This has always struck me as mot such a bright idea
Jstas
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/28/paris.theft.ap/index.html
The Story:
PARIS, France (AP) -- Thieves stole two diamonds worth more than $14.2 million from a display case at a Paris antique show near the Louvre on Monday, police said.
The mid-afternoon theft occurred at the 22nd "Antiquary's Biennial" trade show at the Carrousel du Louvre after a worker stepped away for a break, police said.
The stand was operated by Swiss watchmaker and jeweler Chopard, show organizers said.
The suspects made off with a 47-carat white diamond worth $7.4 million and a 15.74-carat blue diamond valued at $6.8 million, police said.
An initial police investigation found no alarm system or surveillance cameras at the display window. There was no sign of a break-in, police said.
"It happened in a few seconds, surely. The two stones disappeared," show president Christian Deydier told reporters. "Everything is in the hands of the police."
To me, this is stupid. What the hell are you going to do with a rock worth that much money? You can't cash it in. Someone will be clued in and call the authorities. You could save it in a Swiss bank but what good is it if you don't have the cash to back up such a storage option? You could put it on your coffee table at home as a conversation piece but what are you going to tell people?
You: "Oh, yeah, that rock right there? 7.8 million dollars!"
Guest: "No foolin? You paid that much?!"
You: "Paid? PAID? Hell no! I dun stoled it from some fancy pants French dude when he went to take a leak!"
Yeah, that won't clue anybody in!
Now if Dr. Evil stole it then I can understand because he probably has some really whiz-bang ray gun that he needs some kick-**** diamond to power it with. Beyond that though, it seems like a real stupid idea.
The Story:
PARIS, France (AP) -- Thieves stole two diamonds worth more than $14.2 million from a display case at a Paris antique show near the Louvre on Monday, police said.
The mid-afternoon theft occurred at the 22nd "Antiquary's Biennial" trade show at the Carrousel du Louvre after a worker stepped away for a break, police said.
The stand was operated by Swiss watchmaker and jeweler Chopard, show organizers said.
The suspects made off with a 47-carat white diamond worth $7.4 million and a 15.74-carat blue diamond valued at $6.8 million, police said.
An initial police investigation found no alarm system or surveillance cameras at the display window. There was no sign of a break-in, police said.
"It happened in a few seconds, surely. The two stones disappeared," show president Christian Deydier told reporters. "Everything is in the hands of the police."
To me, this is stupid. What the hell are you going to do with a rock worth that much money? You can't cash it in. Someone will be clued in and call the authorities. You could save it in a Swiss bank but what good is it if you don't have the cash to back up such a storage option? You could put it on your coffee table at home as a conversation piece but what are you going to tell people?
You: "Oh, yeah, that rock right there? 7.8 million dollars!"
Guest: "No foolin? You paid that much?!"
You: "Paid? PAID? Hell no! I dun stoled it from some fancy pants French dude when he went to take a leak!"
Yeah, that won't clue anybody in!
Now if Dr. Evil stole it then I can understand because he probably has some really whiz-bang ray gun that he needs some kick-**** diamond to power it with. Beyond that though, it seems like a real stupid idea.
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Originally posted by Jstas
What the hell are you going to do with a rock worth that much money?
I'm sure there are more than a few ultra-wealthy private "collectors" who would be glad to have those diamonds in their collection. These are the same folks who buy "priceless" stolen works of art.Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country! -
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Or they find a jeweler that would cut it down to 4-carat and smaller pieces for the right price.There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
