# Crackheads spend two days unable to get out of an unlocked closet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 2, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793 "2015-01-02T19:02:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/1 "2015-01-02T19:02:03Z")
Surely we haven’t found the stupidest crooks of 2015 already –[have we](http://on-msn.com/1An9rfL)? ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/2 "2015-01-02T19:27:24Z")
Thanks for the link. That’s the most hilarious thing I’ve seen all year. And that will probably be a true statement 363 days from now. 🙂 That’s even better than LOP\*. \*Losers on parade. We use that acronym for both “Cops” and the local news. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/3 "2015-01-02T22:02:08Z")
Nice Tat! A target for the “money shot”. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/4 "2015-01-02T22:08:58Z")
From the article. > [@](#): > > here police found human feces and copper scouring pads sometimes used to smoke crack All this time, I thought the copper pads were all that was needed. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/5 "2015-01-03T00:41:31Z")
As I said in the other thread: > [@Me](#): > > Ah, Florida! The state that keeps ID Channel in business! That was linked to the closeted crackheads. The story in other thread, which was about the guy who shortened his mom a bit, also took place in Florida. And now there’s the story of [Trey Radel, a Representative who voted for drug testing for food stamp recipients, being busted for cocaine possession](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-testing_n_4305348.html). Where is he from? You guessed it; Florida. ---
**Author:** ![DingoelGringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@DingoelGringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DingoelGringo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/6 "2015-01-03T00:43:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Surely we haven’t found the stupidest crooks of 2015 already –[have we](http://on-msn.com/1An9rfL)? At least she is a beauty! ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/7 "2015-01-03T02:37:56Z")
“no drugs were found in the closet” Yeah, not gonna be surprised there. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/8 "2015-01-03T04:41:33Z")
There has to be more to this story. Okay, they’re crack heads, but two such should add up to a half wit or so and figure out that a door can be opened. Over 48 hours. Why did they think it was locked when it was apparently not a lockable door? ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/9 "2015-01-03T04:47:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > From the article. > > All this time, I thought the copper pads were all that was needed. I’ve heard you can burn dried animal dung as fuel, maybe that is how they used it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/10 "2015-01-03T04:50:25Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > There has to be more to this story. Okay, they’re crack heads, but two such should add up to a half wit or so and figure out that a door can be opened. Over 48 hours. Why did they think it was locked when it was apparently not a lockable door? I’m guessing this is one of those stories where the half story or misunderstanding is so hilarious no one is interested in getting the truth. We have all experienced those in life right? Where the story is so funny no one gives a crap it is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/11 "2015-01-03T04:52:38Z")
> [@DingoelGringo](#): > > At least she is a beauty! Compared to the guy to the left, sure. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/12 "2015-01-03T06:10:41Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Surely we haven’t found the stupidest crooks of 2015 already –[have we](http://on-msn.com/1An9rfL)? And don’t call me Shirley. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/13 "2015-01-03T06:16:01Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > There has to be more to this story. Okay, they’re crack heads, but two such should add up to a half wit or so and figure out that a door can be opened. Over 48 hours. Why did they think it was locked when it was apparently not a lockable door? Yeah, I’m with you here. Reading the story, it seems like something is missing/not quite adding up. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/14 "2015-01-03T06:20:27Z")
Notice that one of the officers on the scene couldn’t figure it out either. He went in the closet, closed the door behind him–nope, not locked. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/15 "2015-01-03T06:27:03Z")
Stimulant overuse can cause both sleep deprivation and something called dopamine psychosis, like paranoid delusions. You know the old stereotype of the crack head convinced police are watching him with a hidden camera and skulking out in the bushes. I wonder if instead of being locked in the closet, which sounds roomy, they were hiding in it convinced drug cartel assassins or the DEA or police were after them or something after being up for weeks stimmed out of their minds. Doesn’t explain why they called 911 though, maybe they thought they could concoct some bullshit story to get out of criminal charges? Who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/16 "2015-01-03T17:02:00Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Notice that one of the officers on the scene couldn’t figure it out either. He went in the closet, closed the door behind him–nope, not locked. Sometimes doors can be sticky and difficult to open even if they’re not locked. It’s possible they tried the door, couldn’t get it open, and then just assumed it was locked. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/17 "2015-01-03T17:06:53Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Sometimes doors can be sticky and difficult to open even if they’re not locked. It’s possible they tried the door, couldn’t get it open, and then just assumed it was locked. That would be a different kind of closet, altogether. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/18 "2015-01-03T17:11:50Z")
That would be a different kind of closet. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/19 "2015-01-03T17:20:55Z")
That would be a different kind of closet. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793/20 "2015-01-03T21:17:07Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > There has to be more to this story. Okay, they’re crack heads, but two such should add up to a half wit or so and figure out that a door can be opened. Over 48 hours. Why did they think it was locked when it was apparently not a lockable door? An [article](http://www.newsherald.com/news/news-of-the-weird/police-couple-spent-2-days-in-daytona-state-college-closet-1.420398?page=0) with some more details. > [@](#): > > The 31-year-old Arwood of Daytona Beach initially claimed he was being held against his will in a closet. > > According to the reports and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Arwood called his father in Osceola County on Tuesday and told him he was being held captive in a closet, Volusia sheriff’s spokesman Andrew Gant said. When the father called the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office to report his son was in trouble, Osceola sheriff’s deputies then called Arwood on his cellphone and were able to track his location by the phone’s signal, Gant said. They discovered Arwood was somewhere on the college campus; in addition Arwood told them he could see a white boat outside the room where he was being held, reports state. > > \ > > The disheveled pair told officers they had been in the closet for two days because they were locked inside. Police said a green garden hose had been wrapped around the door handle to prevent anyone from opening the door from the outside. Arwood and Campbell could have opened the door from the inside whenever they wanted, police said. I’m thinking that they were either genuinely delusional enough to think they were locked in, or dumb enough to not figure out that the cops would notice that the door was unlocked. It depends on whether or not their imaginary story is based on delusions or some really poorly thought out lies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackheads-spend-two-days-unable-to-get-out-of-an-unlocked-closet/708793.md?page=2)