Potted plant thief face-plants during act in surveillance video

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
A female thief face-planted while attempting to steal a potted plant.
Crystal Barrett/Storyful

Sometimes bad things just happen to bad people. Watch this thief take a spill as she tries to steal a potted plant right out of a homeowner's yard.




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The planter posts were a recent purchase, according to YouTube user Crystal Barrett. Apparently pots were so lovely that they caught the attention of a would-be thief who appeared to want them for her own collection.



"Woman receives instant karma after trying to steal the pot by face planting not once but twice," wrote Barrett.



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