This morning's Boston Herald has a story about an interesting take on one family's values.
Last April, a woman serving a sentence for drug and alcohol offenses skipped out on her work-release program. To celebrate her freedom, she decided to get together with her boyfriend and their daughter. There were just a few obstacles she had to overcome first, though.
The boyfriend was under house arrest for a check larceny charge, and wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. She helped him get out of that, and the two headed for the hills.
Whoops -- almost forgot about the kid! The 14-year-old was also a guest of the state, in the hands of DSS (Department of Social Services) in Lynn, Massachusetts. They sprung her, too, and THEN they headed for the hills.
Well, maybe not the hills, but the quiet town of Grafton, NH, where the police eventually caught up with them in a trailer. They were taken back into custody without incident.
The most amazing thing is that all three were on the verge of freedom when they pulled this off. The woman was on work-release, the man was within a month of turning in his bracelet, and the girl would most likely have been released to them upon their own freedom.
There's an old piece of wisdom that says "the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get." If they'd just hung on a smidgen longer, they'd have been just fine. Now they're all looking at even more trouble for an even longer time.
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So how'd she get him out of... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Laura | June 2, 2005 2:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
So how'd she get him out of that ankle bracelet? I heard tell over the weekend about some poor sap that set himself on fire trying to get out of that bracelet.
1. Posted by Laura | June 2, 2005 2:44 PM |
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Posted on June 2, 2005 14:44
2. Posted by Don | June 2, 2005 2:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The fact that they are dumbasses is why they were in trouble in the first place. This incident is entirely consistent.
2. Posted by Don | June 2, 2005 2:44 PM |
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Posted on June 2, 2005 14:44
3. Posted by mesablue | June 2, 2005 4:31 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
O' brother where art thou?
3. Posted by mesablue | June 2, 2005 4:31 PM |
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Posted on June 2, 2005 16:31
4. Posted by Jinx McHue | June 2, 2005 5:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Aren't stupid criminals great?
4. Posted by Jinx McHue | June 2, 2005 5:04 PM |
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Posted on June 2, 2005 17:04
5. Posted by mesablue | June 3, 2005 3:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay,
I thought this post would get many more comments.
Guess you scared too many off who thought, "I've been there before" (Mantis, Joser -- you out there?).
And, where the hell is the next midweek contest?
You disappoint me, once again.
Oh, well. I'm getting used to it.
5. Posted by mesablue | June 3, 2005 3:22 AM |
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Posted on June 3, 2005 03:22
6. Posted by Sherard | June 3, 2005 8:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Again, the point here ? I'm beginning to understand that there are TWO reasons that these entries keep getting filed under the "Dumbasses" category.
6. Posted by Sherard | June 3, 2005 8:15 AM |
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Posted on June 3, 2005 08:15
7. Posted by Cousin Dave | June 3, 2005 4:43 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
One of my workign definitions of true stupidity is:
Someone who will put forth a tremendous effort to do something the wrong way, when it would have been easier to do it the right way.
7. Posted by Cousin Dave | June 3, 2005 4:43 PM |
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Posted on June 3, 2005 16:43