The phrase "like stealing candy from a baby" was intended to create an analogy for how easy something is. I always thought is was a  more fitting analogy for someone being a complete jerk. Who steals candy from babies!?

Well, this guy from England would. He was caught on security video stealing an iPhone from a 20-month of child who was watching cartoons.According to The Sun, A mother had given her iPhone to her daughter so she could watch cartoons while mommy did some shopping. The girl was sitting happily in her stroller watching her cartoons while mom was looking through some clothing racks.

Here’s where things go south, you see out guy in the video scoping out the little girl in the stroller, he waited until mom’s back was turned then grabbed the phone from the little girl and calmly walked away.

A middle-aged man stealing from a baby is just despicable. At least he was dumb enough to do it in front of a security camera.

This just makes my blood boil…of all the people he could steal from, he chooses an innocent little girl watching Barney? What a scumbag!

This is a despicable offense where it appears that the suspect has deliberately targeted a child knowing the crime would be relatively easy to commit.

Check out the security footage below.

Dumb Criminals
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