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Title: America's Dumbest Criminals: Based on True Stories from Law Enforcement Officials Across the Country (Thorndike Large Print Americana Series) by Daniel R. Butler, Leland Gregory, Alan Ray, Mike Harris ISBN: 0-7862-0714-0 Publisher: Thorndike Pr (Largeprint) Pub. Date: August, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: America's Dumbest Criminals
Comment: This was a pretty good book, very amusing. It was about dumb criminals doing, of course, dumb things. It is too bad that all crimes aren't as funny or easy to solve. One of the stories in this book was titled BAD BRIBES. this story started when a man drove through a red traffic light right in front of a cop, if this wasn't enough to get the motorist into the book, when the officer pulled the motorist over, the motorist offered him a massage as a bribe, it turns out that the motorist was a masseur. fortunately the officer wasn't in the mood, maybe the gentleman just rubbed the officer the wrong way.
Rating: 3
Summary: Or four if you're into this sort of thing
Comment: The title is promising and the concept is good for some laughs as we struggle to comprehend the mind of the not-so-crafty criminal. However, the same story with different variations repeated 100 times is about 84 times too many. Probably younger kids will have the unique attention span to find all of these funny but juveniles and older will find reading the whole book a bore. The writing style is also QUITE elementary. However, if you just want to veg out and not use any brain matter, this is perfect uninvolved reading for a lazy afternoon with Cheez-its (not necessarily a brand recommendation) and T.V.
Rating: 4
Summary: Light And Amusing
Comment: This is a group of stories that was put together by officers from around the country sharing some of the more bizarre experiences they have encountered in their careers. This is not about glorifying criminal behavior, it is just meant to highlight human nature at its lowest point when common sense is totally missing.
It is fair to say that common sense is not something a criminal should have by definition, but this book proves that any semblance of judgment is often missing. There are several hundred examples, some of which are a riot to read, and many that seemed forced. Some of the tales seem familiar from other stories I have read centering on The Darwin Awards.
To give you an idea of these geniuses here are a couple of examples. One person serving a 90-day sentence attempted to escape on day 89, the result an additional 18 months added to his time. A man suspected of stealing from vending machines paid his $400 bail, all in quarters. And one stunt was not even a criminal at the outset. A woman decided to alter her lottery ticket so she would win $20. The rub was that if she had left the ticket alone she not only would have avoided jail, but her original numbers had already won her $5,000!
The Police have extremely tough jobs, its nice to know that they do get an occasional laugh from their jobs.
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Title: The Stupid Crook Book by Leland Gregory ISBN: 0740726943 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 02 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: What'S The Number For 911?: America'S Wackiest 911 by Leland Gregory ISBN: 0740700324 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: You May Not Tie an Alligator to a Fire Hydrant : 101 Real Dumb Laws by Jeff Koon, Andy Powell, Ward Schumaker ISBN: B0000T70I6 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 20 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History by Charles M. Sevilla, Lee Lorenz ISBN: 0393319288 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Great Government Goofs : Over 350 Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screw-Ups and Acts-Idents of Congress by Leland Gregory ISBN: 0440507863 Publisher: DTP Pub. Date: 06 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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