http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20101009/NEWS01/10090331/Man-71-uses-fake-bomb-in-bank-robbery
I found a story about a bank robbery by a man at the age of 71. He walked up to the teller, placed an object down next to her, gave her a note saying that the said object was a bomb, then requested money. He walked out of the bank with cash (the amount was not said in the article) and fled on foot where he almost got away with it. A description about the subject went out and the 71 year old African American robber was not hard to find.
As for the so-called "bomb," it was investigated by the bomb squad. One of the members of the squad dressed in fully protective gear was sent in with a $150,000 bomb diffusing android and it discovered it was not a bomb, but an aerosol can wrapped in butchers paper. The article raises the question in the end how "robots are replacing humans" along with how if it were a bomb, then a human would have been lost instead of a robot. This article got me thinking how if it is a good thing or a bad thing that robots are taking over jobs a human could do. Is it a waste of money or is it worth $150,000 to discover an aerosol can that could have been a bomb?
71?! This reminds me of the movie "Little Miss Sunshine" where the grandfather was all about doing heroin now that he was old and dying didn't matter so much..
ReplyDeleteA 71 year old robber is just outrageous to me. I dont think that when I am 71 years old that something I would want to do would be to rob a bank but that's just me lol.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the world coming to when a 71 year old man robs a bank in plain daylight? Very interesting article.
ReplyDeleteAll 3 of your ideas are good Chris so it will be up to you to narrow it down!
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