A GameFaqs member by the username of Jediknight12345, burned down his local church and school, and decided to foolishly post pictures of it and brag on the message boards. The arsonist has now been taken into custody. Go to the source for pics and more info.

Somehow I am constantly appalled at the stupidity of people’s actions on the Internet. I mean, seriously, how dumb do you have to be to burn down a church, take pictures, and then brag about it on a GameFaqs message board? Well, apparently you have to be as incredibly idiotic as Jediknight12345, because that is exactly what he did.

Wednesday night on the Current Events social board, Jediknight12345 (hereby known as J) asked his fellow posters whether or not he should burn down his local Mission Hill Baptist Church in Palmyra, Missouri, the same church where he also attends school. Not being taken seriously (who would?), the mods removed the message, and the next morning, GameFaqs posters wondered whether or not he went through with it. To much surprise and initial doubt, J had gone through with it, and even posted pictures he took of the event with his phone, stating:

“Oh…and the best part…the whole school caught up on fire from 3 simple little fires. One was a bunch of computers, another a bunch of bibles, and the last was towels in an oven.”

More information on his arrest and pics at the source.
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  • 4
    Storm* Feb 9, 08
    Well...there goes the rest of his life. This is certainly a pathetic way to gain fame. Meh, he'll have plenty of time to think about this behind bars I guess...sucks for the teachers, students, and priests, though.
  • -4
    ali3n Feb 9, 08
    Oh God, that is hilarious.
    • 1
      Krunal Feb 9, 08
      What was? The fact he got caught... Yes, that was extremely hilarious... the fact that he burned these places down? No, he deserves more than simply being sent to prison. How about making him rebuild these places brick by brick
      • 3
        Chais Feb 9, 08
        ...And then being sent to prison for being a dumbass and bragging about it on GameFAQs? That sounds like an excellent punishment, Krunal!
      • -1
        Sort Feb 10, 08
        Being sent to prison would be worse punishment than rebuilding a church by hand.

        Don't drop the soap.
    • 0
      StarJet Feb 10, 08
      It's not hilarious at all. At least the burning down of the place. That guy was probably some kinda psychopath. I believe he needs treatment for psychological illnesses while being at prison.
  • 1
    Jaw Knee Feb 9, 08
    I seriously lol'd at this shit. What a *bleep*ing loser.

    "Buh, buh, but officer! I was just trying to sound t-t-tough on the internet!"
  • 7
    iLLmatic Feb 9, 08
    Jackass better hope the force is with him when he drops the soap.
    • 1
      Final Blade Feb 9, 08
      Greatest post ever.

      Well lets see how tough this guy will be with all those big bruthas in there, he won't be laughing then.
  • 0
    joshthegreat Feb 9, 08
    How undeniably cool of him.
  • -1
    Deathsythe Feb 9, 08
    One would expect this kind of crap from one of the *chans. But at the same time, it doesn't exactly surprise me. The average gameFAQs user is the typical "Internet Tough Guy".

    I posted something in L' a few months ago where I tried to explain to people how the internet is just as serious as the rest of your life, and your actions on it DO have consequences.
  • 0
    Seeker X Feb 9, 08
    This is the same shit some Myspace morons used to do when they were about go shoot somebody/do something equally stupid.
  • 0
    Alvaroduck Feb 9, 08
    Why all the neg thumbs?

    That was pretty stupid of him, although I wonder how the cops found out about him bragging about it on GFAQs.
    • 0
      Chais Feb 9, 08
      They were probably tipped off by someone in the area that the guy posted there and they should check the message boards to see if they could find anything.

      ...Or maybe one of them got bored while he was on his donut break and decided to try and look up how to beat the last mission of Halo 3 and wandered into the social board from a link.
  • 0
    Reason Feb 9, 08
    There's obviously something really wrong with this guy.
  • 2
    Krunal Feb 9, 08
    Did someone say Neoseeker Members > GameFAQ's Members? Yes, I thought the whole world was shouting that after the display made by this particular "GF Member".

    testing
  • 4
    Warsun Feb 9, 08
    At the source, I explain that some of the GameFaqs members who saw the message forwarded the information to WGEM News who were already reporting on the burning of the church (which Jediknight12345 had linked to), and then they sent that information to the proper authorities.
  • 0
    Krunal Feb 9, 08
    The guy that bragged... could it possibly be the case that he was just talking out of his ass (like most GF members ) and hadn't done anything, but wanted to simply "claim credit" (not that you'd want credit for something as bad as this)
  • 1
    Play ISDF Feb 9, 08
    What a complete and utter freakin tool. If your going to waste your life, you shouldn't involve others. Hope he has "fun" droppin soap in the big house.
  • 1
    Bale Fire Feb 10, 08
    quote
    The guy that bragged... could it possibly be the case that he was just talking out of his ass (like most GF members ) and hadn't done anything, but wanted to simply "claim credit" (not that you'd want credit for something as bad as this)
    Maybe, but I assume they'll check the pics to see whether they match his camera
  • 1
    Bri Feb 10, 08
    ....Dear Lord.

    You know, each year as far back as I've been using the computer to read news, there's one story a year that makes me go, "Wow, this world's going to hell." I think 2008's got an early candidate.

    Thanks to the...arsonist's bravado? Stupidity?!? He was caught. Pretty much, with a criminal charge such as "arson" on your record, your life is ruined.
  • 1
    Shadow of Death Feb 10, 08
    Seriously, if I did anything nearly as serious as that, I wouldn't be dumb enough to claim I did it...People can report that (especially with proof the person did it, PICTURES, yeesh)....

    People can be tracked via IPs and account details, among other things...I'd be faaaaar too paranoid about being caught, to post about it 0_o

    If you're gonna do that, you might as well post a message on a bullitin board with your name under the 'confession' >_>

    This is the reason serial killers get caught (well, sort of)...Serial killers often collect trophies, if you find a suspect, and get a warrant, you can find their trophies...Some serial killers brag about it, taunt police, and whatever....And eventually, they get caught....
  • 2
    Jesh Feb 10, 08
    This guy, has to be one of the dumbest people ever.
  • 0
    Tock Feb 10, 08
    what is CE and what is RI.....ive heard people refer to him as a CEer....and refer to themselves as RI...is it a gamefaq thing?
  • 0
    Jaw Breaker Feb 10, 08
    What a nice thing to do, he really is giving back to his community(NOT), what the hell is wrong with this guy?!

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