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EARTHDATE: December 13, 2015

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LAWSUIT OF THE WEEK: STOP ME FROM ESCAPING!

by Hazed

The jailbird who escaped from a high-rise federal prison in Chicago sued the government for $10 million in damages. The grounds for his lawsuit? It was their fault he escaped because they didn’t stop him from doing it.

The jailbreak, several years ago, involved Jose Banks and a cellmate using the old cliché – they rappelled 17 stories down a makeshift rope. When they reached the ground, they hailed a cab to make good their escape. But it was no avail because they were both caught within weeks.

The authorities dropped the charges against Banks for escaping because he was already sentenced to spend decades inside for bank robbery. But Banks’ lawsuit claimed that the escape harmed him by causing him embarrassment and humiliation.

He claimed that his cellmate forced him to take part in the escape, and the guards should have stopped them. This negligence meant they should pay him the massive damages.

However, the court disagreed and his lawsuit was dismissedlast week. The judge did, however, say that he “gets credit for chutzpah”.

Source: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/09/25/court-tosses-escapees-10m-suit-it-says-took-chutzpah/

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