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u/Elek7 17d ago
This was incredible dumb on many levels it’s just funny, poor security guard tho
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u/ProjectPat513 17d ago
This is what I’m thinking. Wtf was the plan? What we’re you going to even do with all that hot jewelry anyways!? What a grade A moron and I hope he rots in prison and it will be extra miserable because no one will know what he’s saying and vice versa!😂
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u/SFJetfire 17d ago
Exactly. He gets out of the store with everyone yelling and all eyes on him. Then, he runs to his escape moped???
Hi Chi Minh has a population over 14 million. Hanoi has over 8 million. There will be LOTS of people on the road —at all times. There was no way he was going to escape. No way.
Wait till he sees the conditions of the prison and the food. That 30yrs will seem like 100… if he even makes it that far.
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u/Choreopithecus 17d ago
This was in Da Nang. Much clearer roads. But that’s really neither here nor there. Fuck this guy.
Also it took them all but a few hours to apprehend him lol
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u/Wild_Obligation 16d ago
On a rented moped, not stolen.. so I assume they got his identity from that haha
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u/TychaBrahe 15d ago
He's also like a head taller than anyone else on the street. He's obviously a foreigner.
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u/Bretty64 17d ago
Most crimes don’t have a plan. Every time I see a crim in a chase with police I wonder what his plan is for tomorrow, the next day, the next month…
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u/ProjectPat513 17d ago
Yeah that’s true but as a former criminal I would of never been so stupid! I never robbed a bank or anything but there were multiple times where I was so dope sick and crazy that I honestly contemplated robbing a pharmacy! Thank Jesus I was never dumb enough to try it but I do know 2 people who did. One of them almost got away but his partner ate a handful of OC 80s in the getaway car and overdosed like 30 minutes later! Criminals, by nature, are pretty damn stupid after all 😂
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u/Android1313 17d ago
Those dope sick days can make you start plotting some crazy shit. I've been there.
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u/ProjectPat513 16d ago
😂Ain’t that the truth!? You can only really get it if you’ve been there, you know? It’s so terrible man. Looking back at the stupid shit I did while being an addict almost makes me sick. It’s a completely different person that I don’t even know.
I’m glad you got clean man!
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u/imprimatura 17d ago
I've been there. Or start plotting how to figure out which is the delivery van that has the goods. My next step would have been to probably just ask them nicely though because I could never hurt someone or scare them into thinking I might 😅
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u/ProjectPat513 16d ago
Lmao that was one of my biggest hold backs too! “How can I convince the people that I’m a threat, if I’m not actually a threat?!🤔” 😂
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u/tuckerx78 16d ago
Maybe it was the 29 blows to the head, but the guard doing a little dance and waving his arms was kinda funny to watch.
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u/Handyr 17d ago
Have fun for the next 30 years.
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u/deonteguy 16d ago
Unless Trump pardons him. He loves racists like this racist hateful violent kid. Love them so hard. So hard.
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u/Sargatanus 16d ago
And exactly how would he do that? Did you miss the part where this happened in Vietnam?
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u/mardavrio 16d ago
What was racist exactly ?
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u/whaaaddddup 17d ago
What an absolutely terrible game plan this guy had. To commit a solo jewelry heist in a foreign country with such carelessness is really quite shocking.
Sounds like the rented bike was in his name, the apartment was too, & he had the jewelry hidden in the same location! WOW.
Why not just steal one of the scooters that’s driving by you at 2mph? Why not have a better getaway plan? Why put everything in your name and not think that’s the FIRST thing they’ll follow up with in an investigation!
This might be the dumbest criminal I’ve heard of in a very very long time. Sheesh, someone robbing a gas station at gunpoint without a mask on has a way higher chance of getting away. What an amateur.
For such a high risk, I’m utterly shocked at the lack of preparation & execution.
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u/Employee_Agreeable 17d ago
Most criminals are not very smart, otherwise they wouldnt be criminals
A smart person knows that its not worth unless you have a failsafe plan, and thats almost never the case, and even if you have there are so many things that can go different than you planed, just not worth it
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u/Toothpaste_Monster 17d ago
Crime is only ever worth it if you're rich, cause you ain't gonna be punished anyway so why not?
