# Things you should NOT leave behind while comitting a crime

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 14, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075 "2016-02-14T00:51:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075/41 "2016-02-18T10:37:00Z")

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> [@ddsun](#):
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> I was expecting examples like, “your wallet”. :eek:

Ha ha, I knew someone who knew someone who _actually did_ leave his wallet behind at a burglary!

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075/42 "2016-02-18T16:17:39Z")

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> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#):
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> I’ve seen it reported that doctors were able to reattach the arm.

To what??? :eek:

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075/43 "2016-02-18T16:24:11Z")

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> [@Broomstick](#):
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> I’ve seen a lot of strange things attempt to get on a city bus. Thank Og I have never seen a guy minus his freshly severed arm attempt to do so - think the bus driver suspected foul play was at work? Just maybe?
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> “Dude, I don’t care if you got exact change, you ain’t gettin’ on dis bus spurting blood like that!”

Calling actual human beings, “things”, nice. Is someone in a wheelchair a “thing”?

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**Author:** ![starryspice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@starryspice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starryspice)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075/44 "2016-02-19T02:22:41Z")

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> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#):
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> I’ve seen it reported that doctors were able to reattach the arm.

Well that’s a relief. Anyone else see the video? I mean, the teen was an ass who really shouldn’t go around robbing people at gunpoint, I’ll grant you that, but I would never NEVER run someone over with my car over a paltry fucking pair of sneakers! Who does that?? The kid was lucky it was just his arm that was severed. That attack was vicious and could just as easily have killed him. Jesus.

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**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:** [February 19, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-should-not-leave-behind-while-comitting-a-crime/746075/45 "2016-02-19T02:35:08Z")

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I actually know a (bad) professional killer who left a credit card receipt at the murder scene.

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