Magnifisyncopathological: Stealing from Thieves

September 10, 2004

Stealing from Thieves

Associated Press via ABCNews: You Can Steal From City Hall

You may not be able to fight city hall, but you can steal from it at least for awhile.

John David Woods has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from 24 city halls across Texas to pay off Internet gambling debts.

Prosecutors said Woods, 34, had developed a system during the three-year string of thefts: He would rent a car, drive to another town, sneak into the city hall and take all the money he could find.

Not particularly brave or clever, but apparently effective.

"He said he felt like it wasn't stealing from people because it was money possessed by the city," Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley said.

Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Argh.

The City = the individuals that reside within it

The City's Money = the money taken via taxes and given via fees from the individuals that reside within it

I've got to hand it to Mr. Woods, however. He's got a great start as a government official. The hard part is under his belt. Now he just needs to convince people to vote for him.

Posted by Drizzten at September 10, 2004 01:51 PM

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