When you17re holding someone hostage in a stand-off with police, you might have a lot of your mind. So why not turn to social media? That17s what Utahan Jason Valdez did. You have to see this to believe it.
Valdez barricaded himself and the hostage in an Ogden, Utah motel to avoid being arrested on a warrant for felony drug charges.
In addition to the above status, Valdez posted a picture of hostage with the caption, Got a cute 16Hostage17 huh.1
Some of Valdez17s friends followed along, even telling Valdez where SWAT units were mobilizing.
The situation ended when Valdez shot himself as SWAT units moved into the motel room. Valdez is currently in critical condition.
You can see more on the full blow-by-blow at the Associated Press.
I17m just glad that social media has come so far that we can not only encourage the idiotic life decisions of loved ones via the Like button, but we can also then mock them after the fact because it lives on in perpetuity. It brings a tear to your eye, doesn17t it?
One of the SWAT guys should have been ironic and done the ol17 prank of declaring Valdez was gay on his Facebook after they apprehended him. Double whammy!
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