back to article Man goes to collect stolen-car court docs found in stolen car in stolen car

A teenager on probation for car theft has been arrested after court documents relating to that car theft were found alongside identifiable personal items in a second stolen car. These items were subsequently collected from the police station by the suspect, who arrived in a third stolen vehicle. Carnell Eugene Butler, 18, "now …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    will go far in this world...

    What a thickie.

    1. g e

      OTOH

      We do have a candidate name for galactically stupid criminals, a 'crime-related' version of the Darwin Awards...

      The Carnell Eugene Butler Award

      It even abbreviates to the moderately memorable 'CEBA'

    2. JeffyPoooh
      Pint

      "a Nissan Infiniti"

      "Infiniti" is supposed to be a high-end 'Mark' / 'Badge' brand identity, and Datsun Nissan would prefer that it not be prefaced with their low-rent econobox corporate identity.

      You wouldn't write "...a Toyota Lexus...". Same thing.

      1. Kernel

        Re: "a Nissan Infiniti"

        ""Infiniti" is supposed to be a high-end 'Mark' / 'Badge' brand identity, and Datsun Nissan would prefer that it not be prefaced with their low-rent econobox corporate identity."

        If you're going to get all technical with this sort of thing, the word you're looking for is 'Marque', not 'Mark'.

      2. jzl

        Re: "a Nissan Infiniti"

        We don't have the "Infiniti" brand in the UK so it's an easy mistake to make if the writer's British.

        [Edit] Turns out we do have that brand here although I don't know if I've ever seen one on the streets. In my defence, I'm pretty out of touch on the whole car thing.

        1. captain veg Silver badge

          Re: "a Nissan Infiniti"

          See also Proton Lotus, Volkswagen Bentley, Fiat Ferrari.

          -A.

      3. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: "a Nissan Infiniti"

        > You wouldn't write "...a Toyota Lexus...". Same thing.

        No perhaps not, but I would write Skoda Bugatti, or even Skoda Audi, it winds up the owners a treat.

        1. 6th
          Go

          Re: "a Nissan Infiniti"

          I know my Skoda rocks. I love it *almost* as much as my rice.

          I hadn't considered to be the likes of Audi and Bugatti... until now!

          Nice it is finally getting the respect it deserves :-)

      4. Paul Hovnanian Silver badge
        Facepalm

        Re: "a Nissan Infiniti"

        So then a Volkswagen Bugatti is right out?

    3. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: will go far in this world...

      No surprises here:

      http://wfla.com/2015/10/08/st-pete-pd-car-thief-left-paperwork-in-stolen-car-drove-2nd-stolen-car-to-police-station/

    4. rtb61

      Re: will go far in this world...

      More accurately shameless indifferent to the crimes they commit, a complete lack of conscience. Rather than crazy stuff like three strikes laws, there should be testing for psychopathy laws and those individuals who genetically lack a conscience through social cerebral defect should be treated differently. the likelihood of them repeatedly committing crimes instead of being a probability is much closer to being a certainty and this should be reflected in their bail conditions and post prosecution rehabilitation, should they fail to rehabilitate it should mean either no release or very tight monitoring.

      1. albaleo

        Re: will go far in this world...

        @rtb61

        It might just be cheaper to give him his own car.

      2. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: will go far in this world...

        Nonsense...

        Kid's probably totally harmless, simple exposure to mainstream media rags his parents carelessly left laying about the house in conjunction with playing GTA games at too young of an age has left him thinking that stealing cars is a sporting activity.

        He doesn't realize only bank robbery is actually sporting.

        If adults weren't continually making this world a totally retarded nightmare to live in, kids wouldn't act nearly as stupid as they do.

      3. Robert Grant

        Re: will go far in this world...

        there should be testing for psychopathy laws and those individuals who genetically lack a conscience through social cerebral defect should be treated differently

        I entirely agree!

        Yours

        Hugh Genics

        P.s. those chaps with the skulls on their hats gave us a bad name - glad we're finally back!

  2. Mark 85
    Facepalm

    What a maroon....

    <see title>

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: What a maroon....

      On the bright side, he's doing wonders for that department's statistics.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: What a maroon....

      what a colour?

      1. John Brown (no body) Silver badge

        Re: What a maroon....

        No, a distress flare.

        Well, I expect he's now distressed and maybe he likes 80's fashion?

      2. Mark 85

        Re: What a maroon....

        Nah.... see definition #2. Obviously you missed out as a child.

        http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=maroon

    3. asdf

      Re: What a maroon....

      Oxycontin is a hellva drug.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: What a maroon....

