Diaper-headed Man Robs Convenience Store

A man has been arrested in Tokyo for robbing a convenience store. At the time of the robbery, he was armed with a knife and wearing an adult diaper on his head:

The criminal, a 55-year-old South Korean citizen named Kim Byung-il, later turned himself in. Kim was unemployed, and told police he robbed the convenience store because he wanted money. Apparently he was unable to afford a typical disguise, so he just cut eye-holes into one of his diapers and used it as a mask. (He regularly wore them because he had some sort of bladder problem.)

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10 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - September 6, 2010 at 9:55 am

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Hamachiman

Ranks up there with the ‘duct tape mask’ and ‘tree leaves’ disguise used by thieves.

http://tepido.org/ LB

But not quite as ingenious as the “shaving cream mask” used once.

Unsuccessfully (someone forgot shaving cream is basically a liquid and will run/fall off your face over time), true, but that was a brilliant costume!

At least, compared to pulling a Depends over your head…

Hamachiman

http://www.mahalo.com/answers/what-is-the-worst-attempt-at-a-disguise-used-in-the-act-of-committing-any-crime

Kono

I want to shake this guys hand.
http://througheyesfromafar.blogspot.com/ The Envoy

Epic.
keiko

I presume it was a smelly used diaper.
lawrence

Yaruo FTW!
Joe Jones

Here’s the wanted poster.
http://discriminatorylinkdeleted Dave Faulkmore

Why don’t any of these people ever admit they are just after the rent free accommodations, food, and foul mouthed words of discouragement? Then the police wouldn’t act so smug about these incidents.

Ultimately it’s the poor man and the government contractors who won in this case. Crime pays. Watch when he comes out he’ll have had enough time and resources to take a blanket and convert that into a mask with more ventilation!

If the police wanted to punish this guy they wouldn’t arrest him. Just bamboo cane him some and send him on his way. What are those long wooden sticks (not their penises) used for anyways?
Ashleigh

I ROFL’d at this story! xDDDD;

…and I thought the Sharpie-faced burglars was bad enough. xD But I guess a Panty mask wasn’t a good option for him.

Diaper-headed Man Robs Convenience Store

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