Although there is very little in life that really truly shocks me, it's often hard to believe what some people will try to get away with. There is always some joker in the deck who thinks he's got the perfect scam to make money the "easy" way, or to con some poor old lady out of her pension money, or to literally get away with murder. While the rest of us shake our heads in disbelief at their actions, the part that really gets me is that these losers must actually believe they can beat the system and that the rules don't apply to them; they honestly think they're being "smarter" than the people they are trying to victimize.
From time to time, I'll read about one of these savants in the news and just can't resist sharing the idiocy with the rest of the blogosphere -- because we all know that one of the quickest ways to feel better about the dumb things we do ourselves every day, is to find someone else even dumber than you... and then point at them and snicker. So today, I am pleased to announce a new blog category: "What were they THINKING?" to capture these Kodak moments of complete and utter stupidity.
So here's the first receipient of my "What were they THINKING?" award:
A wheelchair-bound Los Angeles woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud.
Laura Lee Medley, 35, had sued in at least four California cities over injuries she claimed she sustained while trying to navigate her wheelchair before she was suspected of fraud.
Medley, who claimed to be paralyzed from a drunk driving accident, was tracked to Las Vegas where police there took her into custody and then, when she complained of medical issues, to a local hospital, Long Beach prosecutor Belinda Mayes said.
"She gets to the hospital and while she's waiting for an examination, she gets up from the chair and runs," Mayes said. "Somebody remarked, 'That's where the great miracle occurred.' " [Read complete article from CNN.com]
I'm sure if Ms. Medley had blog access from jail and could read this, she'd be really flattered to receive this prestigious honor. She's just that stupid.
