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The Eight Dumbest Car Thieves

editorial.autos.msn.com — Despite what Hollywood blockbusters such as "Gone in Sixty Seconds," "Heat" and "Catch Me If You Can" would have us believe, most criminals are not masterminds. Here are eight real car thieves who prove that those too lazy to get what they want through hard work and determination are prone to failure.

Who dugg this? Made popular May 21, 2009

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  • Zippo, on 05/20/2009, -0/+23Generally, criminals are far from intelligent... that's why they're resorting to crime in the first place.
    Criminals that are actually somewhat intelligent generally choose politics as a career path.
  • Velenne, on 05/21/2009, -1/+12Or banking.

    Or insurance.

    Or DEA.
  • GeorgeWKush, on 05/20/2009, -0/+7I'll forget about Twittering the next time I commit grand theft auto.
  • Katana314, on 05/21/2009, -0/+3Yeah...Englishmen normally come from England. Big coincidence.
  • strictnein, on 05/21/2009, -3/+5God the movie Heat was great. Is there a better extended gun scene in any movie? No music, just gun fire. Ridiculous.

    Yeah, totally off topic... whatever.
  • Malovech, on 05/21/2009, -3/+5Dugg down for ignorant "too lazy to get what they want through hard work and determination are prone to failure" line in description". A lot of people work like dogs all their lives and have nothing to show for it. Then they die.
  • SpeedStix, on 05/21/2009, -0/+2*sigh*
    Ford Mustang != hotrod
    Hotrods are custom built.
  • WRXFiles, on 05/21/2009, -0/+2The reason we believe criminals are stupid is the selective capture and display - the dumb ones get caught and paraded for us to demonstrate that the police services are doing their jobs. Smart criminals don't get caught - period. It is the definition of the smart criminal.

    Many of these criminals are in plain sight. I have always thought it a sad commentary on our society that we would jail a man for many years for the 'crime' of stealing bread to feed his family, yet not even charge those that would steal the retirement savings, the futures of thousands. Those are the criminals that should be more harshly dealt with in order to send a message to those that would contemplate these thefts.
  • mitchellpearson, on 05/21/2009, -0/+2It seems me and stupid people have a love hate relationship, one moment I'm hating them and hoping Darwin's natural selection theory holds some truth and the next they are providing me with endless unquantifiable entertainment. Yeah but in the end, I wish they would just perish already, if possible in a humorous fashion.
  • TechEvil, on 05/21/2009, -1/+2Anyone else extremely tired of lists that don't need to be split into multiple pages?
  • CressCrowbits, on 05/21/2009, -1/+2And those who are smarter than regular crooks, but not smart enough to get into politics or global finance, join the police.
  • psykiv, on 05/21/2009, -0/+1While back on TruTV they had this guy who broke into a bait car that had a manual transmission. The thief didn't know how to drive a manual and was apprehended before he was even able to do anything.

    If you're going to steal a car, at least be sure you know how to drive it!!
  • WELLDOITLIVE, on 05/21/2009, -1/+11000th post! Woot!
  • Cyberdactyl, on 05/21/2009, -1/+1"Smart criminals don't get caught - period."

    That some strong-ass Kool-Aid you're pounding down this morning.
  • nightroadk, on 05/21/2009, -1/+0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ds0GwydLkk
  • estebancortez, on 05/21/2009, -3/+1funny how 88% of them are American. I'm from England, funny how the only Englishman is from the same place as me.Standard.

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