Idiots Put the Video of Their Crimes on YouTube

I've posted a few videos to YouTube in the last few months, but never anything like this:

“They call it the “Christmas Massacre.” Two teenaged boys videotaped themselves as they drove around smashing Christmas displays with a baseball bat. They yanked holiday lights off trees and bushes and mooned shoppers at Southlake Town Square.

Last night, a sheriff in Massachusetts saw the video on YouTube and called Southlake Police, who were quickly able to identify the boys thanks to information they included in their video. The parents of the 16-year-old boy who posted the video say their son is usually a good boy, and they are devastated.

The Knowltons live in the same Keller neighborhood as the boys. They spent $1,000 and eight hours on their Christmas display. They say they can’t imagine someone taking aim at their family tradition. “I think they think that it’s all in fun, and someday they’ll look back and hopefully feel bad about it,” said homeowner Laura Knowlton.

Police don’t know when the video was recorded, but residents say they heard several reports of a crime like this a couple of years ago.

How dumb do you have to be to believe you can videotape your crimes, put it on YouTube, and then expect to get away with it?