“To the world, the news was astonishing, bordering on incomprehensible: Four Parisians were up and about early on a Sunday morning (well, 9:30),” Caity Weaver writes. “And not only that—they had robbed the Louvre.” theatln.tc/yAQ6hebO
The four thieves (two burglars and two accomplices) made off with two tiaras, two brooches, two necklaces, and 1.5 pairs of earrings. “The museum’s Apollo Gallery, which housed the stolen items, was monitored by a single outdoor camera angled away from its only exterior point of entry, a balcony,” Weaver writes. “In other words, a free-roaming Roomba could have provided the world’s most famous museum with more information about the interior of this space. There is no surveillance footage of the break-in.”
“How thrilling, upon hearing the news, to put oneself in the shoes of the thieves, and imagine making off with the diamonds scot-free. How inspiring to be reminded of what fun and potential profit there is to be had when one ditches one’s phone for a morning, and embarks on an outing with friends,” Weaver continues. “How nice to read about a heist rather than a massacre.”
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“To the world, the news was astonishing, bordering on incomprehensible: Four Parisians were up and about early on a Sunday morning (well, 9:30),” Caity Weaver writes. “And not only that—they had robbed the Louvre.” theatln.tc/yAQ6hebO
The four thieves (two burglars and two accomplices) made off with two tiaras, two brooches, two necklaces, and 1.5 pairs of earrings. “The museum’s Apollo Gallery, which housed the stolen items, was monitored by a single outdoor camera angled away from its only exterior point of entry, a balcony,” Weaver writes. “In other words, a free-roaming Roomba could have provided the world’s most famous museum with more information about the interior of this space. There is no surveillance footage of the break-in.”
“How thrilling, upon hearing the news, to put oneself in the shoes of the thieves, and imagine making off with the diamonds scot-free. How inspiring to be reminded of what fun and potential profit there is to be had when one ditches one’s phone for a morning, and embarks on an outing with friends,” Weaver continues. “How nice to read about a heist rather than a massacre.”
🎨: Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic
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