Sigh. You know the old saying about dumb criminals blah blah “nobody ever said criminals were smart” blah blah. I don’t even remember what it is, and it’s not even that good of a saying. But the point is this - crooks are generally not the smartest breed. This story seems to reaffirm that fact.
I don’t know whether to laugh at the guy or just flat out feel sorry for him. Maybe if he quit smoking then he wouldn’t have to rob places with an empty cheesecake box so he could afford to buy cigarettes. I always knew smoking was a bad habit, but if it’s driving people to rob movie rental stores with an empty cheesecake box - well that my friend is where I draw the line.
I can only imagine what the guy is telling his fellow jailbirds. He’s probably sharing a cell with the guy that tore the “do not remove under penalty of law” tag off his mattress.
