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2 murderers escape Max. security prison in NY

Chomsky said:
"Tennessee has the country’s worst violent crime rate."

For some reason, I'm surprised by this ...
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Memphis is hardcore in the hood.
 
Erod said:
Memphis is hardcore in the hood.
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Yeah, but so is NYC, Chicago, L.A. - and with far larger populations.

So the rural areas of TN must be affected, too (at least somewhat).

Either way, I was caught be surprise ...
 
Cryptic said:
Sadly, that is not very likely.

The Adirondacks are not the Mojave or the Sonoras climate and water wise. In addition, the road network could be denser. Though I am sure one could get into trouble in the back areas of the Adirondacks, getting into trouble takes longer and getting out of trouble (finding even a lighly travelled road) could be easier.
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Oh, no, I'm thinking in terms of winter. Yeah, summer, they're lovely.


But winter? They take no prisoners.
 
Erod said:
Sure, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Nevada are more dangerous than California, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, and Michigan.

OK, right.
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Well, Alaskan winters are pretty deadly, so I here. And I think there are a lot of bodies buried in Nevada. Oklahoma, though.....just isn't very dangerous.
 
Chomsky said:
Yeah, but so is NYC, Chicago, L.A. - and with far larger populations.

So the rural areas of TN must be affected, too (at least somewhat).

Either way, I was caught be surprise ...
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You know, I read someplace that little old CT lays claim to some of the most violent places, too. Which....if you've met people form CT......is a little weird.


It's like thinking about gang violence in, like, Portland. "Gangs? What gangs?"
 
KevinKohler said:
Oh, no, I'm thinking in terms of winter. Yeah, summer, they're lovely.

But winter? They take no prisoners.
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I believe you.

Having been raised in hot climates (though the deserts can get cold in the winter time), I automatically assosciated "deadly climate" with "heat". But now that you mention it, I bet the Adirondacks do get very cold. Then factor in hypothermia if someone is cold and wet from either rain or from trying to cross a creek.
 
KevinKohler said:
You know, I read someplace that little old CT lays claim to some of the most violent places, too. Which....if you've met people form CT......is a little weird.


It's like thinking about gang violence in, like, Portland. "Gangs? What gangs?"
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Irrespective of thoughts of CT's bucolic splendor, I've heard (from a Yalee friend) that New Haven can be pretty funky!
 
Cryptic said:
I believe you.

Having been raised in hot climates (though the deserts can get cold in the winter time), I automatically assosciated "deadly climate" with "heat". But now that you mention it, I bet the Adirondacks do get very cold. Then factor in hypothermia if someone is cold and wet from either rain or from trying to cross a creek.
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They're nasty. Freezing cold, sleet, rain, out of the blue, no warning at all. Wind. I went up there for a winter photoshoot, because there is a nice lake that I wanted to see after it had a snowed a bit, and I swear, I'm a pretty hardy, tough sorta guy, even MORE so at that time, I was in my 20s....but screw me, I'll NEVER........EVER do that again. And that was just a couple hour hike. Dude, I thought I was gonna die, lol. I mean, yeah, I was a BIT under prepared...just had typical winter clothes, no snow shoes, and my camera and about 30 pounds of gear. But still. Half way back, I did. I thought I might just have bitten off more than I could chew. No cell phone, no way to call for help. Couldn't feel my feet, or my face, or my hands. Snot frozen on my cheeks. I was a hot mess. By the time I FINALLY made it back to my car, I felt like I had been gone for DAYS. I sucked so bad.
 
Chomsky said:
Irrespective of thoughts of CT's bucolic splendor, I've heard (from a Yalee friend) that New Haven can be pretty funky!
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New Haven is AWESOME, and yet, apparently, murderous. You'd never think it to drive through there...but yeah. Apparently, people get shot/stabbed there on the regular. And they're not even the worst, anymore, now that title belongs to Bridgeport....which, makes more since. That place is pretty gritty.
 
