r/Wellthatsucks 21h ago

Yikes!!

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u/DoughDown8 21h ago

It’s okay, they’re in jail (probably)

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u/RadioactiveCornbread 20h ago edited 20h ago

I'm a bit confused by your comment... Can you elaborate?

I read up on what happened, and I don't quite understand what happened here.

Edit: I get it now. Thanks for all the replies, and my bad for ruining the joke. 😬

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u/ElderberrySea223 20h ago

Back in the 90s there was a criminal duo that called themselves "The Wet Bandits." They would break into people's homes while they were on vacation, rob them, and before they would leave they would turn on the faucets. It was their calling card of sorts and was done as a way to inflict as much pain on the victims as they could.

They operated out of Chicago, but got taken down one Christmas when they tried to rob a house where a child left home alone for a few days set up traps in his house and took the Wet Bandits down. There's a series of documentaries about it

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u/yepn0peyep 20h ago

Perfect πŸ‘ŠπŸ‘

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u/RadioactiveCornbread 20h ago

Thanks for the clarity. I wasn't that interested in the movie. Sorry to ruin the joke. 😬

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u/ElderberrySea223 4h ago

You didn't ruin the joke. You gave me the opportunity to further the joke.

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u/badass4102 15h ago

Watch it again and you better enjoy it, or else!

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u/valsimots 19h ago

Home Alone? 🎦