Robber Turns Himself In After Seeing "The Passion of the Christ"

[matcom]

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Ailing, forever nervous and tired of living in his blue 1995 Toyota Corolla, the 53-year-old walked into the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office lobby in shorts and a polo shirt, saying he was ready to give himself up.

Surprised sheriff's investigators took him upstairs for questioning.

When it became clear he meant business, they asked Palm Beach Gardens police to come by.

After hearing his confession, investigators arrested him on a charge of armed bank robbery.

The reasoning process that brought Anderson from total freedom to a jail cell seemed a complicated one, according to investigators who interviewed him.

When a sheriff's detective asked him why he gave himself up, Anderson said he was stirred deeply after watching The Passion of the Christ and felt compelled to come clean.

"He said, 'I saw The Passion and that made my decision,' " sheriff's office spokesman Paul Miller said. "And he sort of urged (the detective) to see the movie too."

But Palm Beach Gardens police, who interrogated him at length, say Anderson's surrender was far more calculated.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/auto/epaper/editions/thursday/local_news_0495919a813770281071.html

[ClintonTyree]

1. Oh Christ!!!!!!

No pun intended. It happens everyday here in Florida. People surrendering because they need medical help. Some do it for new glasses or dental work. I kid you not. They'll do 3 months on a 3 year sentence just so they can get thier teeth cleaned and a new pair of glasses, so they can see better the next time they rob a convenience store. This guy's angle will also play well in front of Florida's almost completely Fundie judicial system. He's "found Christ" and they'll be lenient.
I bet if they questioned this guy, they'd find out that he's never even seen the movie. He's no dummy, he's playing the system pretty well.

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