        Yes, it clearly fucks up your ability to construct a cogent sentence.

  3. Steve Davies 3 Silver badge
    Facepalm

    Doh!

    There are plenty of words that could be used to describe him but I think the most apt is 'Doh!'

    Does Floriday have a three strikes law? If so that could be the end of his criminal career...

    1. MrT

      Re: Doh!

      If they haven't got one already, that could be the first article in a new 'WTFLA' spin-off collection of all the double-facepalm stories.

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Yo dawg.

  5. chivo243 Silver badge

    Obligatory Quote

    “Stupid is as stupid does.” – Forrest Gump

  6. Michael H.F. Wilkinson Silver badge
    Facepalm

    Clearly from the shallow end of the gene pool

    Doh! indeed

    1. dorsetknob
      Black Helicopters

      Re: Clearly from the shallow end of the gene pool

      Clearly from the shallow end of the gene pool

      Doh! indeed

      Perfect Material for either the Senate of Congress

      He has just proved he has the credentials to be a Candidate ( stuip untrustworthy crooked )

      He will Feel at home on Capital Hill

      Black copters because if you Critise the man that's what he sends

  7. jake Silver badge

    I believe the expression is:

    "Dumbass".

    Correct me if I'm wrong.

    1. sabroni Silver badge
      Happy

      Re: Correct me if I'm wrong.

      Has that ever happened?

      1. jake Silver badge
        Pint

        @sabroni (was: Re: Correct me if I'm wrong.)

        Yes, actually, it has :-)

        Search on "jake +culpa" here on ElReg ... When I'm wrong, I admit it.

        1. Aqua Marina
          Coffee/keyboard

          Re: @sabroni (was: Correct me if I'm wrong.)

          Hmmm, that just brings me back to this comment.

  8. Remy Redert

    Too dumb to live, would be very appropriate here wouldn't it?

  9. kmac499

    Oxymoron List

    Military Intelligence

    Criminal Mastermind

    suggestions ........

    1. Sir Runcible Spoon
      Coat

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Legal Mass-Surveillance?

    2. banalyzer

      Re: Oxymoron List

      You most definitely forgot

      Honest Politician

    3. Richard 120

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Project Manager

      1. Guus Leeuw

        Re: Oxymoron List

        Here, have a downvote for that one... ;)

        There's no apparent contradiction in the terms "Project" and "Manager", unless the "Manager" is a "Project"...

        I know, because I am earning my livelyhood as a Project Manager at the moment.

        Guus

    4. Little Mouse

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Greater Manchester?

    5. TeeCee Gold badge
      Coat

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Socialist Workers.

    6. GrumpenKraut

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Microsoft Works.

    7. Chris Hunt

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Sports Personality of the Year

    8. KA1AXY

      Re: Oxymoron List

      Peoples' Democratic Republic

      1. J. R. Hartley

        Re: Oxymoron List

        Democratic Unionist Party

        1. Martin Budden Silver badge

          Re: Oxymoron List

          Fun Run

          1. Colin Ritchie
            Windows

            Re: Oxymoron List

            Caring Conservatism.

  10. Chika
    FAIL

    OK Sonny, yer nicked!

    "But Officer, I was late for my court date!"

  11. Your alien overlord - fear me

    Only in 'Murica

    1. Doctor Syntax Silver badge

      "Only in 'Murica"

      No. Not very bright crims are everywhere. I remember one case where a lad threw away his jacket when he ran away. And he was bright enough to have a library card. It was in the jacket pocket & had his name and address on it.

      1. TeeCee Gold badge
        Facepalm

        Too true. A mate, who hails from Merseyside, once regaled me with the tale of a local plod who'd won several awards for crime clearup.

        His revolutionary crimebusting technique was to do a tour of the local supermarkets and run a PNC check on every vehicle parked in a disabled bay without the relevant badge. Apparently this netted him a good supply of nicked or uninsured vehicles, owners with outstanding warrants, stuff like that.

        A point commonly trotted out on the "reality TV" cop shows is that the job would be a damned sight more difficult, were it not for the convenient fact that criminals tend to be so stupid that they effectively catch themselves.

      2. Roger Kynaston

        Re Only in Murica and in blighty

        Many years ago i worked in an Off licence. One Sunday a bottle of our best burgundy (£31 in early nineties) went walkies. We checked the CCTV and identified a probable punter. I had two staff who had lived in the town all their life. Both of them said "oh yes. That is blah." Plod went round to his house and the empty bottle was on the draining board.

        He was duly pinched, hauled up before the beak and pleaded guilty. He had to pay it back at £2 a week.

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