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Now this is desperate

The Nazz
13-10-2006, 20:20
And I'm not talking about K-Fed wanting a hit desperate. I'm talking about seriously desperate (http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/12/robber.retirement.ap/index.html). (And forgive me if DCD already did a thread on this and I missed it.)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A man who couldn't find steady work came up with a plan to make it through the next few years until he could collect Social Security: He robbed a bank, then handed the money to a guard and waited for police.

On Wednesday, Timothy J. Bowers told a judge a three-year prison sentence would suit him, and the judge obliged.

"At my age, the jobs available to me are minimum-wage jobs. There is age discrimination out there," Bowers, who turns 63 in a few weeks, told Judge Angela White.

The judge told him: "It's unfortunate you feel this is the only way to deal with the situation."

Bowers said he had been able to find only odd jobs after the drug wholesaler he made deliveries for closed in 2003. He walked to a bank and handed a teller a note demanding cash in an envelope. The teller gave him four $20 bills and pushed a silent alarm.

Bowers handed the money to a security guard standing in the lobby and told him it was his day to be a hero.

He pleaded guilty to robbery, and a court-ordered psychological exam found him competent.

"It's a pretty sad story when someone feels that's their only alternative," said defense attorney Jeremy W. Dodgion, who described Bowers as "a charming old man."

Prosecutors had considered arguing against putting Bowers in prison at taxpayer expense, but they worried he would do something more reckless to be put behind bars.

"It's not the financial plan I would choose, but it's a financial plan," prosecutor Dan Cable said.
We live in some crazy, fucked up times, my friends. Crazy, fucked up times.
Philosopy
13-10-2006, 20:22
Why couldn't he get social security before then?
Ifreann
13-10-2006, 20:23
That's just......woah. I never thought I'd ever see anything like that.
Drunk commies deleted
13-10-2006, 20:25
This one slipped by me. At least everything worked out ok in the end.
IL Ruffino
13-10-2006, 20:26
That's so cute!
Carnivorous Lickers
13-10-2006, 20:28
This sounds more like a Rodney Dangerfield stand up joke, or a scene from a Woody Allen movie.

The bank teller hands you money, but its on four twenty dollar bills. Was that her surrender money if she was robbed?

I guess he's lucky she didnt hand him a few rolls of dimes.


Think about it- you're running from the local, state police and the FBI- with $80.00. Thats enough to fill your getaway car and a microwave hot-dog while you're hiding out.
Hardly worth it- the guy was very competant to surrender like he did.
Chandelier
13-10-2006, 20:29
This looks familiar. There might have been a thread about it earlier this morning.

That is really desperate. And they found him competent?
Drunk commies deleted
13-10-2006, 20:31
You know, it's not all that bad of an idea. I've thought about it before. If I ever up broke and on the verge of being homeless I'm robbing banks. If I don't get caught, I've got cash. If I do get caught, I've got free rent, food, and medical care.
Whereyouthinkyougoing
13-10-2006, 20:32
This one slipped by me. At least everything worked out ok in the end.
Hm. Well, *somebody* posted it. Yesterday or the day before, methinks.
Rhaomi
13-10-2006, 20:32
(And forgive me if DCD already did a thread on this and I missed it.)
Not DCD, but it was posted a few days ago (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=502949).
Ifreann
13-10-2006, 20:32
Hardly worth it- the guy was very competant to surrender like he did.

I tihnk the point of it was now he's going to go to jail and doesn't have to worry about paying bills or getting food.
The Nazz
13-10-2006, 20:33
This sounds more like a Rodney Dangerfield stand up joke, or a scene from a Woody Allen movie.

The bank teller hands you money, but its on four twenty dollar bills. Was that her surrender money if she was robbed?

I guess he's lucky she didnt hand him a few rolls of dimes.


Think about it- you're running from the local, state police and the FBI- with $80.00. Thats enough to fill your getaway car and a microwave hot-dog while you're hiding out.
Hardly worth it- the guy was very competant to surrender like he did.

He probably didn't ask for much. It's not like he was trying to get away, after all. It was a token amount to get him a particular sentence.
Carnivorous Lickers
13-10-2006, 20:36
He probably didn't ask for much. It's not like he was trying to get away, after all. It was a token amount to get him a particular sentence.

Thats a point I hadnt considered.

(in a menacing voice) "Give me $14.00 and no one gets hurt"
The Nazz
13-10-2006, 20:39
Not DCD, but it was posted a few days ago (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=502949).

No wonder it felt familiar.
IL Ruffino
13-10-2006, 21:02
Think about it- you're running from the local, state police and the FBI- with $80.00. Thats enough to fill your getaway car and a microwave hot-dog while you're hiding out.
Hardly worth it- the guy was very competant to surrender like he did.

He wasn't even planning on running..
German Nightmare
13-10-2006, 21:11
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"We're proud of you, Tim!"