Burglar Says TV Taught Him His Craft

[jeffrey]

A man who says he learned how to rob homes by watching a TV show was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a string of burglaries in central Kentucky.

Michael W. Hobbs, 36, of Waco, Ky., pleaded guilty to five counts of burglary. He was sentenced Thursday.

Police said Hobbs learned how to break into homes by watching the Discovery Channel TV show "It Takes a Thief." The show features two ex-convicts who show property owners how vulnerable they are to theft... Full article here

[sweeps]

Who says TV isn't educational?

[PrincessPerky]

err if it was truly educational, he wouldn't have gotten caught...

[Fred333]

I guess the TV show was not that good. He might have been in the bathroom when they said how not to get caught.

[sweeps]

err if it was truly educational, he wouldn't have gotten caught...

Touché.

[financeman45]

That is a good one