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Dumb Criminals Who Must Not Want Their Freedom - Part 2

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Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In the world of crime, there are some individuals who’re so incompetent, they make the work of the police a walk in the park. With stories ranging from the funniest failed bribery attempt to the most ridiculous police chase ever, let’s check out some criminals so dumb, that they must not want their freedom. 



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In the world of crime, there are some individuals who are so incompetent, they make the work of the police a walk in the park.

0:07.3

With stories ranging from the funniest failed bribery attempt to the most ridiculous police chase ever,

0:13.7

let's check out some criminals so dumb they must not want their freedom.

0:20.0

You're listening. You're listening to be amazed. must not want their freedom.

0:35.6

The game of football or soccer, as it's called in America, has some pretty crazy fans all over the world.

0:37.2

Paul Benson from Belfast, Northern Ireland,

0:39.7

happened to be a fan of Manchester United. He also happened to be a fan of petty theft.

0:45.4

On one thieving session at his local Tesco supermarket in 2015, Paul loaded himself up with

0:51.8

104 pounds worth of goods and was preparing for a clean escape

0:56.0

until the store staff spotted him shoplifting.

0:59.6

Paul fled the scene with the goods in hand, hoping he'd be able to avoid being identified,

1:04.8

but Paul failed to account for one important thing.

1:08.1

He'd been wearing his favorite Manchester United jersey, which happened

1:12.0

to have his name printed in big letters on the back.

1:14.9

Oh no!

1:15.9

After one glance at the CCTV, the police were able to identify the thief by his unmissable

1:20.9

name tag, and he was arrested soon after. Word to the wise, if you want to remain anonymous,

1:26.7

don't commit crimes in your personalized

1:28.7

sportswear. Otherwise, you might end up as a Benson 22. Now, when a vape shop owner in Belgium

1:35.4

found himself faced with a group of robbers one afternoon in October 2018, he tried something

1:41.4

he probably never thought would actually work. As most of the store's sales

1:45.8

tended to happen later in the day, he advised the robbers to return later when the earnings

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