10 of the World’s Dumbest Criminals

2. Robber Gives His Gun Away

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The Halifax Bank in London was the site of what started off as a routine robbery. A masked man walks in with a gun and a bag. He demands that the cashier fill the bag with cash. The plan seemed simple enough from the outset: hand cashier bag, cashier fills the bag, go home £700,000 richer.

Instead, the robber handed the teller his gun. There was a moment where neither person really understood what just happened and an awkward silence ensued. The robber snapped back into action and tried to snag his gun back but the cashier needed only take a step back to keep it out of the reach of the failed crook.

The robber fled and evened the score by stealing a bicycle belonging to one of the bank employees. Better luck next time.