Suspected Thief Drowns, Weighed Down by Loot

Yahoo News ^ | 08/18/02

[Libloather]

Suspected Thief Drowns, Weighed Down by Loot
Sun Aug 18, 7:35 AM ET

TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A suspected thief, weighed down with more than 50 pounds of stolen cameras and CDs, among other items, drowned as he attempted to evade police by swimming across the Arkansas River, officials said.

The man, identified as Edward McBride, 37, was carrying a duffel bag weighing 50 pounds that contained stolen items and was found Friday with stolen goods also stuffed in his pockets, said Tulsa police spokesman Lucky Lamons.

He was being pursued by Tulsa police who suspected him of robbing a Tulsa home when he jumped into the muddy Arkansas River.

"He got about 40 yards out and yelled for help," Lamons said. "The officers took off their shirts, shoes and belts off and jumped into the river. By the time they reached him, he had gone under."

Lamons said rescue workers retrieved McBride's body about an hour later from about 8 feet to 10 feet of water along with the duffel bag containing stolen goods.

[Libloather]

When does a thief lose the 'suspected' label?

[neutrino]

Ohh...a Darwin Award contender!

[Libloather]

One less in the gene - ah - river...

[Larry Lucido]

He must have missed the label that read: "I case of a water landing, your CD player will double as a floation device."

[cake_crumb]

Another Darwin Award nominee.

[DB]

Gee, that's too bad.../

[mhking]

Hold muh [glurg!]...

[AlGone2001]

He voted for Al Gore, not doubt.

[SamAdams76]

What's funny about this is even had he been able to make it across the river, all that stolen merchandise would be ruined and unusable. What a moron!

[tdscpa]

I would bet he will never be convicted. Therefore we must refer to him forever as a "suspect." He is only "alleged" to have stolen....

[demkicker]

Good, one less idiot in our midst. Now, if only some at yesterday's reparations rally would have the same fate...

[Libloather]

What a moron!

I'm pretty sure that's what started it all...

[cajungirl]

yep, this needed a "hold muh beer" alert fer sure.

[niteowl77]

Unfortunately, at 37 he's had wa-a-a-y too much time to pass these genes on.

[fporretto]

Ever heard of the South Indian Monkey Trap?

The Indians bore a small hole in a coconut, empty out the milk, and put some rice inside. A monkey comes along, smells the rice in the coconut, puts his hand through the hole and grabs the rice -- and discovers that he can't withdraw his hand. The hole is big enough for his open hand, but not for his closed fist with the rice in it.

This is an example of a trap based on value rigidity. The monkey isn't really caught; he's just unable to perform the revaluation that says:

Freedom Without The Rice > Captivity With The Rice.

Mr. McBride's value rigidity was apparently so firm that he couldn't even perform the revaluation:

Life and trial > Death and a legacy of idiocy

There's a moral in that, somewhere.

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
Visit the Palace Of Reason: http://palaceofreason.com

[cake_crumb]

"I would bet he will never be convicted."

...There wouldn't be much point in convicting a dead man. ;- )

[mrustow]

"I would bet he will never be convicted."

...There wouldn't be much point in convicting a dead man. ;- )

I see you haven't yet taken your daily irony supplement.

[XtreMarine]

God made that river and on this day it stopped evil.

[Inge_CAV]

"There's a moral in that, somewhere."

I think so too but I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole...........

[csvset]

Edward McBride, 37, was carrying a duffel bag weighing 50 pound anchor.

Too bad this wasn't caught on film.