You Can't Make This Stuff Up

A guy in my area was convicted yesterday of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, use of a firearm in relation to drug trafficking, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Two of the three charges carry a combined sentence of up to 25 years in the pokey. The third... that whole "felon with a gun" thing... means 15 to life by itself.

Now here's what makes this guy the stupid criminal of the year. According to court testimony, the guy is at his girlfriend's apartment when she picks up a gun that she bought for him, and it goes off accidentally. It grazes the guy's temple, and he's not *seriously* hurt, but they rush him to the hospital.

Apparently he was badly hurt enough that he couldn't take the time to rid his pockets of the 28 grams of cocaine and $1800 in cash he had on him.

So... let me make sure I've got this straight... you're just hanging around your girlfriend's house with this crap in your pockets? You couldn't be bothered to check your drugs at the door? And what are you doing leaving your gun out, loaded and unlocked?

Stupid is as stupid does... or another way to put it... if you do something stupid like carry a loaded, unlocked weapon, 28 grams of cocaine and eighteen-hundred bucks in your pocket... you get what you deserve.