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MADem

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7. Brave? Maybe he was stupid and thought he could "parkour" his way out of the situation...
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 01:17 AM
Aug 2016

He might have watched too many James Bond and other action films...or maybe he played video games where people can jump from absurd heights and not die.

I wouldn't assume he was in a rational frame of mind at the time he took that action, and I would not be surprised if his intent was escape, not death. He might have even thought they were on the 2nd floor, not the 3rd.

And "slow insanity?" He could use the time to take some college courses and improve himself--with good behavior he might have cut his stretch in half.

Does he look like SCVDem Aug 2016 #1
Brave? Maybe he was stupid and thought he could "parkour" his way out of the situation... MADem Aug 2016 #7
I think he may have been mentally handicapped or imbalanced in some way. alphafemale Aug 2016 #21
Some people will do anything awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #23
Bravery, by its very definition entails an act which is morally praiseworthy. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #33
Brave? Boomer Aug 2016 #2
Your comment made me think CanonRay Aug 2016 #32
Forward this to anyone who supports the death penalty.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #3
good point and safeinOhio Aug 2016 #9
Well that's easy whatthehey Aug 2016 #24
Most hardened criminals thrive in jail ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #27
He was trying to escape not kill himself. If I prisoners are afraid of life in prison and not the dp Ohioblue22 Aug 2016 #28
how do you figure? maxsolomon Aug 2016 #38
Just another day in gun culture. nt onehandle Aug 2016 #4
You seem to thrive on "gun culture," don't you? Nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #14
For a lot of people Igel Aug 2016 #16
More like Onehandle meant maxsolomon Aug 2016 #37
I'd rather be in jail... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #5
never been to jail, eh Fred Drum Aug 2016 #11
That sounds like... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #15
I've been both. tazkcmo Aug 2016 #29
I'm sorry. If you don't mind, would you tell me more... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #31
There was probably a hit out on him for when he got to prison. LuvLoogie Aug 2016 #6
I thought of that possibility when I saw it was Steubenville. yardwork Aug 2016 #13
That area is pretty bad. alphafemale Aug 2016 #20
Not personally, but I've heard there is a fair amount of mob activity there. yardwork Aug 2016 #22
Sometimes dead is better... ileus Aug 2016 #8
He may have made a lot of enemies... forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #18
only 13 years Fred Drum Aug 2016 #10
The quality of mercy is not strained. maxsolomon Aug 2016 #36
This is the same county where those HS jocks raped the unconscious girl alphafemale Aug 2016 #12
My family got out awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #25
Be grateful they did not let you grow up there. alphafemale Aug 2016 #39
How old were you awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #40
I was 18. Almost 19. nt alphafemale Aug 2016 #41
My father joined the Navy in 66 or so awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #42
It is a shame. alphafemale Aug 2016 #43
Not as cold as Cleveland awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #44
With good behavior, could have been out in less than 10, maybe. Unit 001 Aug 2016 #17
Ban all banisters! GOLGO 13 Aug 2016 #19
And bar all barristers... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #26
Trying to escape and died trying. Because the sentence doesn't fit suicide IMO but who knows Person 2713 Aug 2016 #30
no, deliberate suicide maxsolomon Aug 2016 #35
without a gun, he couldn't have shot someone in the face maxsolomon Aug 2016 #34
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