Is it me or are dumb criminals on the rise? Maybe it’s just that crime is more common now than ever, and that not all criminals are going to be masters of their art. This guy certainly isn’t.

Some guy recently thought it would be a good idea to steal two Christmas trees for his house. And now we’ve hit the post-Christmas sales, the budding crims have bigger, more expensive targets in mind.

This guy is stood in the middle of an electronics store browsing the plasma TVs. He looks dodgy, is acting suspicious, and is carrying a sleeve just the right size to fit one of the large screens in.

Can you guess what happens next?

Did he not see the bustling crowd sure to notice him? Or the security guards watching him? Or even the camera staring straight at him? This was only ever going to end badly.