Sunday, April 24, 2005

Of Carnappers And Stupidity

Have you noticed that there seems to be fewer and fewer incidents of carnapping being reported in the news lately? Two theories: (1) the carnappers have already shifted careers, or (2) carnappers have become stupid.

A few months ago, two separate incidents of carnapping were reported. Luckily, both cases were solved immediately. But that wasn't what made my day. It's the way both cases were solved.

Case #1. A young carnapper successfully steals a vehicle from its owner. But after just a few meters of driving the vehicle, he hits the canal, stalling the vehicle, eventually leading to his arrest. Apparently, the carnapper does not know how to drive. Joskoday!

Case #2. A group of carnappers forcefully takes a van from its owner in a town in Rizal. A few days later, they were already in the process of selling the carnapped van somewhere in Pasig. Somehow, the prospective buyer of the vehicle got suspicious and reported them to the police. The carnappers got arrested following an entrapment operation by the police. You wonder what the catch was why the buyer got suspicious? Well, it's just that the carnappers were selling the van for a measly 10,000 pesos. Geez, what the hell were they thinking?!

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