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Man Robs Bank of $1 To Get Health Care In Jail

Posted by samzenpus on from the three-squares-a-cot-and-a-physical dept.

f1vlad writes "A 59-year-old man has been jailed in Gastonia, N.C., on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing an RBC Bank for $1 so he could get health care in prison. Richard James Verone handed a female teller a note demanding the money and claiming that he had a gun, according to the police report."

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  1. Re:Sad, but I can see doing it too by BSAtHome · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do you assume he has a house?

    House-arrest for a homeless. That'll be nice. Please stay on the corner of 5th and west st. for the duration of your time to be served.

  2. Re:Sad, but I can see doing it too by Grishnakh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's what he needs to do: when he's at his sentencing hearing, and they sentence him to house arrest, he needs to grab a pen, go over to the DA/prosecuting attorney, and stab him with it. Take out his eyes if possible (he's a lawyer, he deserves it). Then put his hands up and say "send me to prison!"

    There's no way they can avoid sending him to prison after brutally maiming a lawyer (since hurting a lawyer gets you the same penalty as hurting a human, even though lawyers aren't human).