The phrase "criminal mastermind" is often thrown around, but what we don't hear about so often are the world's dumbest criminals. Well, these seven criminals not only got caught, but they were so dumb we had to make a list about them. Put down those handcuffs, and get ready to take notes - here's a list of what not to do when committing a crime.
Number Seven: Permanent Marker Masks.
In 2009, two boys decided to disguise themselves with masks made of permanent marker when breaking into an apartment. When they tried to get away, they were eventually pulled over and recognized immediately. Turns out permanent marker takes some serious scrubbing to get off.
Number Six: Planning Ahead.
One man decided to plan ahead by calling the bank ahead of time before he robbed them. He did this so the bank would have the money ready for him when he got there. The bank employees had police on the phone when the robber's accomplice arrived.
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One woman decided to have a few drinks in an Applebee's one night. She apparently looked her age and did not need an ID, but she brought one anyway. Before she got her drinks, she showed the waitress her ID on her own free will; well, it turns out the ID she showed the waitress was the waitress' own ID that she had lost earlier!
Number Four: Texting the Wrong Person.
In 2014, one Georgia man was trying to text his drug dealer for marijuana, but instead, he sent the message to his parole officer. This text to the wrong person landed him an extra two years in prison.
Number Three: The Million Dollar Bill.
One 50-something man went to a Wal*Mart and tried to buy a microwave, vacuum and other appliances with a bill in the denomination of one million dollars. His plan was to buy approximately $500 worth of goods with the note and get a lump sum of cash in change. He must not have realized that the highest note of legal tender is $100.
Number Two: Hitting on the
With differing economies and the growth of specie and paper money, Brands argues that the basis of knowledge about the money system of this time lays a foundation for how Carnegie, Rockefeller, and others were able to manipulate the market and gain wealth. Leading into price manipulation by those in corporate
Death is never an easy thing to understand, though maybe some comic relief will help you out; we have the 10 most ironic deaths ever to occur in history. It may be cruel to find these events to be entertaining, but these deaths deserve some recognition. Look at it this way: they will never be forgotten! Read on to find out how it all happen, and just be thankful it didn’t happen to you. Also, don’t forget to check back soon for our part two article, with the five most ironic deaths of them all!
We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t text while driving,” but we never truly understand how important those words may be. The Secret Language of Sisters, by Luanne Rice, shows how texting may lead to a near death experience. Tilly sends a simple text, Where are you?, to her sister, Roo. Little did she know that the simple text would change her sister’s life forever.
Eighty-nine people die from gun violence in the United States every day according to the Brady Campaign , from school children to victims of domestic violence to people going about their daily lives. As we mourn the lives of those killed in incidents of gun violence across the country, we need to take action. We should all do everything in our power to keep tragedies like this from happening again. When it comes to addressing mass shootings, we need new answers
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For years now the criminal mind has been a constant mystery. Questions all referring to why? We have taken the time to research about these 3 most notorious, and the most interesting killers. These crimes are very disturbing, but they open the eye to what they are capable of.
When we talk about death by gun violence most people think about mass shooting at a school and it is very easy to fall into one of two categories. Either all gun violence deaths are cause by the gun or by the gun owner. But to understand gun violence deaths it is important to understand what exactly gun violence is. Gun violence is a combination of different circumstances: from kids finding his or her father’s gun to spree killing to mass murder to domestic violence to gang violence. Solutions cannot be found as one big idea; there is no “one size fits all.” Gun regulations should stay the as they are currently because too many laws make it harder for people who use guns for protection to get guns, criminals will get guns easier if there are
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billion dollars to build the jail space required to house all the drug users in Trenton alone (Roffman 1982). All of this money could be spent on things of greater importance. Not only has the drug problem increased, but the drug related problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer worldwide. Some are born addicts (crack babies), while others develop addictions later in life.
Prison population has dramatically risen over the past two decades due to increased incarceration of non-violent drug offenders. [See Figure 1] The United States’ population is only 5% of the world’s total population, accounting for 25% of the world’s prison population. The total number of drug arrests overall reached a peak of more than 1.9 million in 2006. [See Figure 2] Additionally, “…nearly half of all prisoners in state prisons are sentenced for non-violent offenses.” In 2010, Texas had the second most arrests for marijuana offenses of all states – over 74,286 adults. That is the equivalent of putting nearly four times the number of students currently attending Collin College in jail. Evidence shows large-scale incarceration is not the most effective means of achieving public safety.
Imagine walking home late at night. It is very dark, so its hard to keep track of your surroundings and you mistakenly take a wrong turn. Suddenly you hear the sound of footsteps quickly approaching you from behind and when you turn around you see an individual approaching with a knife directed at you. You have only have a few seconds to act, what do you do.
Affirmative “I can’t breathe.” Those were Eric Garner, an unarmed, black father’s last words before being choked to death by officers in the New York police department. “I don’t have a gun, stop shooting.” Those were Michael Brown’s last words, an 18 year old, black high school graduate set to start college in two days. “Mom, I’m going to college.”
This case illustrated that there were real consequences to white collar crime. In addition to paying the fifty million dollar fine, he relinquished another fifty million dollars of his illegal trading profits. (He still had millions remaining, however, from his illegal gains.) His actual prison sentence was three years, yet he served only twenty-two months in the federal prison at Lompoc, California, which was known to have a “country-club” atmosphere.
Specific speech purpose: To persuade the class that emotional/mental health is important, and is in fact even more important than their physical health.
Being in prison for life can be a real challenge, the inmates wake up early in the morning and if lucky they can take a shower with cold water. They brush their teeth and depending on the correctional facility the inmates are able to go outside to spend some time to play a sport, do physical training, or just walk and talk with other inmates. The most trusted inmates get jobs inside the facility and some even are able to get into school. Serving life in prison can be really hard, the offender has to get used to doing exactly the same thing each day, eating the same type of food, seeing the same people, walking through the same halls. An inmate will have to get his mind on something else, being in prison can be eternity if an offender thinks