Bank Robbery for Beginners
Author | : Anthony Prince |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466825734 |
ISBN-13 | : 1466825731 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: They were tagged 'Dumb and Dumber' by the US media in a story that made headlines - and jokes - around the world. Two Australian boys on a working holiday in the snowfields of the American Rocky Mountains decided to rob a bank. Their plan was so hopelessly inept that although they escaped with over US$130,000 after threatening bank staff with a replica pistol, the trail of clues they left ensured they were identified almost immediately. Among the many things they did wrong was to rob a bank where they were regular customers (staff instantly recognised them and their impossible-to-disguise Australian accents), to tip a taxi driver $20,000, and then to photograph themselves holding up bundles of the stolen money, all before attempting to buy one way tickets to Mexico in cash.