# Stupid criminal of the decade **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599 "2015-12-16T06:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599/1 "2015-12-16T06:32:37Z")
This is not a story about a burglar leaving footprints in the snow. Nor is it about a bank robber leaving his ID behind. No–this is a truly inspired level of stupidity. A Denver County deputy sheriff was arrested for child porn. Now that, in and of itself, would be relatively unremarkable. However– > [@](#): > > A Denver Sheriff Department deputy uploaded nude images of boys and girls on Twitter, some of which showed children performing sexual acts on adults or each other, according to court records. > **[Denver sheriff’s deputy uploaded child porn to Twitter, affidavit says](https://www.denverpost.com/2015/12/14/denver-sheriffs-deputy-uploaded-child-porn-to-twitter-affidavit-says/)** > > Denver sheriff’s deputy uploaded child porn to Twitter, affidavit says ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599/2 "2015-12-16T13:14:12Z")
OK, I am not on twitter, but I presume when you post there it records who you are and all other good stuff about you, which I agree makes him an idiot (along with being a reprehensible human sack of excrement). But given the abilities of this group, I bet we can find someone stupider. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599/3 "2015-12-16T14:05:47Z")
I am disappointed there was no alligator involved. ---
**Author:** ![UncleMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e0b2c6/32.png) [@UncleMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleMoose)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599/4 "2015-12-16T16:05:58Z")
for the decade in question, I present ex-professional basketball player Marvin Barnes (before he became famous for whacking a college team mate with a tire iron). From his Wikipedia article "His nickname, “Bad News,” came from his frequent off-court problems, which began when he was a senior at Central High School. He was part of a gang that attempted to rob a bus. **He was quickly identified as he was wearing his state championship jacket with his name embroidered on it.**" Can you give us a description, Mr. Bus Driver?:smack: ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599/5 "2015-12-16T17:29:47Z")
I’ve told this before, but it’s always good. A daughter of a friend of mine married a slightly weird guy. OK; she was kinda weird too. Anyhow, he later applied for a job as a police dispatcher. Which screening process included a polygraph test. At the end there was one last question: “Do you want to tell us anything else?” Him: “Actually there is. I have a ginormous child porn collection on my PC at home.” The rest is history as they say. He completed his 10 year sentence last year. And promptly got a sex change after rejoining society. People is weird. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-criminal-of-the-decade/740599/6 "2015-12-16T20:24:39Z")
In relatively recent news, literally, there’s [this](http://fox2now.com/2015/12/16/bank-robber-runs-by-tv-reporter-during-live-report/) guy.