ghost of miles Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 The Oct. 9 issue of the New Yorker had an article by Mark Singer on Richard McNair, a man who's escaped from prison several times--most recently in Louisiana this past spring. A cop stopped him that day as he was jogging along the tracks, but McNair convinced him that he was an out-of-town roofer. The cop's car-surveillance video camera captured the incident on tape: Supposedly McNair is now in Canada. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 26, 2006 Report Posted October 26, 2006 Thanks for posting that, David. When it happened, I had an image of a dumb ass southern cop talking to a guy in an orange jumpsuit but somehow not figuring out he had his man, but aside from changing his name from "Robert" to "Jimmy" that convict was so smooth and so relaxed in his body language that I don't entirely blame the cop for letting him go. The fact that he was so vague about where he is staying, who he is working for should have made the cop more suspicous, and in fact, I am sure that in the future, anytime someone matching the description of an escapee is apprehended without identification, I bet that they don't make judgement calls anymore - they confirm his identification before he's released. But that con was good. I guess "con" doesn't just stand for "convict". Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Whoa...said he was staying in Pineville. Guess where I am... Quote
B. Clugston Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Whoa...said he was staying in Pineville. Guess where I am... And last seen in Burnaby, next door to guess where I am. Quote
David Ayers Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Innocent joggers will pay the price for this for years to come... Quote
Claude Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Is there a law that obliges the police to release these videos, or have they leaked? Very embarrassing for the cop, although the inmate did a great acting job. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Is there a law that obliges the police to release these videos, or have they leaked? Very embarrassing for the cop, although the inmate did a great acting job. I'm not certain but it probably falls under the Freedom of Information act. Just as 911 tapes may get broadcast after a particularly shocking crime, news organizations have every right to find out if a cop had a video camera on his unit and if a tape exists, it gets released. Quote
Randy Twizzle Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 McNair acted a lot cooler than I did at 18 when I was stopped while walking along a county highway by two detectives investigating a gas station holdup. Then again they were nastier than the cop in the video and though I was innocent (and they probably knew it) they made me feel guilty of something and seemed to enjoy the experience. Quote
Dmitry Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 That cop is a fucking moron. Nuff said. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Whoa...said he was staying in Pineville. Guess where I am... And last seen in Burnaby, next door to guess where I am. Hey, are you missing a Tina Brooks CD as well? The bastard... Quote
B. Clugston Posted October 27, 2006 Report Posted October 27, 2006 Whoa...said he was staying in Pineville. Guess where I am... And last seen in Burnaby, next door to guess where I am. Hey, are you missing a Tina Brooks CD as well? The bastard... Quote
BruceH Posted October 30, 2006 Report Posted October 30, 2006 I did happen to read that fascinating article. McNair was/is one of these sociopaths who have a great talent for 'reading' people and gaining their trust, coupled with zero conscience. Quite a story. Quote
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