The World's Dumbest Criminals Quotes

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― Daniel Butler, The World's Dumbest Criminals: Hilarious True Crime Fails Based on Stories from Law Enforcement Officials Around the World

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Will the Next Dumb Criminal Sign In, Please? (England) A Taunton, Somerset, shop allowed a certain citizens’ group to leave a petition on the shop’s front counter, primarily because the shop owner agreed with the group’s agenda. Some customers signed, others did not. Then one afternoon a pair of young men poking around inside the shop asked about the petition. A shop assistant explained that the petition sought better policing for Taunton. The two civic-minded citizens signed immediately. Then they held up the clerk at knifepoint. When the police took the clerk’s statement, they dismissed the petition names as phonies. One detective, however, stubbornly believed in the premise of never overestimating the power of the criminal mind. On a whim, he decided to stop by the address that the two young men had left on the petition. Sure enough, they were home, and so was the stolen money. These young dumb criminals got what they asked for—better policing!”
― Daniel Butler, The World's Dumbest Criminals: Hilarious True Crime Fails Based on Stories from Law Enforcement Officials Around the World

“Be Careful What You Invent (England) George Musgrave was ticketed not long ago by a traffic bobby in London for parking on a yellow line. It was a minor offense and a minor fine, but there was something unusual about the crime. You see, George Musgrave was responsible for the very existence of the yellow line. In 1947, George had suggested that the Motor Vehicle Department use yellow lines for no-parking zones and the like. It was all part of a road-safety competition. George’s suggestion netted him a three-pound prize. George’s parking ticket cost him a thirty-pound fine.”
― Daniel Butler, The World's Dumbest Criminals: Hilarious True Crime Fails Based on Stories from Law Enforcement Officials Around the World

“Kick Me, Wash Me, Pay Me (America) Keeping your car cold and dirty can pay off! That’s what a New Hampshire man found out when his parked automobile was hit by a passing motorist who decided to keep right on going. The man’s car was caked with mud and frost, which allowed the hit-and-run vehicle to leave a perfect imprint of its license tag.”
― Daniel Butler, The World's Dumbest Criminals: Hilarious True Crime Fails Based on Stories from Law Enforcement Officials Around the World