ROBBER GETS SIDETRACKED BY A BOOK DURING BURGLARY

A would-be burglar in Rome was caught when he was distracted by a book in the middle of a theft. The 38-year-old suspect reportedly gained access to an apartment through the balcony, and became distracted after picking up a book on Greek mythology that was sitting on a bedside table. The 71-year-old homeowner saw the thief and confronted him while he was engrossed in the book, titled “The Gods at Six O’Clock,” which explains the classic Iliad story from the perspective of the gods. After being caught reading, the intruder attempted to make a quick getaway out the same balcony, but was arrested shortly afterwards. He was reportedly in possession of a bag containing expensive clothing allegedly stolen from another house earlier that evening. News of the failed burglary attracted the attention of the book’s author, Giovanni Nucci, who told local media he wanted to send the man a copy so he could finish it.
* Good idea. He’ll probably gonna have some time on his hands.
* So the burglar’s thinking, “I’m gonna look for jewelry, cash, clothing – hey, look at that! I wonder what the Iliad would seem like from the perspective of the gods?”
* He got caught reading about the Iliad, and so ended his Odyssey.
* The guy likes literature, so they read him his rights.
* They took him down to the station where he was – yeah, you guessed it – booked.
* Arrested for reading. Where was that again? Texas?