Things not to use in an armed robbery #1

[Grumpmeister]

I cant help wondering if I've been asleep and its April 1st again. To use one of those for an armed robbery? I'd love to know how he explained to his gf why he needed to borrow it 

A robber who held up a bookmaker's shop in Leicester with his girlfriend's vibrator has been jailed.
Nicki Jex, 27, of Braunstone, Leicester, hid the sex toy in a carrier bag pretending it was a gun, Leicester Crown Court heard.

The manager at Ladbrokes in Narborough Road handed over more than ?600 in cash when he pointed it at her on 27 December 2006, the court heard.

On Monday, Jex, who pleaded guilty to robbery, was jailed for five years.

Sentencing him, Judge Philip Head said: "It's right to record that you did not have a firearm but you pretended you had and intended that those you confronted believed that you did, and it must have been truly terrifying for them at the time."

The robbery was captured by CCTV inside the shop.

'Considerable courage'

As Jex left with more than ?613 in till contents and other money, he was followed outside by the shop's last remaining customer Wayne Vakani the court heard.

"The defendant pointed the vibrator in the bag at Mr Vakani and warned him to back off," said Tim Palmer, prosecuting.

"Mr Vakani then kept a discreet distance but kept an eye on the defendant and watched where he went."

The court heard that it was thanks to this customer that the defendant's hat, worn during the robbery and containing his DNA, was discovered nearby.

Initially Jex denied any involvement but later changed his plea.

He was a drug addict with a string of previous convictions dating back to February 2002, the court heard.

In mitigation, Phil Gibbs, defending, said Jex, a qualified chef and engineer, had a "fragile" state of mind.

He told the court: "One can be thankful that the item he had wasn't a firearm.

"Frankly, he didn't care less what happened to him at that time. He was falling into the abyss and that's the root cause of drugs."

Mr Vakani was awarded ?500 by Judge Head for his "very considerable courage".

[Snoopy]

Puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "This is a stick up"

[Nick]

 

[Darwins Selection]

Puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "This is a stick up"

You are ahead of me.

[grumpyoldsoldier]

Puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "This is a stick up"

More like this is  a fcuk up!

[Misunderstood]

Whilst having a laugh at the thought of being held up with a vibrator, I can't help but reflect that just scaring people by pretending to have a gun is worth half of the jail time of really killing a man with a real knife gets.

I wish I could understand how justice works now in Britain.  It baffles me.   

[Barman]

Whilst having a laugh at the thought of being held up with a vibrator, I can't help but reflect that just scaring people by pretending to have a gun is worth half of the jail time of really killing a man with a real knife gets.

I wish I could understand how justice works now in Britain.  It baffles me.   

I agree with you.

I also think that five years for ?armed robbery? is far too short. He will presumably be out in far less than that? Where is the deterrent?

[Bar Wench]

Whilst having a laugh at the thought of being held up with a vibrator, I can't help but reflect that just scaring people by pretending to have a gun is worth half of the jail time of really killing a man with a real knife gets.

I wish I could understand how justice works now in Britain.  It baffles me.   

I agree with you.

I also think that five years for ?armed robbery? is far too short. He will presumably be out in far less than that? Where is the deterrent?

There is none. Does anyone get the feeling that there is a grand plan to turn the UK into some sort of penal colony and these are warning shots for the all the decent people to get out now?

[Grumpmeister]

Whilst having a laugh at the thought of being held up with a vibrator, I can't help but reflect that just scaring people by pretending to have a gun is worth half of the jail time of really killing a man with a real knife gets.

I wish I could understand how justice works now in Britain.  It baffles me.   

I agree with you.

I also think that five years for ?armed robbery? is far too short. He will presumably be out in far less than that? Where is the deterrent?

Oh I dont know, with a slight modification to his sentence 5 years would be approrpriate I think. He would just have to have the largest version of his 'offensive weapon' inserted somewhere unpleasant for the duration of his incarceration.....