| John Dillinger is a new type of criminal, who widely uses the technical achievements of civilization. He actively used cars and was one of the first who introduced the androlepsy system during bank robberies. For a long period, Dillinger was a headache for the entire American police, managing to make getaways from well protected prisons. His adventures and death, in many aspects, are similar to the history of the romantic pair of robbers - Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
Around five thousand people were present at the funeral of Dillinger. An impressive number! For jobless America, criminals of the Dillinger or Barrow type, who robbed the banks, that is rich people, were personified as Robin Hoods, even though they did not distribute the stolen money to poor. The aura of romanticism surrounding Dillinger was nourished by his image: he was well-built, flexible and easily jumped the counter in a bar, had a light walk and elegant gestures and could foppishly cock one’s hat. The ideals of Dillinger were the heroes-lovers of mute cinema. It implied - no roughness, vulgarity and underlined respect for the personality.
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This past Sunday was the 105th birthday of John Dillinger - America's most famous bank robber. Dillinger was considered a dangerous criminal whom police could not catch for years, just like Bonnie and Clyde and Ma Barker. Despite his criminal actions, Dillinger was idolized by many as a modern-day Robin Hood. Trying to catch the notorious bank robber, police printed more "Wanted" posters for John Dillinger than for any other criminal in US history.
