Dumb Criminals

Role Playing with Fire

Monday, June 29th, 2009 • Filed under OtherComment

It’s always a good idea to spread some good words about your work if you’re looking to gain a little street cred for your job. It’s a bad idea to include fake explosive and a suicide bomb vest.

A British student spread the word that he was a terrorist so he could gain “a badge of honor,” according to the BBC.

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A Real Dog Lover

Sunday, June 14th, 2009 • Filed under Drunks, Other1 Comment

Some cases not only defy description, they really don’t require it. For instance, a woman was caught having sex with a dog.

Police caught the woman because she left some videos of her homemade dog porn on her computer, according to The Smoking Gun.

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Half-Wit, Full Moon

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 • Filed under OtherComment

There is never a reason you should ever moon a federal court judge. Except maybe if the case involves your ass. I hope the prosecution would call mine “Exhibit Fabulous.”

A law lecturer accused of threatening court officials mooned a judge during her trial, according to the AAP Wire Service.

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World’s Dumbest Dad

Friday, June 5th, 2009 • Filed under OtherComment

Fathers’ day is just around the corner, so don’t forget to tell the man responsible for bringing you into this world thank you for getting your mother so drunk that she would have let a Ford F150 get on top of her.

One father treated his son to a car-powered sled ride, according to the Daily Mail.

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The World’s Dumbest Break-In

Monday, June 1st, 2009 • Filed under Other4 Comments

Most criminals break into houses, stores and orphanages. Some really dumb criminals break into poisonous snake enclosures, room sized furnaces and the business end of private shooting galleries. This criminal tops all three of those categories.

Police arrested a man for breaking into a prison, according to the AP.

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A Couple of Doorknobs

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 • Filed under Drunks, Other1 Comment

I’m no prohibitionist, but why do they serve so much alcohol on airplanes? Greyhound doesn’t have lounges on their buses.

Two drunken women caused a ruckus and the pilots had to make an emergency landing, according to the Manchester Evening News.

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Threat Level Raised to “Dumb”

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 • Filed under Other2 Comments

Voicemail has done some great things in its time. It has eliminated wasteful paper used to write down phone numbers. It has kept people in touch with each other, even though they aren’t there to receive the call. It has provide police with easy to carry evidence for trials.

A man who threatened a police officer do so by leaving it on his voicemail, according to WSFA.

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Fake Out

Monday, May 11th, 2009 • Filed under Other1 Comment

Another fake cop gets in trouble for being a fake cop. Don’t the police know there’s a recession on and people need work?

This time, a fake cop pulled over a real cop, according to KCRG TV9.

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