Moron of the Week #611
“Even the dumb criminals are generally smarter than this,” said Orem, Utah, police Lt. Doug Edwards. He was referring to an unidentified 18-year-old man who called the police to report that his home had been burgled. Anything missing? Yes, he said: the quarter-pound of marijuana he had for sale. Police arrested a suspect and recovered the drugs. And the victim? “He actually came and identified [the drugs] as his,” Edwards said, so they arrested him, too, on charges of possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with intent to distribute. (Deseret Morning News) ...Though it’s unlikely prosecutors will be able to prove “intent” since that implies some sort of thinking ability.
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