Smart Criminals
One of my favorite (and probably apocryphal) stories about dumb criminals is about the guy who tried to rob the bank across the street from the FBI headquarters on payday. Supposedly the only people in the bank not armed were the tellers and the bank guard so the robbery did not go well. However, now it seems that someone else has learned how to do it properly. Most criminals are pretty far on the stupid side of the bell curve, this guy seems to be the exception. Rob the bank across the street from the FBI headquarters and they don’t even realize they have been robbed for eleven hours.
January 12th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
It will be interesting to see if he’s really smart…
1) Don’t tell anyone.
2) Don’t do it again.
3) Dispose of the uniform in a careful way (in a sack of other clothes dropped anonymously at a Goodwill for example).
4) Spend the money slowly and carefully (clear plausible explanation of where the money could have come from each time some is spent).
The problem is, of course, that #4 pretty much negates the reason for pulling the heist to begin with.
At least, if he is caught, he won’t be looking at any time for armed/violence/threats of violence.
January 13th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Bill, I’m headed to Goodwill today if you need me to take anything for you.
By the way, can I have $50?