Darwin Award: Attempted Robbery of Gun Store

For those of you not familiar with them, the Darwin Awards are given to people that manage to remove themselves from the gene people because of their own extreme stupidity. The title link is to a story of how an idiot tried to rob a gun store in Washington. As you know, robbers don’t do well when their intended victims are armed. This story was no exception. The perp was promptly killed by shots from the shopkeeper and a police officer who happened to be be present. Just in case that wasn’t enough, several customers pulled their weapons to make sure the bad guy didn’t win.

Renton police Capt. Don Persson said, “The surprising thing is that the man had to walk right past a marked police car to get in the front door.”

If you’d like a good laugh, read the exaggerated Darwin version of the story in the title link. While you are at it, take a look around the main Snopes.com web site. It’s a great place to visit before forwarding on those bogus warnings and stories that are always flying around the internet.