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Yes, the cops also watch YouTube

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April 14, 2009, 10:51 AM — A group of aimless youths in Maine thought it would be an awesome idea to break into an abandoned building, throw some molotov cocktails around, and film the whole thing -- complete with credits naming all involved, 'cause that's what you do in a movie, right? All well and good, right up to the part where they put it up on YouTube and got arrested. Meanwhile, a pair of New Jersey pranksters who filmed and YouTubed themselves implementing a UFO hoax also found themselves on the wrong end of the law. We have a bit more sympathy for them, though, because who knew that it was illegal to fake a UFO?

Amy Bennett is ITworld's managing editor. Follow her on Google+ and Twitter @atbennett

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