All you have to do is break the glass, and it's yours, all yours!

Now, what can you break the glass with???

Oh yes...... your head!

This time - you were lucky and the screen is yours...... but next time it may be safety glass!!!

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I know this is a dumb criminal story, and there is no self-selection - but there could so easily have been! Is it a HM now, and a future DA if he finds some safety glass?

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News Story :

A burglar used his head to smash through a plate glass door at a school before stealing a £2,500 television. CCTV footage shows the ram-raider running head-first through the glass before returning with the 42-inch plasma screen.

Staff at Walbottle Technology College in Newcastle say the thief, who appeared uninjured, was lucky not to kill himself - The glass could have cut his throat or severed an artery! Or, if it had been toughened glass he could have broken his neck!

The police said "Usually people throw things through or break a window and climb through"

Submitted on 03/06/2007

Submitted by: Tracy
Reference: BBC Website, 6 Mar, 2007 : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/6424883.stm

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James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
I agree, Tracy. Using one's head to commit burglary goes a step above a mere "dumb crook". As no arrests have yet been made, there's no word on the condition of the mook. for all I know, he DID bleed to death somewhere beyond the range of the CCTV camera! Either way, it's dumbfounding enough! I will let Darwin give it the final nod!

Chip said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
This crook was not just dumb but showed the lack of regard for continuing his earthly existence that I like to see here. Yep, and Honorable Mention and I wish him better luck next time in his quest to do himself in the stupidest way he possibly can. Thanks for the story, Tracy.

Tracy said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Of course I think this is a wonderful story - I submitted it :-)

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The article doesn't mention any blood found at the scene so I'm guessing the burglar got away with perhaps nothing more than a headache (plus the tv). His lack of regard for his own safety and the method of his breaking and entering qualifies him for an HM as far as I'm concerned. Thanks Tracy!

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