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Prisoners' Great Escape Stopped by a Light Pole

By Queuebot in Crime & Law, Funny, Video Clips on Jan 29, 2009 at 5:33 pm



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Two New Zealand prisoners who were handcuffed together as they fled a courthouse foiled their own getaway when they ran to opposite sides of a light pole, slammed into each other and fell to the ground. Jailers nabbed them as they struggled to their feet. Their escape on Wednesday was captured by a CCTV camera at Hastings District Court on New Zealand's North Island. The footage shows the two men trying to make a break for it - but apparently forgetting they were joined at the wrist.

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  1. Guest
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    All I can say is... LOL!

  2. Woogie
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    Keystone Prisoners?

    Seriously, criminals really are dumb as all hell aren't they?

  3. Ali S.
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    Bwahahaha! Criminal masterminds they surely are not.

  4. Johnny Cat
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    If this were in a script, it would be edited out as being too cliche and unrealistic. LOL.

  5. lir
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Nice observation JC.

    This is an awesome video.

  6. Lore
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    Darwin Award!

  7. James Z
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Apparently they were pepper sprayed and running blindly.

  8. DOJ
    Jan 29th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    sweet newscaster voice

  9. Vagabond
    Jan 30th, 2009 at 1:16 am

    Crikey! That's gonna leave a mahk!

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