Instant karma for faceplanting thief who stole Nanaimo business sign – BC [Video]

A Nanaimo, B.C., business is having a bit of a laugh at the instant “karma” meted out to a pair of intoxicated thieves.

The comeuppance was captured on NYLA Fresh Thread’s security cameras on Monday, when two men stole the retailer’s 100-pound sign.

“At 2 a.m. after the bars let out there was a couple of guys that were stumbling down the sidewalk, and helped me ‘uninstall’ my sign for me,” owner Leon Drzewiecki told Global News.

In the video, the two men can be seen taking turns climbing on each others’ shoulders as they work to tear the sign off its moorings.

As one of the men yanks the sign’s final fastener free, he falls from the other man’s shoulders and does a faceplant into the sidewalk.

“I thought it was quite comedic, I giggled every time I watched it,” Drzewiecki said.

Drzewiecki edited the footage to replay the faceplant …