Robbing banks no longer just for guys, FBI statistics show

Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2009-02-20 17:40

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'Nationwide, 6.2 percent of all bank heists today are committed by women. That's up from 4.9 percent in 2002 -- a 25 percent increase, according to the most recent FBI crime statistics.

"Here's a crime that you can commit easily and its an equal opportunity crime," crime historian Robert McCrie said. Banks have become so customer-friendly and open, they've become "a safe place to rob," he added.
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She went on wild spending spree, going through most of the money before her arrest several days later.

She said she would never again rob a bank, because her arrest and incarceration nearly destroyed her parents and two kids.

But Smith admitted that the thrill was addictive. "I loved the danger in it. I wanted to get more money. I wanted to keep doing it. That's how it really felt -- an adrenaline rush. Perfect."'

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Are we supposed to get excited for these criminals?
It's called an adrenaline rush because they weren't suppose to do it, it's called Stealing.

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Submitted by Michael on Fri, 2009-02-20 18:17

..then it dawned on me they've already been robbing banks..like mainly their husbands' wallets, credit cards, etc.
-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Sat, 2009-02-21 08:48