[Hkmp5sd]

2003 Darwin Award Nominee
Confirmed True by Darwin

(11 March 2003, Spain) Early one morning, police received a call warning that three robbers had invaded the bar of a Madrid brothel. The police dispatched several units, and confirmed that the call was true. Officers surrounded the building, and used a bullhorn to coax the offenders from the premises.

The robbers, understandably frightened, found themselves in an untenable situation inside a building surrounded by dozens of policemen. Their subsequent actions may have been influenced by the ready availability of alcohol. Instead of surrendering, they decided to go out in a blaze of glory, and tried to escape while shooting at everything in sight.

The policemen ducked, covered, and proceeded to shoot back at the running robbers. Two were fatally injured, and the third was wounded in his right leg.

Why was the gunfight over so quickly? The three robbers were carrying REAL guns loaded with FAKE ammunition. They were firing blanks, making enough sound and light to fool the police into shooting back, but not enough to actually help them escape.

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[jsalcedo]

Maybe we can hold ammo "buybacks" and replace BG ammo with blanks
no questions asked.

[Standing Wolf]

Never show up for a gun fight with blanks—unless, of course, you're a criminal, in which case, it's okay.

[blades67]

To say they were dumber than a box of rocks would be insulting to a box of rocks.

[Guy L Johnson]

"Why was the gunfight over so quickly? The three robbers were carrying REAL guns loaded with FAKE ammunition. They were firing blanks, making enough sound and light to fool the police into shooting back, but not enough to actually help them escape."

And the Gene Pool becomes cleaner by the deleation of 2 sets of double y chromosones

[jsalcedo]

I'm assuming they were using revolvers....

Otherwise the pistols would have had to been modified

[twoblink]

Rule Number one of a Gun fight: Have a gun
Rule Number two of a Gun fight: Bring a gun
Rule Number three of a Gun fight: Have REAL bullets..

Hmm.. We are 3 men who are intoxicated and maybe half dressed, there are 12 police cars outside with well-armed men behind barriers and with pre-aimed weapons at us.

Hmm.. Final assessment? We run out and start shootin!

Sounds like a plan!! Save the taxpayers money for having to rot then in jail...

[Pumpkinheaver]

How stupid can people in this world get. They got what they deserved.

[Brian Dale]

A while back, in another thread, BluesBear wrote:the truly stupid ones will always find another way to chlorinate the shallow end of the gene pool. Seems appropriate here. :D

[keano44]

Firing blanks... Brothel... There's a punchline here somewhere, right?

[Ivanimal]

Firing blanks... Brothel... There's a punchline here somewhere, right?

LMFAO!:D