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Thief Incarcerated in Used Clothing Bin
Reuters/Yahoo News ^
| Mon. Mar. 15, 2004
| Reuters
Posted on 03/15/2004 9:51:56 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German trying to steal clothes donated to charity was caught by police after he fell into the man-sized collection bin and got trapped.
"Arriving at the container, the officers saw two arms. The left hand held a cigarette and a voice demanded, 'Give me a light!'," police said in a statement.
A passerby had alerted them after hearing strange noises coming from inside the metal bin late at night in the western city of Bochum.
Police prevented the trapped 43-year-old from smoking, called the fire brigade to free him and let him go after charging him with attempted robbery.
A trapped would-be thief asks for a light after he fell into the used clothes container he was plundering, in the western German city of Bochum, March 15, 2004. Police prohibited the 43-year old from smoking before emergency services rescued the man from his prison. He was briefly detained and then released police said. (Bochum PD/Reuters)
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Germany; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: darwinawardcandidate; germany; germanyagain; stupidcriminal
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Dumpster diving takes on a whole new meaning!
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Blahaha
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posted on
03/15/2004 9:56:56 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://www.ArmorforCongress.com......................Send a Freeper to Congress!)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
They found bin laden with a thief.
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posted on
03/15/2004 10:01:18 PM PST
by
Ken H
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Dumpster diving takes on a whole new meaning!Yes, yes it does.
To: DumpsterDiver
Bwahahahahaha! Gee - is this guy your cousin? ;-)
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posted on
03/15/2004 10:09:11 PM PST
by
NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
(Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
I hate when that happens.
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posted on
03/16/2004 12:07:25 AM PST
by
boris
(The deadliest Weapon of Mass Destruction in History is a Leftist With a Word Processor)
To: Lady Composer; T'wit; MamaLucci; Squantos; Boyd; Wallaby
PING - I figured you all could use a good laugh!
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posted on
03/16/2004 7:29:34 AM PST
by
NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
(Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Love the cigarette!
To: martin_fierro
ping
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posted on
03/17/2004 6:22:17 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Just once I'd like to get by on my looks.)
To: Lady Composer
Nice touch, huh? The guy was probably trying to calm himself down - probably claustrophobic.....
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posted on
03/17/2004 6:48:50 AM PST
by
NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
(Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
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ICH BIN EIN BINLINER
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:06:06 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(STOP CASTING POROSITY!)
To: martin_fierro
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:06:31 AM PST
by
xsmommy
To: martin_fierro
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:10:01 AM PST
by
NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
(Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
To: martin_fierro; mikrofon
Ich bin ein Purloiner.
To: xsmommy; NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; Charles Henrickson; mikrofon
Osama Bin Stealin'.
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:13:03 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(STOP CASTING POROSITY!)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Has the whole nation of Germany gone nuts? Every day it's something else.
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
The Triumph of the Goodwill.
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; martin_fierro; mikrofon
"Bochum, Danno!"
To: martin_fierro
OK, I don't wanna spoil the party,,,
BUT....
Clothes donated to charity were not intended to become property of corporate entitlement. This same thing happened at the Goodwill deposit bin in Orlando back in the late 80's or early 90's. The bum was arrested and goodwill industries was exposed for the fraud it was and is.
SO what if the bum was trying to get a free pair of shoes from a charity collection bin before it was sorted out, price-tagged and/or taken home by the inhouse workers who get first shot.
The bin should be open. What part of society is harmed when the homeless or deranged pic from a pile of donated clothes?
Society -NO (or no more than removing yourself from society already has), but charitable corporate affairs - YES, Big Time!
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:17:54 AM PST
by
JoeSixPack1
(POW/MIA, Bring 'em home, NOW!)
To: JoeSixPack1
Good morning, Buzzkill.
<|:)~
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posted on
03/17/2004 7:20:00 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(STOP CASTING POROSITY!)
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