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Art theft is a pretty cool crime.
by sharkjacobs 11mo ago
Art theft is a pretty cool crime.
- lenerdenator 11mo agoOnly if it's a proper heist. I don't need more guys just walking in and taking something like they're shoplifting a candy bar. I need guys meticulously planning and executing a theft that dodges the very latest in alarm and anti-theft technology.
- JKCalhoun 11mo agoTopkapi (1964)
- Nicholas_C 11mo agoAgreed. If no one uses gymnastics to traverse a laser filled room it's actually pretty lame.
- WalterBright 11mo agoSee "The Hot Rock".
- accrual 11mo agoBonus points for any rappeling and using tools that cut circular holes in glass.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 11mo agoTaking the discussion seriously, a case study of a well-planned heist that culminated in someone walking in at the right time and just taking the thing could actually be pretty interesting.
- dylan604 11mo agoRight, all of these amateurs wanting to spend all this money on special glass cutting tools, rappelling equipment, bypassing alarms, or even some Ocean's 11 EMP ridiculousness when you just need a ~$10 tool and a big pair of brass ones to pull it off.
- Peteragain 11mo ago"How to steal a million" - a boomerang rather than to screwdriver..
- hackernewds 11mo agoNo crime should be described as "cool". Adherence is the foundation of a functioning society. Although you could argue the law is not the best arbiter of mortality.
- throwup238 11mo agoIt was civil disobedience then. What was the point? No idea, but that’s art for you.
- Rebelgecko 11mo agoRosa Parks did a cool crime
- protocolture 11mo agoLots of crimes are cool. Adherence is the foundation of slavery. Functioning societies need every rule and law tested, and retested continually for suitability.
- fwip 11mo agoYou may want to re-examine your own username.
- ghurtado 11mo agoI mean, compared to arson, sure. Compared to growing psychedelic mushrooms, I don't think so.
- bigstrat2003 11mo agoThere's nothing cool about stealing cultural artifacts and society's ability to enjoy them.
- stevage 11mo agoArguably high profile thefts increase interest in art and therefore more people enjoy art. Also artworks can still be enjoyed post-theft through replicas etc. And if the artwork is returned, as in this case, it's just a big win all round. Creating a new performance artwork in the process.