Criminally Stupid

Police in Arnold, Mo., reported that a woman heading for the exit of a grocery store with a shopping cart containing more than $1,200 in stolen "groceries and other items" was thwarted by trying to leave through the wrong automatic door.

An Oklahoma City man is accused in a federal criminal complaint of making threats through the Internet social networking site Twitter ... posted threatening messages to his Twitter account involving the April 15 public tax "tea party" protests ... One post... reads: "Locked AND loaded for the Oklahoma State Capitol. Let's see what happens." ... [and similar]

When two Domino's Pizza employees filmed a prank in the restaurant's kitchen, they decided to post it online. In a few days, thanks to the power of social media, they ended up with felony charges, more than a million disgusted viewers, and a major company facing a public relations crisis.... prepared sandwiches for delivery while putting cheese up his nose, nasal mucus on the sandwiches, and violating other health-code standards while a fellow employee provided narration....

Green-fingered Shane Burfield was so proud of his healthy plants that, like an increasing number of amateur horticulturists, he decided to show the progress of his cherished crop off to other enthusiasts on YouTube. Unfortunately for the 25-year-old, Avon and Somerset police also took an interest in Burfield's plants....