Dumb Criminals

You Can Judge a Man By the Content of His Finger

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 • Filed under Assaults, Other10 Comments

I honestly believe that the universe allows every human being the opportunity to give one person the finger consequence free. Needless to say, this isn’t one of them.

A guy facing assault charges gave his judge the finger (yes that finger), according to the Daily Herald.

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When I Think About You, I Punch Myself

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 • Filed under Assaults, Cars, Drunks3 Comments

You ever hear the expression, “I did something so stupid that I could have hit myself”? Someone should tell this guy that’s just an expression.

A man who ran his car into at least four other cars got out of his car and punched himself, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

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Paying the Toll

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 • Filed under AssaultsComment

It’s easy to forget just how much of our society is being monitored by video cameras. All of those cameras and all of those minutes of tape are bound to pick up a few moments of hilarity.

One camera picked that up when a disgruntled toll booth customer tried to fire a slingshot at a toll booth operator, according to the News Tribune.

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Arrested Development

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 • Filed under Assaults, Other, Robberies, Theft4 Comments

The cops arrest the wrong guy. A man sees the major mistake police have made and he realizes that he is the only one he can keep the wrong man from paying for someone else’s wrongdoing. He is…THE RIGHT GUY. Rated R, coming soon to a theater near you.

The New York Post reported one crook who actually told police he did it as they were hauling the wrong guy away.

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Don’t Punch a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Monday, February 2nd, 2009 • Filed under Assaults11 Comments

Seriously don’t because, believe it or not, it’s against the law and you will get arrested. It’s also not very good for the horse.

One man learned that lesson the hard way when police arrested him for punching a horse, according to TBO.com.

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Kara-not-OK-e

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults, Drunks4 Comments

Normally, violence is probably the only thing that could make karaoke interesting and the slightest bit entertaining, but I would never encourage behavior such as this unless they were playing “I Feel Like a Woman” or anything by Charlie Daniels. You’re not the next country superstar. You’re a drunk in a nowhere bar.

Three people were arrested after one of them hit a karaoke DJ with a bottle because he didn’t play his song, according to the News Times.

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Grand Theft Dumbo

Monday, October 27th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults, Banks, Self Defense14 Comments

If you’re being tried for auto theft, the last thing you should do is give prosecutors the evidence they need to convict you and even though driving another stolen car to court isn’t inadmissible, it doesn’t help.

That’s just what happened, according to the AP.

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Australian for Dumb

Friday, September 12th, 2008 • Filed under Assaults3 Comments

Who says that thanks to YouTube that Americans are the only people portraying and posting their stupidity for the whole world to see? Stupidity is a global effort.

News.com.au reported that an Australian boy posted a video of himself punching a kangaroo and posted it on the Internet.

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