2013 at 1:03pmAs a Juvenile Probation Officer we have seen this many a time. It definately makes our job easy as far as finding leads and tracking down perpatrators, but after all is said and done the hard work starts when it comes time to take the buggers to court. As you see, by the young man in the stories own admission he was drunk and he ran into someones vehicle. His charge however was failing to perform the responsible duties of a driver; Twice. So it is not just the fault of our youth, but the fault of our society because we have allowed it to slide to this extent. There can be a lot said for the old proverb: “Spare The Rod, Spoil the Child”. We’ve made our own bed and now we are forced to sleep in it.
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TEOTWASWKI
Jan. 4, 2013 at 1:36pmuse the rod and go to jail
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The Misanthrope
Jan. 5, 2013 at 10:11amYour grammar leaves a lot to be desired. You would think that a Juvenile Probation Officer would even know how to spell simple words like “definitely” or “perpetrator”. The rest of the comment is completely illegible. My third grader writes better than you, sir! Another living example of the dumbing-down of America.
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caveman74
Jan. 5, 2013 at 12:28pmthemisanthrope. so you judge intelet based on spelling……and you accuse others of being examples of “the dumbing down of America”. You sound just like my uber progressive elitist cousin who is a High School englishteacher. When ever he cant argue against a conservative viewpoint he goes after grammer or just tries to mire the debate/arument with a college aquired vocabulary. To me that is just another example of the dumbing down of America
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fgarvin
Jan. 4, 2013 at 12:43pmSomeone need to guarantee that this FTARD does not breed. Hedge trimmers should do the job :P Though thankfully he is so stupid to post his offense, now the whole world knows just how Ftarded he really is.
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BenKatz
Jan. 4, 2013 at 4:35pmAt least you feel a bit better about yourself right?
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hpyagl
Jan. 4, 2013 at 5:49pmBENKATZ
You really suck at humor and sarcasm.
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Miami
Jan. 4, 2013 at 12:32pmIt goes to the same point of Glenn’s guest last night, “kids” or these prolonged adolescents’ have not been taught common sense thinking or the value of life and equate reality too simulation.
While the vast majority can cope with these issues thanks to parenting or mentors but for those who fall through the cracks, well we have these incidents or worse like the school tragedies.
The answer is simple, better teachers and a return to the traditional family structure, whenever possible. It’s been proven that a government can not raise a child… and good Lord, please keep these so called “Experts” who don’t have children…!
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DadRocked
Jan. 4, 2013 at 11:07amA positive for the facebooks of the world…
This guy, and many others, would have gone undetected if it wasn’t for the posting.
Same thing for the youtubes as well…
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rlimike
Jan. 4, 2013 at 1:24pm@DADROCKED …. you are absolutely correct,let us hope these ass-hats keep posting their crimes and confessions for everyone to see on YouTube & Facebook.
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sizzlinsexybeckster
Jan. 4, 2013 at 10:31amFinally! They actually arrested someone for committing a crime instead of arresting someone for a simple difference of opinion.
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BACKUPOFFMYLIBERTY
Jan. 4, 2013 at 10:14amRaging imbecile. Glad someone turned him in.
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iac
Jan. 4, 2013 at 9:32amGood thing schools now teach that it’s ok; and you should be proud to be an IDIOT, LOL !
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zorro
Jan. 4, 2013 at 10:08amWith friends like these…. LOL…
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sensible99
Jan. 4, 2013 at 9:10amFunny story. I can’t help but wonder though how long it will be before someone develops an algorithm to detect crimes, or the hint of a crime, or the psychological profile of a future criminal and uses it to scan social media looking for people to detain, arrest and investigate. Then again, they probably already are.
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Dishevel
Jan. 4, 2013 at 10:53amI really hope they do.
Because I want every person stupid enough to commit crimes and post them to social media to be put away. For ever. Preferably before they have a chance to breed.
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SamIamTwo
Jan. 4, 2013 at 7:29amLOL…he told on himself. Living vicariously in the virtual community will get you in trouble.
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PlanetReality
Jan. 4, 2013 at 6:47amAs the liberals SCREAM for gun control!!!!!!
ban alcohol, prescription drugs and that pot they want legalized!!!! Another body in this brainless weak society to deal with on the road!!!
How many innocent people were killed by d u i??????????
