Guy who stole $36,000 veterans memorial statue and sold it for $25 sentenced to 18 months in prison

Hubbard, OH - A Hubbard man accused of stealing a 4-foot brass veteran’s memorial statue was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison.  

Girard police arrested Couturiaux on a warrant after police said he stole a 4-foot brass statue of a soldier from the Mahoning Valley Memorial Park in Youngstown.  

Police said he gave his real name on a receipt when he took the statue to a Girard junk yard. He was paid $25 for the statue. The statue was valued at $36,000.  

http://www.wkbn.com/2013/08/20/statue-thief-sent-to-jail/ 

Is it just me, or are criminals getting lazier and dumber by the day? Dude steals a $36,000 statue, sales it for $25 and just to put icing on the cake, gives his real name when he scraps it. The veterans being honored by this statue are rolling over in their graves knowing that they are fought and died for idiots like this. Is there anyway people joining the military can selectively choose who they wish to die for? Or, can we go back and time and to not make the Constitution or Bill of Rights applicable to all United States citizens?

People like Couturiaux are the reason why the Chinese is kicking our ass. I propose we start a citizens trade between counties. We can we just drop this guy off in Yemen and let al-Qaeda get their western fix with him, in exchange for an orphan.

Sick neck tattoo asshole. You really are a badass.