At 03:05 PM 2/14/02 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/14/02 8:00:02 AM,
gsp.schoo@skylinc.net writes:
>
><< Rivard is famous for escaping "jail by
persuading his guards to let him
>water the prison ice rink - even though the
temperature was above
>freezing." >>
>
>okay, I'm sure there's a simple explanation. but how
exactly does watering
>an ice rink in above freezing temperature allow one
to escape prison?
Sorry. It's such a familiar tale to anyone alive in Canada
during the 60's that I may have taken too much for granted.
Rivard was given permission to leave his cell and to venture
beyond the walls of the prison with the explanation that he
was going out to water the prison ice rink. The flimsiness of
the explanation became evident when it was realized that the
temperature at the time was above freezing. The "persuasion"
he used, presumably, was financial, though it could have been
coercive.
Decades later it is alleged the Hells Angels use a more
direct approach, intimidating Quebec officials by murdering
prison guards and gunning down reporters. Perhaps another
byproduct of global warming.
On another note, I've read my complimentary copy of Jason
Starr's Hard Feelings. A good, quick read, definitely in the
Jim Thompson tradition, about a guy who takes direct action
when his life begins to fall apart. I'll have to read more
Starr. Anyone interested in more of my thoughts on the book
can find them at http://www.murderoutthere.com
Kerry
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