"Another Stupid Criminal" joke

A man tried to rob a bank. As a disguise, he wore a paper sack over his head. The sack was secured by a rope around his neck.

Only very small peep holes were cut out so he could see. Armed with a shotgun, the robber told the teller to start emptying the tills and he commanded everyone else to drop to the floor or he would start shooting.

Everyone in the bank complied with the armed robber's command.

Then suddenly, as the robber moved closer to the tellers window, he began to wobble and walk erratically. Seconds later, the armed robber fell to the floor. He dropped his shotgun. It appeared that he was not moving, so a security officer picked up the gun and told the robber he was under arrest. It was apparent that there was something wrong with the robber. The security officer and a customer in the bank, with medical experience, tried to remove the mask.

They had difficulty getting the rope untied from around the man's neck and so had to rip the sack. The man's face had turned blue. With the combination of the rope being to tight and the sack not providing enough ventilation, the robber had passed out. He was actually suffocating. Once the sack had been removed the robber began to regain consciousness.

911 was called and an ambulance was dispatched to take the robber to the hospital. The robber arrived at the hospital under police custody. He later was charged and convicted of the attempted armed robbery.