Originally published at: Man escapes prison by impersonating his cellmate, who was to be released | Boing Boing
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Under the Revised Code of Washington, RCW [46.61.240], the other inmate who was to be released must remain imprisoned until Roman is recaptured. In the event that Roman should die prior to or during recapture, the other prisoner’s sentence is automatically extended to Life Without Parole. You see, Washington’s prison system employs the “zero sum” rule of incarceration. a.k.a. “he’s out, you’re in”. /s
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Amazing. In the act of escaping he committed several other crimes: forgery, theft, criminal impersonation.
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I cannot believe there was no other way to identify the inmate other than asking him his name.
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There almost certainly is… if they gave a flying rat fart. But I doubt the escape costs them anything. Heck, if its a private prison, encouraging such sentence extending crimes is in their interests…
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did he drug his cellmate too, to be sure he was sound asleep at the critical moment? or was he honing his impersonating, waiting, and just seized an opportunity?
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I was thinking, what if this were collusion? “Pretend to be asleep when they come for you, I’ll pretend to be you, and I’ll make it worth your while later.” “Okay sure, what, are they going to keep me in here?” Not the best idea but I’ve heard worse.
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Unless, of course, Brian Roman is employing a clever ruse here by pretending to be the inmate that was due to be released. Given the high level security protocols obviously used to confirm his identity (i.e., stating “I’m the right person!”) it’s anyone’s guess as to if this ploy would work.
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Strange approach to the next Parent Trap reboot but I like the original angle.
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I think all those other charges are because of his real crime: making the guards look stupid.
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WTF?
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