Convicted killer dons street clothes, escapes from jail (Texas

[wakeme2008]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/04/inmate.escapes/index.html

Convicted killer dons street clothes, escapes from jail

(CNN) -- A Texas death row inmate escaped from the Harris County Jail in Houston on Thursday, dressed in civilian clothes and carrying identification indicating he worked in the attorney general's office, a sheriff's department spokesman said.

Charles Victor Thompson, 35, was convicted of capital murder in April 1999 in the shooting deaths of his former girlfriend, Dannise Hayslip, and her friend, Darren Cain, 30.

The convict, who was re-sentenced to death Monday, slipped out of the jail around 3:30 p.m., wearing khaki pants, a dark blue shirt and white tennis shoes, according to sheriff's Lt. John Martin.

"He also had sort of a tag or an ID that indicated he was with the attorney general's office," Martin said.

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[maxrandb]

1. Are the people running this jail

the same as the ones that run the jail in Afghanistan???

Oh wait, I thought governor "good hair" was a tough on crime, juice 'em 'til they fry, cowboy", just like the pretzledent.

Republicans are the "law and order" party, because they have much experience thinking like a criminal.

[bluestateguy]

2. What does he have to lose?

Someone sentenced to death is going to be much more willing to put it all on the line and try escaping.

That's also part of the problem that you get when you privatize prisons: you don't get the pick of the litter for employees.

[opihimoimoi]

3. OMG, Hilarious....

In Bush, we got the runt of the litter....