Two lucky boys, whose parents are in jail for the same offence, commited the crime of their lifetime by highjacking from a train 80, 122 mm artillery rocket warhead detonators containing around 1 kilogram of explosives. They got on the train car and threw them on the ground not knowing what they were. This was possible because the train engineer stopped to sell 75 litres of diesel fuel and the 10 gendarmes protecting the cargo were busy watching a football game (soccer).

Fortunately none of the warheads exploded and they were found fast, the boys did not know what they were stealing. One can not stop and wander if Darwin was wrong and the weak also survive.

Submitted on 04/19/2013

Submitted by: Peter
Reference: http://www.evz.ro (in romanian),http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=130366, july 19, 2011

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Candi said:
Definitely Toss: No Self-Selection
Sorry, Peter, but if they didn't know what they were stealing, they can't be held responsible. Also, since nothing actually *happened*, it's not really a Darwin. Thanks anyway, and submit again!

James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The fact that thy DIDN'T know what they were stealing implies that they were probably of low-caliber intelligence to begin with! All they seemed to care about was "if it's metal, STEAL it", and hopefully they learned a lesson...thanks, Peter!

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I have to agree with James on this. They were intelligent enough to break into a train car looking for stuff to steal but were dumb enough not to realize that what they had was potentially very dangerous. Thanks, Peter!

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