A strong work ethic is usually, but not always, a good thing. From the AJC:
Some work-release inmates just kept on truckin', Clayton County police said.One might think that having a stolen truck break down in the parking lot of the jail would provide a clue. It is easy to imagine the anouncement over the jail's P.A. system:Instead of going to legitimate jobs when they left jail in the mornings, the men stole trailers loaded with tires, beer, paper products and potted meat, then went back behind bars at nights, said police Detective Tom Martin. In all, the group made off with $750,000 in goods from at least five trailers in February and March, police said.
One daring member of the ring even drove a stolen truck to the work-release center, but the vehicle broke down and had to be towed, Martin said.
"Your attention please. Your attention please. Will the inmate who left the stolen truck in the parking lot, please move it. If it isn't moved within ten minutes, we are going to have it towed and you will lose all of your loot."
Posted by Dwight Meredith at April 14, 2005 03:31 PM | TrackBackI remember hearing of a loudspeaker announcement on a NYC subway: "Will the gentleman with the knife please exit this train. This train is not going anywhere until the gentleman with the knife exits the train."
It was the "gentleman" that got to me.
-- Dog, etc.
Posted by: Ghost of Joe Liebling's Dog at April 14, 2005 07:27 PM