Modern Day 'Robin Hood'

Photo: Rick Guy, The Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger

It's not everyday that you hear this kind of story.

A Belhaven, Miss. man - who calls himself "Chane" - has reached his goal of filling 100 potholes across the city of Jackson. Sounds pretty harmless, right? Well he's being sought after by police.

Why?

"Chane" has been stealing asphalt from the city and repairing the potholes himself, spray painting a shiny arrow to point out the hole and that it's been fixed by a citizen. He's doing this because it looks like the city workers won't do it like they're suppose to.

"Chane" told local station 16 WAPT that he's spent about $40 on the work himself. The mayor still doesn't like it, releasing a statement saying that he applauds the improvements made but doesn't approve of the use of city resources without the proper steps being taken to do so.

Should we even call it stealing? If you look at it this way, I'm sure he pays taxes to the city. The city uses tax dollars to purchase its resources. I think it's just as much his as it is anyone else's.

The man is trying to make the city's roads better because the city apparently can't. This could have been prevented from even happening if the city had done its job and patched the problem spots in the first place. 

Considering that there are probably many other, more legitimate, crimes going on in that city I wouldn't be worried as much with this guy. With murders, rapes and other heinous crimes going on, if your only concern as city officials is a mysterious citizen taking asphalt to patch potholes, I'd be pretty happy.