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Old 01-30-2006, 10:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Talk about a guilty conscience...

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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117....html?from=rss

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POLICE were amazed and amused when a pensioner turned himself in for a crime he committed 80 years ago.
Helmut Bleibtreu told officers at Herne in the Ruhr region of Germany he had suffered from a guilty conscience ever since planting a firecracker on the line at his local railway station in 1926.

He said it was the only bad thing he had ever done and asked what his punishment would be.

The officers told him the statute of limitations for that crime had passed - and in any case the offence had never been reported.

They cautioned Mr Bleibtreu not to do it again.
At least he got it off his chest.

There's no mention of his age, but I can't imagine he was very old at all. It's impressive that he even remembered the event for so long, let alone is still wracked by guilt because of it...
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Old 01-30-2006, 10:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I should image that, if that's all that has been bothering him for all of these years, he has led an otherwise virtuous life. Good for him.
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Old 01-30-2006, 11:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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This story brought a smile to my face
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Old 01-30-2006, 01:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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hehehe great story. Thanks for posting. I love this line; "They cautioned Mr Bleibtreu not to do it again."
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Old 01-30-2006, 01:35 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He's at least 80 (2006-1926)

That's a long time to have a guilty conscience, maybe he's trying to clear it before his inevitable death?
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Old 01-30-2006, 01:43 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Ben: "Hey, listen here, you old fuck. I have committed greater sins this morning on my way to work. You lit a firecracker 80 years ago? Where the fuck were you in WWII?"

or even better: "Dude, you owe me 4,000 euros. The fine was half a deutchmark, but inflation is a bitch, you see..."
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Old 01-30-2006, 03:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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They could have played it up and said something like, "We've been trying to crack this case for ages. We didn't think we'd ever solve it. You're in deep doo-doo now, Mister."
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