3 children dubbed the 'Little Rascals' accused of robbing Houston bank
3 children dubbed the 'Little Rascals' accused of robbing Houston bank
The juveniles, ages 11, 12 and 16, were caught on camera robbing a Wells Fargo bank March 14, the FBI said.
The juveniles, ages 11, 12 and 16, were caught on camera robbing a Wells Fargo bank March 14, the FBI said.
Three boys dubbed the "little rascals" for allegedly robbing a Texas bank were behind bars Thursday, the FBI said.
The juveniles, ages 11, 12 and 16, have each been charged with robbery by threat, a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Houston said in an email.
"Because they are juveniles, their names, and no additional details will be released," the spokesperson said.
With the name "Little Rascals," I have this picture in my mind of a judge wagging his finger and then saying "Oh... I just can't stay mad at you three. You can go."
Probably why their parents put them up to it,
The parents of two of the boys identified them after the FBI released the photo and called the agency
10 points to Gryffindor!
"Boys will be boys your honor. So they knocked over a bank. Its Wells Fargo, they got the money. Don't ruin their future by making them guilty of a felony..."
It's Wells Fargo, they got the money. Don't ruin their future
This, but unironically. Fuck Wells Fargo and fuck trying children in criminal courts.
??!!??What??!!?
I give two shits about Wells Fargo. So my issue is with your position of not trying children in criminal courts. What should societies do about children running amok and doing whatever they want? What do you think we should do to educate them about the repercussions of committing crimes?
I recall hearing a similar story about a bank robbery in rural Texas.
The guy got life.
Did they stand on top of each other in a trench coat?
Do banks in USA still have money? Banks here haven't had money for more than a decade now. And I can't remember when we last had a bank robbery in Denmark. ( Country of 6 mil. people )
PS: I looked up the stats:
We used to statistically have about one a week, until about 2012. Then it dropped to only about 5 per year, and now it's almost completely gone, probably only people who are mentally ill, and don't have a clue about anything in general, maybe people with dementia? Because they are AFAIK 100% sure to get nothing.PPS: If you want to withdraw money, you use the ATM inside the bank, and it's practically illegal to withdraw or deposit more than the equivalent of $7000 USD, if you do, it will be investigated for possible money laundering.
They don’t want you to have control of your own money.
No it's not that, cash is so marginally used today, that any greater amount of cash is de-facto suspect, and potentially illegal.
Even most old people and teens use electronic payments.
We got universal electronic/card payments in the 80's that quickly became dominant, because it was a cooperation between state and banks, so trust was high, and price was zero, because banks paid the cost through administrative savings. Now there's a small fee per transaction paid by the shop. Private as in personal transactions are free.
We simply don't need cash for anything anywhere. So most people don't even bother with cash at all anymore.Apart from the cash restrictions that were introduced a few years back, we have very liberal money/investment regulation.
Ironically all shops have to still accept cash, because is still legal payment. But you can't for buying a car, because that's above the legal amount for a dealer to receive. I have no idea how that's supposed to work legally, because I'm not a lawyer, and cash is almost obsolete here anyway.