As burglars, they used some unusual techniques...During their casing, they had noticed that the interior door that opened to the draft board office was always locked. There was no padlock to replace...The break-in technique they settled on at that office must
be unique in the annals of burglary. Several hours before the burglary was to take place, one of them wrote a note and tacked it to the door they wanted to enter: “Please don’t lock this door tonight.” Sure enough, when the burglars arrived that night, someone
had obediently left the door unlocked. The burglars entered the office with ease, stole the Selective Service records, and left.
They were so pleased with themselves that one of them proposed leaving a thank-you note on the door. More cautious minds
prevailed. Miss Manners be damned, they did not leave a note.
Tears in my eyes… awesome beyond words. The fact that this wasn’t fictional makes it brilliant. The fact that the burglars were acting against an over-reaching institution is just icing on the cake. It’s been sometime since I heard a story that warmed my heart so much.
They were stealing government files on domestic surveillance in order to leak them—the quote comes from the journalist who was their press contact (see the link beneath the quote.)
-- Betty Medsger
Tears in my eyes… awesome beyond words. The fact that this wasn’t fictional makes it brilliant. The fact that the burglars were acting against an over-reaching institution is just icing on the cake. It’s been sometime since I heard a story that warmed my heart so much.
How did they know they considered leaving a thank-you note? Did they confess afterwards?
Yes.
Well. Sort of. Not exactly.
They were stealing government files on domestic surveillance in order to leak them—the quote comes from the journalist who was their press contact (see the link beneath the quote.)