Gypsies, Christ, & Crime

I don't vouch for the truth of this; but it is interesting:

One of the worst days in the police department is Good Friday. An awful lot of Gypsies steal on Good Friday. What's taught to the young Gypsy kids is that when Christ was put up on the cross, they had four nails to nail him to the cross. A Gypsy kid came by and stole one of the nails. That's why, on the crucifix, Christ's feet are nailed with one nail and the other two are in the hands.

That's passed down from generation to generation. So, according to Gypsy lore, Christ on the cross is supposed to have said, "From now and forevermore, Gypsies can steal and it's not a sin."

Good Friday's a big day for them. When I was working he Gypsies, we worked them for ten years, we would never take Good Friday because it was the day we'd have to get up early and be on the run with them because they would be everywhere.

What Cops Know, Connie Fletcher, p. 246