What's the Darwin award?

Do you have a nomination for the Darwin Award?

• This article details a guy who photographed himself stealing gas from a police car and then posted the picture on Facebook. He was soon arrested. http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/man-steals-gas-cop-car-posts-photo-crime-facebook-724276 Now, first, this guy is clearly a candidate for the Darwin Award. I see that he has a girlfriend so it I am concerned that it may be too late to hope that he will not breed. Oh, the horror. Second, this says something, I think, about some young adults (if "adult" is an applicable noun) total lack of understanding of the words "privacy" "stupidity" and whatever the German word is for the phrase "just because it is about you doesn't mean that it is of any interest to anyone else." There has to be some long German word that we can steal and stick into the English language to mean that. Perhaps: unwichtigunsinnübersie Yes, that has a nice ring to it. Now, say it fast three times. How defective are these people's egos that they think having people know they are not only a crook but a stupid crook is a good thing? At what level of respect are they starting when telling people that they are a really stupid, stupid thief actually elevates their reputation? I know there are even more disturbing social trends that should be commented on here but I can't think of them right now. The mind boggles.

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  Stealing copper by using bolt cutters on a  LIVE wire... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2017999541_apuscopperthiefelectrocuted.html