Why Would Anyone Do That? The Five Dumbest Crimes Ever Committed

Most crimes are committed for one of two reasons: love or money. However, sometimes people commit crimes for reasons which no logical human being can possibly discern.

Here are five of the strangest, saddest, weirdest true crime stories we could find. You can’t help but wonder, “What were they thinking?” Here are the five dumbest crimes ever committed. 

1) Stealing a Three-Legged Tortoise

His name is “Stumpy” and he was stolen out of an SUV owned by Phil “Wildman” Rakoci. The SUV was parked outside of a Walmart and also contained a thirteen-foot python and several tarantulas. Rakoci went into the Walmart, and when he came out, someone had stolen his car — along with the critters inside it.

Apparently the thieves did not like driving around with a car full of snakes and spiders because the SUV was found abandoned a few days later with Stumpy and his creepy crawly friends still inside.

2) Lighting a Vending Machine on Fire

In North Carolina, outside a Piggly Wiggly store, 43-year-old Deborah Johnson got burned for $1 after a soda machine ate her money. Instead of walking away and trying a different one, Johnson decided to retaliate and light the vending machine on fire by stuffing lit newspapers inside it.

Unfortunately for Johnson, the entire incident took place in front of a surveillance camera. She is now in jail and awaiting trial. In a statement made to a local news station Johnson said, “I’ll represent myself, ’cause I’m guilty, I don’t need a lawyer to lie for me, cause I’mma tell you I done it.” The vending machine was unavailable for comment.

3) Fighting a Stop Sign

Stop signs can certainly be a source of frustration, but most of us have the self-control not to punch one. But, 45-year-old Raymond Garcia, wasn’t about to back down to anything. When police arrived on the scene they shot him multiple times with a taser gun, but Garcia tore the taser leads out of his stomach and kept fighting. Police then came at him with a baton, Garcia somehow managed to wrestle it away from the officer and used it for himself! When police resorted to pepper spray, Garcia just wiped his face off and kept going.

Apparently nothing could stop him from settling the score with his stop sign nemesis. Garcia was apprehended after being tased, tackled, and pepper sprayed multiple times. He is being charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest. Read More Original Post