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ileus

(15,396 posts)
8. Sometimes dead is better...
Sun Aug 28, 2016, 08:58 AM
Aug 2016

Last edited Sun Aug 28, 2016, 01:05 PM - Edit history (1)

I have no doubt he succeeded in what he wanted. If faced with a similar sentence I'd sure hope there was a quick way out also.

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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