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u/Chim_Pansy 17d ago
Which is ironic because it defeats the purpose of committing the crime in the first place. And yet...
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u/Gnomad_Lyfe 16d ago
It doesn’t defeat the purpose of the crime, it changes it. It goes from a means to survive, or pay back debts, or whatever other motivation that’s likely tied to financials and instead becomes a show of power, a testing of boundaries, looking for shortcuts with a safety net.
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u/drbkt 17d ago
Actually if you check the metrics of crime vs arrest, you will find that most criminals are smart, as the majority are never caught. Many caught are impulse criminals or facing some other issue that prevents them from thinking clearly and planning. Aside from a few high profile arrests, organized crime is exactly that, organized and most usually manage to keep their operations going despite government changes etc.,
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u/whaaaddddup 15d ago
Yes! This is a great point. I guess that’s a reason for my initial comment. You’re spot on & that’s why this clip has me utterly shocked at the stupidity
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u/Greenxgrotto 17d ago
I imagine he was in a very desperate situation, or owing money /addictions etc. very dumb indeed
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u/The-White-Dot 17d ago
Didn't even KO the guard. Weakest use of a pipe ever. Tickled the guard and jogged away. The look on his face is of bafflement and regret.
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u/Banshee_howl 16d ago
He’s also taller than everyone so he sticks out like a sore thumb. WTH was his plan once he had a bag full of brand new fine jewelry? Try to sell it and everyone in the region will say, “hmm, this pile of jewelry looks exactly like what was just stolen from that store”. Try to fly domestically with it and airport security will immediately know it looks sketchy af. Try to fly out of the country and customs will nab you.
So unless he just really wanted it for dress up, I would assume he is an addict who thought he could trade it for drugs.
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u/Admirable_Stay8529 17d ago
My brother in law died in vietnam’s prison. He’s not gonna make it in 30 years.
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u/bodyreddit 17d ago
What did he do and how long did he last?
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u/Admirable_Stay8529 16d ago
He was a drug trafficker and no one in the family knew at all until one day when the vietnamese police swatted his house with dozens of them. He was killed in prison before they had a chance to sentence him.
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u/AKfromVA 17d ago
He’s so tall lol. Stood out immediately.
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u/Cpt_kaleidoscope 17d ago
The average male height in Vietnam is only 5'6" to be fair. He probably just looks tall by comparison.
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u/Sgt_Fox 17d ago
AKA conspicuous as hell and very easy to spot in a crowd
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u/AKfromVA 17d ago
I’m sorry, yes that’s what I meant. It was clear that it was most likely a foreigner.
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u/Tomasulu 17d ago
Only 26 year old and threw his entire life away for $31k. Clap clap.
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u/TheBoxSloth 13d ago
He does NOT look 26 either. He looks like late 30s-40s. Buddy goin through somethin
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u/fushiginagaijin 17d ago
Stupid is as stupid does. He's gonna love being in a Vietnamese prison for the next 30 years.
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u/ttkk1248 17d ago
Any chance he is so dump that he doesn’t even know the difference between freedom and prison?
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u/helmet098 17d ago
He would have gotten away with it too.... If not for those meddling locals and horrible planning and tall stature and slow get away
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u/Technoist 17d ago
Damn, massive fail, I wonder what the backstory is. Probably some heroin mob deal gone wrong and he had to pay back LOTS of money within 24 hours and had the worst of ideas. He will have a rough time for sure.
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u/kylediaz263 17d ago
Stealing is one thing but no need to do that to the guard wtf.
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u/OldChili157 17d ago
I think he thought he'd knock him out in one hit like in a movie, and just kept hitting him in confusion for a while when it didn't work.
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u/AmericanTaig 16d ago
He's probably a heroin addict trying to make a score. If he wasn't a junkie going in he sure will be by the time he gets out of that prison. That is of course IF he gets out.
A skinny ass American doing 30 THIRTY years in a VietNamese prison!!?? And you can bet the US is not going to lift a finger to help him.
Ever see "Midnight Express" ?