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US_SOLDIER
Jan. 4, 2013 at 7:05amWe have already played the banning of alcohol and drug game in this nation and it didnt and isnt playing out so well. Prohibition of alcohol only drove it under ground and gave rise to the gangsters who bootlegged it and killed thousands of people in the process. Much as prohibition of drugs is now giving rise to the cartels and common street peddlers who in turn kill thousands of people in the process. The police in turn have gone from public servants being issued a shotgun and a pistol to now being hard to differentiate between the military and police. I know it sounds radical and people cant fathom a world where people are allowed to put whatever they want into their body but I support legalization of all the stuff you listed. I urge you to look at what the Dutch study showed after a decade of legalization of marijuana. They concluded “We succesfully made marijuana boring” There up and coming adutls did not want and had not tried marijuana when it was readily available. Just the same as most teens do not smoke even though its only a convenience store away. Marijuana is 70% of the drug cartels multi billion dolllar profits. Imagine wiping that out overnight through legalization. The price would no longer be black market prices and would settle in the area of common cigarette prices. And for the record I do not do drugs, have any desire whatsoever to do drugs, and would not do drugs even if they were legal
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CPLGEORGE
Jan. 4, 2013 at 2:23amThat kid is very lucky, the cop gave him a break. Oregon has/had a very stiff law about “leaving the scene of an accident.” Carry’s the same effect as DUI.
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FlamingFartSyndrome
Jan. 4, 2013 at 1:31amStupid is what stupid does
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MisterSarcastic
Jan. 4, 2013 at 1:00amThe dumbing down of America.
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moonlight on the bay
Jan. 3, 2013 at 11:06pmJacob has discovered too late that what happens on Facebook does NOT stay on Facebook. He’s like the idiots who steal a bunch of stuff in a burglary and then try to sell it on Ebay or Craig’s List. No clue that their posts can incriminate them.
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barber2
Jan. 3, 2013 at 10:30pmIf ” loose lips sink ships ,” America is now in serious trouble. What is with these ” tell all / can not be alone for one second ” young people ? What ever happened to a sense of , and a need for, personal privacy ?
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Metallicat
Jan. 3, 2013 at 10:23pmClassic drinkin and drivin results in bringing your ride home in one piece and not gettin arrested you amateur. If you did it right and survived,word of mouth among chicks and your friends will elevate you to coolness,now its cool to be stupid on Facebook. kids today are so lame.
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brigott
Jan. 3, 2013 at 10:15pmMaybe he is 7 feet, 1 inch.
This may have been his “practice camp” for the NFL.
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ForMyKidsVA
Jan. 4, 2013 at 7:33amPsssst: it’s in inches
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Ragnars Repos
Jan. 3, 2013 at 10:04pmDo yourself and your future a favor, dump Facebook.
Don’t put personal stuff online.
We don’t know what kind of government we’ll have a month from now, let alone ten or twenty years from now. What you say today can and will be used against you later. Count on it.
I’m in the data biz, trust me, they are watching everything you do online.
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HappyConservative
Jan. 3, 2013 at 10:23pmI couldn’t agree more! Especially if you are right-leaning at all. Not to mention the “time vampire” Facebook is. I had nearly 800 “friends”. Bailed on it 6 months ago and have never looked back! Life without Facebook is FREEDOM!
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HappyConservative
Jan. 3, 2013 at 9:43pmBad idea = Facebook, period!! I left months ago and don’t miss it one bit!
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De-Elect
Jan. 3, 2013 at 9:55pmAmen!
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woodyee
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:25pmWell no $#!t! I was reading feet on the right side and inches on the left side. Thank you for the help, ladies and gentlemen!
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woodyee
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:07pmGeez, am I misreading the chart, or is this kid 7 feet tall?
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HollyRye
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:15pmI think he is 71 inches tall. And as dumb as a box of rocks.
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rpp
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:16pmI think that you are seeingnonly the first digit of an inches measure. The kid is 5’10.5″.
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AZgirl9000
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:16pmThe numbers on either side of the picture are in inches, so he’s 71 inches tall.
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woodyee
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:16pmReally, if the kid is 7′ tall and is as big as he is, he oughta be laying off the beer and looking for a job with the NFL.
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BODYBAG
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:19pmThats his IQ
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woodyee
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:39pmDANG YOU, Bodybag! You made me spit up some good beer, too! And thank goodness for spell-check!
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BODYBAG
Jan. 3, 2013 at 8:49pm@WOODYEE
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:39pm
DANG YOU, Bodybag! You made me spit up some good beer, too!
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Apologies. Causing the waste of good libations is criminal. :)
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hcartexas
Jan. 3, 2013 at 10:40pmI didn’t know they stacked **** that high!!
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