Stealing a game system from anyone is low crime -- you're making off with an object that provides hours of distraction and fun, after all-- but stealing a game system from a corpse might be the lowest crime I've ever heard of, yet it seems to have happened. Police in Montgomery Township, PA allege that Jody Lynn Bennett, 37, lifted a GameBoy from inside the casket of a teenager who died in an auto crash over the weekend.
The GameBoy, GameBoy Light and three cartridges were placed in the coffin of 17-year-old Bradley “Boog” David-McCombs Jr. who died when he flipped his SUV. Apparently, Bennett attended the public viewing of Boog, and lifted the GameBoy his family intended he take to his eternal resting place. Bennett then reportedly fled into the night.
Perhaps Bennett believes that a dead man doesn't need a game system anyway, but if he figured wrongly, and The Dead do have some agency beyond this vale of tears, I can only assume that the rest of Bennett's life will be cursed, and he will be hounded to the ends of the earth by the wrathful spirit of Bradley “Boog” David-McCombs Jr. Although, honestly I doubt Bennett thought beyond the few dollars he could get for the GameBoy and the crystal meth is might buy.
The suspect's aunt, Dianna Bennett, described her nephew this way: "He has been into drugs, he's into alcohol. He's just messed up." Indeed.
Source: WPXI
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curious_panda
lol thats funny yet cruel, but its not that messed up i mean like its not like he killed the guy, he was already dead. how messed up it is pretty much depends on what you believe in about the afterlife
alaskanhybrid
What is with all the undeserving votes down for most of these comments? Someone like this guy that is low like the person that would thumb down comments that say he is the lowest form of life on earth. Come on he is drug addict for crying out loud. I smoke weed but I dont go around stealing stuff from dead people. Damn people are stupid.
Postal1111
Does he get a level-up for sucessfully stealing the item?
Natedizzy
Thats low steal a dead guys Gameboy for crack. I mean WTF.
gamerjes
No parent should be forced to suffer the experience of burying their child, regardless of time of year. It is beyond description to those that have not been there.
I actually like these kinds of stories. I consider them reality checks. They remind us that no matter how good we think we are as a society, we are only as good as our darkest layer, like this twit.
DemskeetSkeet
Condolences to the family but that kid in the picture WAS 17 YEARS OLD!!!!! Damn.
What are we putting in the food these days *refers to Food Inc.* Oh, that's just nasty.
vismortis
My condolences to the family, losing a child is not something anyone should suffer. As for the thing (person is not a title they deserve) that tried to rob the coffin of a child there is not a punishment creative enough to fit that crime and I can be quite creative.
gnarlyNUTsack
Condolences to the family.
Socrates'sMind
Shows how low some people are in this world.
alaskanhybrid
That is Mother Effing LOW. Pawn shops have them at 30 dollars and 2 buck for the systems and games respectively.
jullyd89
thats low :(
Nathan-NL
Not newsworthy in my opinion, like the family said he's just messed up.
jungan
Wow
thetidebreaks
It takes a real jerk to not only steal from a dead person but steal from them in front of their family. Jeez.
DreamingDarklyRobin
Dude, Gameboys literally cost $30, you don't need to steal one.
tjsands1118
The grave is for the dead, games are for the living.
sloth92
WOW WHAT A FAIL!SOMEBODY SHOULD DIG OUT HIS GRAVE WHEN HE DIES AND T-BAG HIM WHAT AN A-HOLE
RockMax
Stealing is wrong, no matter what. I do my GameBoy Light though, so can't blame the guy too much. But he's still going to Nintendo Hell.
augustoorozco
dude that just messed up.give the dead some respect and hope the family doesnt have any rage issues
Captain Napkin
uh..hes dead, he wont be playing gameboy..
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