We hate robbers who try to take our money away with threatening weapons and want someone to kill them and save your life and money. But if the man is extremely poor and bothering serious life-threatening diseases, are you still so sure that you are going to send them to death?
The story happened to Edward Callahan was a tragic one. When he was trying to get some money from a bank by pretending that he could evacuate a bomb if he was refused. Thanks to the smart bank manager, police came in time to find that the bomb was fake and the robber was a poor homeless man with Parkinson's disease. The “bomb” was actually a wrap of two Knights of Columbus business cards. To people’s surprise, the man did similar thing for twice previously and had one success with $1,000 being given. It seemed that he chose a wrong target this time and the bank he was trying to robber is only less than a quarter of a block away from the nearest police office.
According to Edward’s lawyer, he was suffering not only Parkinson's disease but also other mental illness and he had been homeless for more than a month. The Brett Favre jersey he was wearing was worn out and smelly, and by so far no one of his family has been reached. He was currently charged with federal bank robbery, but very likely he won’t have to serve imprisonment because of his own woes.
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