Comments on: Bad idea of the day: Give prison inmates pole vaulting lessons http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:50:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: profitsbeard http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-766221 profitsbeard Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:45:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-766221 Look into prison escapes by allied servicemen during WW II and I think one guy actually escaped using this "pole vault to freedom" method. (Not the same as the <em>disraction excerise</em> done on the vaulting "horse" used by Brit POW's in the classic war story "THE WOODEN HORSE", but I think it was mentioned in that book as another method (<em>or maybe in "The Colditz Story"</em>?) I'd rather risk a twenty foot fall (<em>just pad your clothes with newspaper and pray</em>) than serve 20 years, given the choice. Look into prison escapes by allied servicemen during WW II and I think one guy actually escaped using this “pole vault to freedom” method.

(Not the same as the disraction excerise done on the vaulting “horse” used by Brit POW’s in the classic war story “THE WOODEN HORSE”, but I think it was mentioned in that book as another method (or maybe in “The Colditz Story”?)

I’d rather risk a twenty foot fall (just pad your clothes with newspaper and pray) than serve 20 years, given the choice.

]]> By: c6gunner http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765484 c6gunner Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:53:13 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765484 They're probably doing it as a way to relieve prison overcrowding. I've been caught in razor-wire several times, and it's not a fun experience. I can say with utter certainty that a pole-vault into a razor wire fence followed by a 20 foot drop is a guaranteed trip to the morgue. They’re probably doing it as a way to relieve prison overcrowding. I’ve been caught in razor-wire several times, and it’s not a fun experience. I can say with utter certainty that a pole-vault into a razor wire fence followed by a 20 foot drop is a guaranteed trip to the morgue.

]]> By: Mojave Mark http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765469 Mojave Mark Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:56:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765469 Yes, but are they providing a Spanish translator for the instructors? Just asking... Yes, but are they providing a Spanish translator for the instructors?

Just asking…

]]> By: Buy Danish http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765442 Buy Danish Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:06:50 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765442 I'm surprised they're not teaching this as a way to cross the Rio grande. I’m surprised they’re not teaching this as a way to cross the Rio grande.

]]> By: aengus http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765373 aengus Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:59:28 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765373 <blockquote>Yeah, but the guy that pole vaulted over 20 feet had a nice big cushion to land on, I doubt the prison is planning to put cushions around the perimeter of the prison wall.</blockquote> Yeah but by not providing a cushion for the Convicted American community the prison authorities are discriminating against them. They should provide a safe landing area so they won't be sued.

Yeah, but the guy that pole vaulted over 20 feet had a nice big cushion to land on, I doubt the prison is planning to put cushions around the perimeter of the prison wall.

Yeah but by not providing a cushion for the Convicted American community the prison authorities are discriminating against them. They should provide a safe landing area so they won’t be sued.

]]> By: Tony737 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765336 Tony737 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:10:08 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765336 Bad Idea: Prison pole vaulting Good Idea: Ringing the grounds outside prison walls with nine inch high spikes. Bad Idea: Prison pole vaulting

Good Idea: Ringing the grounds outside prison walls with nine inch high spikes.

]]> By: Zorro http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765289 Zorro Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:58:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765289 Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

]]> By: William Amos http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765283 William Amos Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:45:04 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765283 On tonights prison docket is our annual magic show ! I want our prisoners to welcome our next Guest Mr Houdini who will shwo you his great escape tricks ! His first trick will be to show you how to remove handcuffs ! On tonights prison docket is our annual magic show !

I want our prisoners to welcome our next Guest Mr Houdini who will shwo you his great escape tricks !

His first trick will be to show you how to remove handcuffs !

]]> By: vcferlita http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765282 vcferlita Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:42:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765282 I can't decide whether to scratch my head in bewilderment, laugh, or both. I can’t decide whether to scratch my head in bewilderment, laugh, or both.

]]> By: INC http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765273 INC Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:26:00 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765273 They better take Louis L'Amour's <em>Last of the Breed</em> out of the prison library. They better take Louis L’Amour’s Last of the Breed out of the prison library.

]]> By: SouthernGent http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765263 SouthernGent Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:17:47 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765263 They should make them choose between this or conjugal visits. They should make them choose between this or conjugal visits.

]]> By: rmgraha http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765248 rmgraha Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:02:09 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765248 Other courses being offered: Locksmithing Mining Explosive Chemistry Unarmed Combat The list goes on... Other courses being offered:
Locksmithing
Mining
Explosive Chemistry
Unarmed Combat

The list goes on…

]]> By: tikvah http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765240 tikvah Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:32:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765240 Hmm, I'm all for having them kept busy with good, clean, fun exercise, but how long till one of these guys lands wrong and sues? Hmm, I’m all for having them kept busy with good, clean, fun exercise, but how long till one of these guys lands wrong and sues?

]]> By: kaltes http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765236 kaltes Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:25:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765236 This is one of those stories that seems like total stupidity until you actually read it, then it makes sense. There is no major 'bad idea' here except that inmates should not be given any lessons on anything recreational like this. This is one of those stories that seems like total stupidity until you actually read it, then it makes sense. There is no major ‘bad idea’ here except that inmates should not be given any lessons on anything recreational like this.

]]> By: gryphon202 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765234 gryphon202 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:23:48 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765234 Razor wire? I know how the stuff is manufactured, and what it can do to you. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_wire" rel="nofollow">If I were an inmate, I wouldn't want to try, and fail.</a> Razor wire? I know how the stuff is manufactured, and what it can do to you. If I were an inmate, I wouldn’t want to try, and fail.

]]> By: Maxx http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765233 Maxx Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:23:26 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765233 <blockquote>The men’s pole vault record is 6.14 meters, or a little over 20 feet. The prison’s walls are 20 feet. --- Bryan</blockquote> Yeah, but the guy that pole vaulted over 20 feet had a nice big cushion to land on, I doubt the prison is planning to put cushions around the perimeter of the prison wall. Twenty feet is a long drop Dude.

The men’s pole vault record is 6.14 meters, or a little over 20 feet. The prison’s walls are 20 feet. — Bryan

Yeah, but the guy that pole vaulted over 20 feet had a nice big cushion to land on, I doubt the prison is planning to put cushions around the perimeter of the prison wall. Twenty feet is a long drop Dude.

]]> By: RightWinged http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765232 RightWinged Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:21:10 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765232 "Pole vaulting"? Lol, there's a prison sex joke in there, but I'm not gonna touch it. “Pole vaulting”? Lol, there’s a prison sex joke in there, but I’m not gonna touch it.

]]> By: William Amos http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765222 William Amos Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:08:25 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765222 Now this is just a waste of money. Government should do something useful like giving Illegal Immigrants Drivers liecences /sarcasm Now this is just a waste of money. Government should do something useful like giving Illegal Immigrants Drivers liecences

/sarcasm

]]> By: locomotivebreath1901 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-765218 locomotivebreath1901 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:01:13 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/11/03/bad-idea-of-the-day-give-prison-inmates-pole-vaulting-lessons/#comment-765218 Let me guess....another brain dead University of Delaware beta program? Let me guess….another brain dead University of Delaware beta program?

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