British man jailed for 7 years escapes prison, updates Facebook status on the run

[InsaneNutter]

An escaped prisoner jailed for seven years for aggravated burglary escaped the confines of his jail back in September. He's been updating his Facebook page on a regular basis since then Download Squad report.

He has almost 4,000 followers at the time of writing, so you can imagine why the British police are a little annoyed right now. It's hardly good publicity to have an escaped convict openly parading his freedom on a large social network in front of his friends, family and fans.

A quick look at his updates reveal gems such as: "Quick question....HOW MANY COPS ARE IN HERE TONIGHT!?" or "Thinking maybe we should get some fan t shirts made. What you think mates?"

Obviously the British police are trying to track him down with cooperation from Facebook, but so far he has managed to escape recapture.

Craig Lynch's Facebook Page

 

[Rustwick]

As funny as it is, I don't see why people are "supporting" him. How did he escape from prison to begin with?

 

[Trebor]

As funny as it is, I don't see why people are "supporting" him. How did he escape from prison to begin with?

It's the whole underdog thing isn't it? Someone rebels against authority and is supported for doing so. I wonder if the same people would support him if he decided to rob them of something. After all he is a convicted burglar!