Ravenwood - 10/25/05 06:00 AM
Reader Bruce submitted this story which shows that nobody ever accused criminals of being too smart. The Smoking Gun reports on two hapless Australian bandits who gleefully posed for the cameras with loot in hand after pulling off a $130,000 bank heist. They used unloaded BB guns and took several digital photos of themselves after the robbery. (click for photos)
The robbery has received extensive coverage in the Australian press, where the pair has been dubbed "Dumb and Dumber" in light of the hair-brained plot. Along with their distinctive Down Under accents, when they robbed the bank, the men were wearing work badges from the ski shop where they were employed. And, minutes after the stickup, they even used their Vail ski passes to board a getaway chairlift just blocks from the WestStar branch.The two men were quickly caught and were each sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison.
Category: Dumb Criminals
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couldn't they have sent some of the cash my way before royally screwing up?
Posted by: Da Goddess at October 25, 2005 6:29 AMBB guns?................
Posted by: Harley W Daugherty at October 25, 2005 6:59 AMCorporate bankers prefer un-armed tellers.
Kristopher--I think banks should stick water-sprayers just under the counters so that a teller can cause any robbers to "wet their pants" during a stick-up.
Posted by: Lornkanaga at October 25, 2005 2:47 PMThey were wearing their work badges?!? This sounds like an urban myth or a publicity stunt. I'm not calling foul, just hopeful that mankind has not regressed to this level of stupidity.
Posted by: mikem at October 25, 2005 4:44 PMSMILE YOUR ON CANDID CAMERA and your also under arrest for being stupid
Posted by: screaming eagle at October 25, 2005 9:11 PMMy instructor was complaining to us that the quality of criminals have really gone down. To quote:
"You don't have any more roof jobs, no more master safe thieves, no big time payola. Whatever happened to thought-out quality work?"
Of course, policing in itself has gotten dumbed down too.
Posted by: Rhett at October 26, 2005 2:08 AMThe smart crooks work for the government and steal legally.
Posted by: markm at October 26, 2005 9:01 AM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1.99K - 2K7