KevinKohler said:
New Haven is AWESOME, and yet, apparently, murderous. You'd never think it to drive through there...but yeah. Apparently, people get shot/stabbed there on the regular. And they're not even the worst, anymore, now that title belongs to Bridgeport....which, makes more since. That place is pretty gritty.
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All I know is: New Haven is on my bucket-list for clam pizza - and as long as the line is not 'murderously long', I'm sure I'll survive!

:mrgreen:
 
A cop saw one of the escapees jogging along the railroad tracks and stopped him for a chat. They had a ten minute discussion including the prison escape. The cop even remarked how similar the guy looked to one of the escapee descriptions. Then he laughed and let him go. lol




At least they know the direction he was heading...and it kinda looks like Canada. Perhaps the dogs can pick up scent along the tracks.


So, now we know the escapees have separated and are wearing what appears to be underwear er uh "jogging shorts". Maybe the dogs could still pick up his scent.
 
KevinKohler said:
They're nasty. Freezing cold, sleet, rain, out of the blue, no warning at all. Wind. I went up there for a winter photoshoot, because there is a nice lake that I wanted to see after it had a snowed a bit, and I swear, I'm a pretty hardy, tough sorta guy, even MORE so at that time, I was in my 20s....but screw me, I'll NEVER........EVER do that again. And that was just a couple hour hike. Dude, I thought I was gonna die, lol. I mean, yeah, I was a BIT under prepared...just had typical winter clothes, no snow shoes, and my camera and about 30 pounds of gear. But still. Half way back, I did. I thought I might just have bitten off more than I could chew. No cell phone, no way to call for help. Couldn't feel my feet, or my face, or my hands. Snot frozen on my cheeks. I was a hot mess. By the time I FINALLY made it back to my car, I felt like I had been gone for DAYS. I sucked so bad.
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Wow, that was close. I can see myself doing the same thing.

Cold and wet is a definite killer. Sadly, a man and his two sons were recently killed while hiking in south east Missouri after an unexpected temperature drop led to freezing rain and they missed a key trail in the dark. Your experience has all the makings of an episode of I shouldn't be alive. Good thing you did not become disoriented and were able to make it back to your car.

Moot said:
A cop saw one of the escapees jogging along the railroad tracks and stopped him for a chat. They had a ten minute discussion including the prison escape. The cop even remarked how similar the guy looked to one of the escapee descriptions. Then he laughed and let him go. lol
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Though I cant get sound on this computer, he carried on a conversation with the police officer for ten minutes, yet kept his cool. No doubt the guy has a vast cheering section in every prison in America. For better or far more likely for worse, these two have the makings of Jesse James style folk "heros".
 
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Moot said:
A cop saw one of the escapees jogging along the railroad tracks and stopped him for a chat. They had a ten minute discussion including the prison escape. The cop even remarked how similar the guy looked to one of the escapee descriptions. Then he laughed and let him go. lol




At least they know the direction he was heading...and it kinda looks like Canada. Perhaps the dogs can pick up scent along the tracks.


So, now we know the escapees have separated and are wearing what appears to be underwear er uh "jogging shorts". Maybe the dogs could still pick up his scent.
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Wow!

That was absolutely amazing.

I could tell the prisoner was nervous at first, but he really handled it brilliantly.

The copper asked way too many questions with leading answers, but the leads were accurate! That's not the way I remember my several juvi run-ins back in the big city - those coppers were smart & could sniff-out a lie in a heartbeat. Eerily smart!

I'm still blown-away the cop let him-off without verifying identity.

Shoddy police-work.
 
Yeah, that officer just became the but of every joke at his dept for the rest of his life. I kinda feel bad for him.
 
Clint Eastwood heard about this and thought "Huh...deja vu" (Escape From Alcatraz)
 
Cryptic said:
Which makes it highly likely that if they do head to the woods, they are going to wander in circles for a week, then appear on a road with diarrhea (drinking bad water), covered in bug bites, hungry and desperate.
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Not unless they had outside help waiting.
 
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