
A woman told police she had received a text message that read, "I'm committing suicide," on her cell phone from a number she didn't know. Cops tracked the kid down and charged him after he said it was a joke sent to random numbers.
(Connecticut Post)
Ha ha ha. NOT!
Posted by: twerp | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 06:28 AM
What an idiot...
Posted by: USMerc | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 07:07 AM
ANOTHER IDIOT
Posted by: MONKEY JERK | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Every time I think people couldn't possibly get more stupid, a story like this pops up.
Posted by: Phranqlin | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 07:32 AM
his parents will probably ground him for 4 days after the tv appearances.
Posted by: biff steele | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Bring back the stocks. Charge a fee for people to throw rotten fruit at him.
Posted by: Sheila | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 08:37 AM
I think that the definitions for "joke" and "prank" need to be texted to every damn teenager on the planet. It seems to me that they just don't know what they mean.
Posted by: Soo | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 08:48 AM
There is something fishy about this story (again): a joke is only funny when you see the reaction. I suspect he was not doing it as a joke, otherwise, he would not have sent it to unknown people.
If his motivation truely was because he thought it was funny, there is something mentally wrong with him .
Posted by: Worker | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 09:07 AM
It's the text version of "Is your refrigerator running?" except without the humor.
Posted by: David | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 10:10 AM
I hope the 'joke' was that he was using someone elses phone -- a person he knew, and could see in distress when the folks came to save his/her life.
Not much of a joke, but Jackass was a popular movie/tv series, so perhaps I am just out of touch with what is funny with teenage douchebags.
Posted by: Sigh | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 02:18 PM
There has to be a way to spoof your phone number so you don't get caught sending fun messages.
Posted by: Get Real | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 03:55 PM
I don't know how to do it, but there's some way to make calls looks as if they've come from any given number. Your bank, the FBI, the Pope, an old boyfriend...
Posted by: Sheila | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 08:47 PM
LOL Sheila the pope! I don't really think the pope has a cell do you? Anway this kid needs some serious help I mean really wth is he sniffing?
Posted by: dorkster | Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 07:30 AM
I get suicidal when I can't get past level 10 of brickbreaker... I digress...
Posted by: thing1 | Monday, August 03, 2009 at 02:44 PM