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March 20, 2007
Don't quit your day job
Nobody likes a robbery, but I like stupid ones even less. Stupidity immediately came to mind when I read this story:
A woman afflicted with multiple sclerosis was attacked at a Denver convenience store, and the whole thing was caught on tape.
Security camera video shows the woman's purse being stolen by another woman inside the store.
Police said the victim then followed the purse thief to her getaway car and tried to get her purse back, but the thief sped away.
Apart from the obvious evilness of robbing a woman with MS, here's where the stupidity comes in. The woman was able to get to the getaway car to accost the thieves. If you look at the video of the incident (available at the news link), you'll see that the thief steals the purse, then runs out to a car in the parking lot. The victim then walks out to the car, and is subsequently dragged away when her arm gets stuck in the window.
How incompetent are these thieves that a woman with MS is able to walk all the way to the car and reach it, before they are able to get away? I timed the video. It took the the woman about 15 seconds to get to the car after the purse was stolen, which is more than enough time to escape, especially considering there's a getaway driver! But instead, they fudge around so much that a woman with MS, who can barely walk, is able to catch them.
I hope they get caught and put in jail, if only to see if their escape skills improve once they wind up in a prison shower room.
entry no. 784
Posted by oz115 at March 20, 2007 10:30 AM