To the aspiring art thieves reading this blog

I was just taking a gander at my stats, took a peak at the search keywords that have led some lone views to this little corner of the internet, and saw one keyword was "artcrime beginners tips".

That's a little disheartening.

Whoever you are, I hope your mind was changed by all the evidence stacked up here that stealing is wrong and you shouldn't do it. Ethics aside, you'll probably get caught anyway since I don't think most art thieves turn to Google for pointers. You might as well give up now. For your reform and convenience, dear wayward reader, here are a couple articles detailing the grim consequences of stealing art:

• You need a whole New York Times topic page for Marion True
• Pierre Le Guennec and his wife are currently under suspicion for theft/harboring stolen objects for the many unknown Picassos they revealed last year.
• This community was involved in mass looting and selling of ancient American Indian artifacts.
• This guy just couldn't stop, even after he wrote a memoir.
• This guy was just dumb.
• This guy got caught too. Noticing a trend?