As a general rule, I hate criminals. The worse the crime, the more despicable the act. How loathsome is the person (or group) who decides to go to a mall or office building or school or theater and shoot to kill every person they see, man, woman or child? That puts terrorists in an especially hate-worthy category. Even so, there is something especially heart-rending when you hear – as we frequently do – of some widow or elderly couple whose sense of security is shattered forever by some punks looking to score a TV or some widow’s purse or an old man’s meager life savings. That’s the kind of crime that doesn’t get big headlines, but it’s still sad and pathetic on all counts.
Having said all that, perhaps the lowest of the low is the criminal who is, quite simply, a complete moron. Read this true story of a Michigan criminal mastermind and you won’t know whether to laugh or cry. (Personally, I laughed.)
