Two Australians have been jailed for a failed heist which left one of them with a bag of bread rolls and the other with a bullet in the backside.
Benjamin Jorgensen, 38, and Donna Hayes, 36, were sentenced to seven and eight years respectively for the robbery in a Melbourne restaurant.
During the robbery, Jorgensen grabbed what he thought was a bag of money - only to find it contained bread rolls.
He also accidentally fired his gun, hitting Hayes in the buttock.
Judge Roland Williams described the two, who had expected to steal takings worth about A$30,000 ($26,000, £13,000), as a "pair of fools".
Hayes was hospitalised for a month as a result of her injuries.
The two pleaded guilty to armed robbery at the County Court in Victoria.
Originally posted by heldenWhat a pair of fools!!!
Two Australians have been jailed for a failed heist which left one of them with a bag of bread rolls and the other with a bullet in the backside.
Benjamin Jorgensen, 38, and Donna Hayes, 36, were sentenced to seven and eight years respectively for the robbery in a Melbourne restaurant.
During the robbery, Jorgensen grabbed what he thought was a bag of m ...[text shortened]... of her injuries.
The two pleaded guilty to armed robbery at the County Court in Victoria.
actually i think the judge's comments were a bit harsh on Hayes. after all, it was Jorgensen who grabbed the bread rolls AND Jorgensen who shot Hayes in the tush. Hayes' only mistake seems to have been in teaming up with Jorgensen. to rub salt into the wound, so to speak, Hayes got an extra year's time. how did that work? she got shot in the butt AND got an extra year in prison? maybe that's to give Jorgensen a year to go into hiding before she gets out.
Originally posted by Iron MonkeyGiven the facts to me it looks like she could have been the brains in the affair.
actually i think the judge's comments were a bit harsh on Hayes. after all, it was Jorgensen who grabbed the bread rolls AND Jorgensen who shot Hayes in the tush. Hayes' only mistake seems to have been in teaming up with Jorgensen. to rub salt into the wound, so to speak, Hayes got an extra year's time. how did that work? she got shot in the butt AND got ...[text shortened]... year in prison? maybe that's to give Jorgensen a year to go into hiding before she gets out.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungmy point is that Iraq is a dog's breakfast, and it is that way because no-one seemed to give much thought to the post-invasion part of the operation. but let me give you another one word reply: Vietnam.
We decided there was to be a regime change in Iraq. There was.
These Aussies decided they were going to get some money. They did not.
Your point?
Originally posted by Iron MonkeyVietnam and Iraq are not equivalent. "Ho Chi Minh" (Saddam) is dead. We're done over there in Iraq. However we're nicely helping provide security for Iraq. It's not like there's some objective to attain though, so we can leave at any time without failing.
my point is that Iraq is a dog's breakfast, and it is that way because no-one seemed to give much thought to the post-invasion part of the operation. but let me give you another one word reply: Vietnam.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou lost the Vietnam war. The communist regime is still in power 38-odd years after the last US troops left the country. Iraq is a mess almost 5 years after it was invaded. Look, i'd personally much prefer that the US had achieved decisive victories in each case, but it didn't happen. Both operations were botched.
Vietnam and Iraq are not equivalent. "Ho Chi Minh" (Saddam) is dead. We're done over there in Iraq. However we're nicely helping provide security for Iraq. It's not like there's some objective to attain though, so we can leave at any time without failing.