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'Ninja' smashes car through Apple Store, escapes

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 03 Jun 2011 4:28 User comments (27)

'Ninja' smashes car through Apple Store, escapes

In what amounted to little more than a botched robbery attempt, a man dressed in a white shirt and a white hooded mask crashed a stolen car through the front of an Apple Store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
A security guard described the man as white, and wearing a full "white ninja suit."

Nothing was taken from the store after the crash, and the guard says the ninja vanished from the scene immediately.

There was no other comment except to say that the car was a stolen Honda Accord from somewhere in the state and that the crash took place at 4:40 AM.

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27 user comments

13.6.2011 16:33

lol, Nice

23.6.2011 16:48

sweet~ we should smash all apple stores lol

33.6.2011 16:55

What makes anyone assume it was a robbery?

43.6.2011 17:11

Originally posted by KSib:
What makes anyone assume it was a robbery?
The fact that he was wearing a ninja suit makes it an robbery if he was wearing a turban it would be a failed bombing attempt.

53.6.2011 17:16

I just can't imagine thinking to throw on a ninja suit, but not thinking enough to try and take something from the store. I dunno. That doesn't make sense to me unless he or she was just that stupid.

63.6.2011 17:29

So was he another zealot like the BBC thought too? I mean this is almost like the blog I wrote... LINK!
I mean... I made this stuff up... Crap! I only had, what? a whopping 200 readers? I mean send up the balloons...

This is just too funny! And in South Carolina... Gotta love our rednecks...

73.6.2011 17:40

hell yea! Take some more out

83.6.2011 18:35

Maybe he didn't have a kidney to sell for an ipad

93.6.2011 20:33

at least this ninja is good at disappearing. Now he needs to work on his driving skills.

103.6.2011 21:17

What makes this a robbery is the car used to smash into the store was stolen

113.6.2011 23:08

i dont understand...he could've sold the car to some sucka' and used the money to buy an ipad. Not pretend to be a ninja...i gotta admit that'd be a great rush to run from security like that.

124.6.2011 00:32

Originally posted by navi1199:
Originally posted by KSib:
What makes anyone assume it was a robbery?
The fact that he was wearing a ninja suit makes it an robbery if he was wearing a turban it would be a failed bombing attempt.
Wouldn't that in fact make it a failed assasination attempt?

134.6.2011 01:06

The only person in the store was the security guard; I don't think that it was an assassination attempt.

This guy should get a job as a medical specimen; I am sure scientists would love to figure out how his heart keeps beating when he has no brain whatsoever.

144.6.2011 01:09

maybe his only goal was to cause damage to Apple owned Property, in which case he succeeded at doing.

154.6.2011 03:53

Originally posted by DXR88:
maybe his only goal was to cause damage to Apple owned Property, in which case he succeeded at doing.
He should have used one of Steve's cars...a heavy Bentley would have done a lot more damage, and Steve would have felt the blow personally.

164.6.2011 03:57

maybe he was testing security.crash a car through the store window and make sure you can get away without being caught.now he knows he can get in and out of the store without being caught next time he might steal something.

174.6.2011 04:02

Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by DXR88:
maybe his only goal was to cause damage to Apple owned Property, in which case he succeeded at doing.
He should have used one of Steve's cars...a heavy Bentley would have done a lot more damage, and Steve would have felt the blow personally.
A dying man could probably careless about his Bentley's right now, besides after a couple of chemo sessions the only thing he's feeling is the burn and the porcelain of a toilet.

184.6.2011 05:51

Stop talking like that...you are making me think cancer is a good thing. 8)

194.6.2011 10:53

Originally posted by louispq:
Originally posted by navi1199:
Originally posted by KSib:
What makes anyone assume it was a robbery?
The fact that he was wearing a ninja suit makes it an robbery if he was wearing a turban it would be a failed bombing attempt.
Wouldn't that in fact make it a failed assasination attempt?
You have to have a certain amount of acquired wealth for it to be an assassination... Which begs the question...

How much money do you have to make before an "attempted murder" becomes "attempted assassination"?
This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 04 Jun 2011 @ 10:54

204.6.2011 11:34
ellymae1217
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Originally posted by solamf30:
Maybe he didnt have a kidney to sell for an ipad
ahahahaha southpark(:

214.6.2011 11:56

Originally posted by LordRuss:
Originally posted by louispq:
Originally posted by navi1199:
Originally posted by KSib:
What makes anyone assume it was a robbery?
The fact that he was wearing a ninja suit makes it an robbery if he was wearing a turban it would be a failed bombing attempt.
Wouldn't that in fact make it a failed assasination attempt?
You have to have a certain amount of acquired wealth for it to be an assassination... Which begs the question...

How much money do you have to make before an "attempted murder" becomes "attempted assassination"?
It is about fame...shoot at a politician and it is attempted assassination...shoot at his wife; who shares ownership of everything and therefor is equally rich; and it is attempted murder.

224.6.2011 12:44

Originally posted by KillerBug:

How much money do you have to make before an "attempted murder" becomes "attempted assassination"?
It is about fame...shoot at a politician and it is attempted assassination...shoot at his wife; who shares ownership of everything and therefor is equally rich; and it is attempted murder.
Was the wealth obtained because he was a man-whore or because she was a gold bricker? One could be a mercy killing too?

234.6.2011 14:23

Originally posted by KillerBug:
Stop talking like that...you are making me think cancer is a good thing. 8)
Hahahahaha, right on.

244.6.2011 22:43

network ninjas beware the next thing is the bad ones in black will show up.. and break into the best buy building... it was a Japanese car (Honda) so can we assume it was a Japanese person don't know of to many other race type to keep ninja suite in closet . ( that and most Americans own black ones so they look kewl going out at night not to be seen.. so we are all on the look out for a Japanese who can't drive well ... in white PJ's and a mask who wants an apple something.....

254.6.2011 22:44

network ninjas beware the next thing is the bad ones in black will show up.. and break into the best buy building... it was a Japanese car (Honda) so can we assume it was a Japanese person don't know of to many other race type to keep ninja suite in closet . ( that and most Americans own black ones so they look kewl going out at night not to be seen.. so we are all on the look out for a Japanese who can't drive well ... in white PJ's and a mask who wants an apple something.....

264.6.2011 23:02

Originally posted by mystic:
so we are all on the look out for a Japanese who can't drive well

275.6.2011 23:43

Originally posted by DXR88:
maybe his only goal was to cause damage to Apple owned Property, in which case he succeeded at doing.
This.

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