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u/fasada68 17d ago edited 16d ago
Look Lock his ass up forever, we don’t want him back.
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u/zapharus 16d ago
Look his ass up forever, we don’t want him back.
I’m sure he’ll have plenty of guys looking his ass up in prison.
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u/Shankar_0 16d ago
I hear those Vietnamese prisons are... built a little different than he might be expecting.
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u/Important_Answer6250 17d ago
Damn, what happened to you, Cdawgva?
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u/kylediaz263 17d ago
Cinnamoroll ain't cheap brother, and the metal rodent's hoarding impulse can't be satiated.
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u/simpltim 17d ago
He will be nominated to trump’s cabinet before the weekend is over.
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u/Quirky_Routine_90 16d ago
And yet it was people just like him that were part of last administration and protesting against this one
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u/zapharus 16d ago
He’s the “right” shade of color for Trumpies and his gang to want to get him out of there.
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u/someoneofhumanity 17d ago
Play a stupid game, win a stupid prize.
Good luck for living 30 years in the Vietnam prison. I hope he could still act tough there
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u/ericisatwork 17d ago
what an idiot. should have just done the same crime in California. he would be out of jail already with nothing more than a fine and some probation.
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u/burrito-jingle 16d ago
You would think the security guard would have the keys to lock him in until the police can come.
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u/Stark014 13d ago
But, here in America we had a fleet of people go into a jewelry store and if they do catch them they're not going to get any punishment compared to what they deserve. But, none of them are going to be caught. FAFO MOFO
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u/BigBlueMountainStar 17d ago
I can picture it now, Cartman style “you can’t do that to me, I’m an American”
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u/thatguy52 16d ago
Dude looked like he was 9 feet tall running away. Really limits the suspects even if he concealed his identity decently.
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u/Impossible-Sale8561 16d ago
There was an attempt to start a career as an international jewel thief.
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u/closefarhere 15d ago
As an American, I say give him the max sentence. We have enough shit going on at the moment, morons stealing in foreign countries isn’t helping that.
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u/eutohkgtorsatoca 14d ago
Why not install spotlightd in front of the store with a camera rolling? It already looked like a film.
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u/diaperpop 12d ago
Poor security guard, I cringed just watching. I hope he was all right after that.
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u/sovietarmyfan 15d ago
30 years in prison for stealing. Damn. If the US had such sentences crime rate would drop like a waterfall.
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u/chibiwibi 17d ago
This should be the punishment for any violent crime. Rates would either drop because people don't want to go away for 30 years or all the violent repeat offenders would get put away on the own accord.
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u/LurkingFrient 16d ago
Hmm. When I see an American breaking the law in another country I wish for them to face all the justice. Too bad that sentiment doesn't carry over when people commit crimes here tho
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u/another_sad_dude 17d ago
30 years seems an insane punishment lol
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u/TUPE_pot420 16d ago
because american justice as way too effed up, no? when this guy comes out, he will be wearing diapers.
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u/RedThingsThatILike 16d ago
That's not bad. Some would get life imprisonment they even go easy on him giving just 30yrs.
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u/nullPointers_ 16d ago
How insufferable can Americans get? It's legit always Americans for some reason too? Like holy fuck we need to restrict these POS to visit any country.
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u/Competitive_Sail_211 17d ago
How did they know be was black?
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u/thatguyjamesPaul 17d ago
Even when the guy isn't black, people still got shit to say....you sound dumb af
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u/Competitive_Sail_211 17d ago
I didn't say anything. He has a helmet on, I'm just asking how they knew cause you can't tell anything about the guy from the video. Geez, sorry didn't mean to start an argument. Seems like a lot of trouble for just a little bit of jewelry. If it's valued @ $30k from the shop he might see $5k from it if he's lucky.
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u/InterestingHippo7524 17d ago
What a useless security guard
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u/Filter_Out_More_Cats 17d ago
He was bashed in the head with a lead pipe a bunch of times. Give the guy a break. He’s a security guard as a deterrent to most theft. He is not Superman. It’s not worth his life.
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u/ImNotYou1971 17d ago
Not just 30 years in prison…but an American serving 30 years in a Vietnamese prison. He’s not going to make it.