James Veron left his home in Gaston, North Carolina, on June 9, 2011 and did what many think was brilliant.



He went to a nearby bank and handed the clerk a note saying:

This is a bank robbery. Please give me a dollar.”

After giving the note, James sat on a chair and waited for the police.



Earlier, he sent a letter to the local newspaper, telling him that he would very soon attempt to commit the robbery, and that he was "a reasonable man, but not healthy."



Later, already in the Gaston County Prison, where he was placed on charges of theft, as one dollar was too small for the prosecutor to be charged with bank robbery, he gave interviews to journalists.



In an interview, James said he worked as a courier at Coca-Cola for 20 years, but was fired and lost his health insurance.



Veron suffered from a tumor in the chest, arthritis and foot pain and decided that the only way to make his life better was to get treatment at the expense of the state in the prison healthcare system.



He may not be the smartest criminal in history, but James Veron is undoubtedly an ingenious and sensible man.