Dumb Criminals

And Make Me a Sammich While You’re At It!

Monday, January 17th, 2011 • Filed under Assaults6 Comments

Believe it or not, EVERY family has problems. They might be as troubling as a great-uncle who wears high heels, or simply the fact that one toothbrush is always missing. However, this family wins the prize for being the most dangerously whacked out.


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An Apology Would Have Sufficed…

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 • Filed under Arson, Assaults4 Comments

Failed relationships seem to be a common theme in the world of crime. But how often does the criminal get arrested for trying to fix it?

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A Poetic Lesson In Self-Control

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 • Filed under Assaults, Drunks, Guns5 Comments


You can burst out laughing during church

During school, you’re allowed to cry

But learn to control AT LEAST your anger

Or you might end up like this dumb guy


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The Tell-Tale Neck

Friday, December 3rd, 2010 • Filed under Assaults8 Comments

What’s in a name? That which we call a criminal. By any other name, would be as dumb.


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You Can Judge a Man By the Content of His Finger

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 • Filed under Assaults, Other12 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 Assaults1 Comment

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, Theft8 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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