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Is robbing a bank the dumbest crime one can commit?

Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:04 pm
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:04 pm
Saw a story that a guy robbed a bank in Covington. You can't get away with that. The money will be flagged and the dumbass stole a car too. It's pretty much impossible to get away with robbing a bank today with technology.

The only thing I can think of that's dumber is stealing a credit card and then using it. The transactions can be tracked, and the card cancelled to boot.

It's exponentially easier to get away with murder.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:07 pm to
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The only thing I can think of that's dumber is stealing a credit card and then using it. The transactions can be tracked, and the card cancelled to boot. 

Some dumbass stole my credit card number and paid their bills with it. AT&T, Entergy etc
Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
18704 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:07 pm to
there are ways around all of this, but they require someone to think harder than you are right here
Posted by Coon
La 56 Southbound
Member since Feb 2005
18579 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:09 pm to
robbing a police station would be worse
Posted by the paradigm
Moon Township, PA
Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:09 pm to
Not all money is tagged. The key is telling them you want loose cash only.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:09 pm to
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there are ways around all of this, but they require someone to think harder than you are right here


Explain it then Al Capone. Sire you can go to the gas station with stolen money, but I don't think people rob banks to make sure they can get their Big Gulp every day with no financial strain.

You can't wash money you robbed from a bank.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
105187 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:12 pm to
You still live to rob another day.

Dumbest crooks, who won’t be with us for long, are ones robbing a gun store during operating hours.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:13 pm to
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The only thing I can think of that's dumber is stealing a credit card and then using it.


if you keep the purchases to a reasonable amount, odds are you wont be caught
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
45546 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:13 pm to
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Not all money is tagged. The key is telling them you want loose cash only.


Exactly. You just have to be smart about it. Tell them no marked bills and no funny business. Also, bring your own bag or they’ll give you one with that huge $ on it that the cops are trained to look for.
Posted by Yat27
Austin
Member since Nov 2010
8375 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:13 pm to
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The only thing I can think of that's dumber is stealing a credit card and then using it. The transactions can be tracked, and the card cancelled to boot.


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Some dumbass stole my credit card number and paid their bills with it. AT&T, Entergy etc

The same thing happened to me. The thief paid his cell phone and other bills with my card, but he got away with it. My card company admitted that they won't even bother since it was only $1000 of charges. They told me I could pursue it myself if I wanted, but the cops probably wouldn't care that much. Apparently they often get away with this shite if the fraudulent charges aren't too high.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:14 pm to
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The only thing I can think of that's dumber is stealing a credit card and then using it. The transactions can be tracked

and most places have video to line that up. trust me on this one

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Is robbing a bank the dumbest crime one can commit?

it may be the worst ration of likely reward to potential penalties in terms of financially-based crimes
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:16 pm to
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You can't wash money you robbed from a bank


Break large bills at the dollar menu. I could hit 100 fast food drive thrus in a day, if I really wanted. Start early, they won't deposit until the end of day and be none the wiser until it's too late.
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12434 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:16 pm to
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dumbest crime one can commit


Posted by Tactical Insertion
Member since Feb 2011
3205 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:17 pm to
I saw a documentary once where this team held a bank hostage while they made a false wall in the back of a storage room. The leader of the group hid in this false wall for a couple of weeks until everything cooled down. Then, he just walked out the front door with the loot. Pretty crazy what robbers will do.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
106074 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:17 pm to
It's easy and risk free when you do it from the executive suite with Congress in your pocket.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
105187 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:18 pm to
How many hundreds do you think are being used at McD?

It’ll be easy to get pictures of you from the security camera paying with the bills even if you get away at the time.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:19 pm to
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How many hundreds do you think are being used at McD? 


I didn't say hundreds. Use a 20, buy a drink. That's $19 change back to you, clean...do that 100 times a day. $1900 in clean money daily.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:20 pm to
There are several successful bank robberies every week baw
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
66865 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:21 pm to
God, that movie sucked.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
139098 posts
Posted on 6/18/18 at 8:22 pm to
quote:

I saw a documentary once where this team held a bank hostage while they made a false wall in the back of a storage room. The leader of the group hid in this false wall for a couple of weeks until everything cooled down. Then, he just walked out the front door with the loot. Pretty crazy what robbers will do.

Inside man.
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