convicts escape from jail guarded by a football

Article from this mornings BBC news.

they are so understaffed only 2 of the 15 towers have guards.

Two prisoners escaped from a jail in Argentina while it was using a dummy to man one of its guard towers.

Prison staff said a lack of resources meant that only two out of their 15 guard towers were occupied at any given time.

They told a local newspaper they put a football with a prison officer's cap in a third, to create the illusion of an extra guard

And due to a lack of personnel, only the two towers at either end of the prison were being manned by the guards.

"We've made a dummy out of a football and a prison officer's cap, so that the prisoners see its shadow and think they're being watched," the source said.

"We named him Wilson, like in the film Cast Away, and put him in one of the towers," they added referring to the volleyball Tom Hanks' character uses for company.

The escaped convicts are on the run.

why the heck did they think the prisoners would bother to stay inside the walls?

why not just try to run things on the "honour system":lol:

:lol:

I would love to have that job.

A football? They couldn't even get a mannequin?

A football? They couldn't even get a mannequin?

Bluestorm-Kalas

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A football? They couldn't even get a mannequin?

UCF_Knight

Haha do not want a job there. :P

A sign of an underfunded government system.

A football? Seriously? Can't they even get a mannequin? :lol:

[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"][QUOTE="Bluestorm-Kalas"]

A football? They couldn't even get a mannequin?

Bluestorm-Kalas

Are they sure it was a football? It might have been this guy. [spoiler] [/spoiler] For real, that well... I don't know what else to say... :PMistressMinako

I love when people make references to things like this!

I love you :D

Are they sure it was a football? It might have been this guy. [spoiler] [/spoiler] For real, that well... I don't know what else to say... :PMistressMinako

WILSON!!!

Why haven't they all escaped?

Officer Wilson slacking off.

That's great, why bother having a prison if you can't man the posts. You should at the least have four towers manned. That way each sentry canobserve one direction at all times. So if they were each covering 90 degrees which is a person's field of view they should have been able to keep a tight observation.

Why haven't they all escaped?

DEVILinIRON

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Why haven't they all escaped?

Wolls

Well... now they are gonna have to shoot anyone who attempts to escape because they have no control over their perimeter.

[QUOTE="Wolls"][QUOTE="DEVILinIRON"]

Why haven't they all escaped?

MagnumPI

Well... now they are gonna have to shoot anyone who attempts to escape because they have no control over their perimeter.

Seriously? I thought you were joking when I read the title

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[QUOTE="Wolls"] I dont think that will take much longer now they know they only have to deal with footballs for guards :Piowastate

Well... now they are gonna have to shoot anyone who attempts to escape because they have no control over their perimeter.

That's why you shackle them all together in groups of four.

[QUOTE="Wolls"][QUOTE="DEVILinIRON"]

Why haven't they all escaped?

MagnumPI

Well... now they are gonna have to shoot anyone who attempts to escape because they have no control over their perimeter.

Eh...I don't think footballs are all that great with a rifle.

Clearly the only person to blame here is Officer Wilson. Ninja-Hippo

Well, Mr. Wilson does have a lot of problems (like being an inanimate object), so I don't think it's entirely fair to blame him.

hey footballs are not to be toyed with they have the eyes of a hawk

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[QUOTE="Wolls"] I dont think that will take much longer now they know they only have to deal with footballs for guards :PSgtKevali

Well... now they are gonna have to shoot anyone who attempts to escape because they have no control over their perimeter.

Eh...I don't think footballs are all that great with a rifle.

They escaped because they were able to slip out unseen. Can't move fast or subdued while shackled to three others. And how will theyclimb if you shackle three smaller guys to a big heavy guy that can't climb?

They needed at least four towers. If they each cover a corner and focus 90 degrees at all times everything is supervised. The probably don't use the goodconcertina wire either nor enough of it. Probably because if one of the inmates was ripped open by the wire people would call it inhumane.

The inner wall should be lower than the outer fence and their should beanine foot bynine foot pit all the way around the inner wall full of concertina. Even if they could climb the wall and get free of the concertina on the top of the wallthey would have to jump three yards over that pit hit the fence and get over all of that concertina wire without geting stuck on it or torn up. Most of them would just fall in the pit. Most of them would rip their hands and kneesapart while trying to pull their selves onto the top of the wall.

Why would they use a football instead of a soccer ball?psychobrew

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[QUOTE="Wolls"] I dont think that will take much longer now they know they only have to deal with footballs for guards :Piowastate

Well... now they are gonna have to shoot anyone who attempts to escape because they have no control over their perimeter.

Their guns are probably made of wood.

Their guns are probably made of wood.

xionvalkyrie

I wouldn't even admit that the building was meant to be maximum security because whoever designed the layout of the facility and it's barriers was not serious. You don't need that many towers. Four towers with four outer towers and one central tower is enough. The four exterior towers are outposts just encase they manage to get out but with a proper interior wall, moat and fence they shouldn't be able to get out, not without a ladder. Otherwise they would get stuck on the wall, thefence or in the moat. If they are under staffed their security is not maximum. So if that's a maximum security prison I wonder what their minimum is?

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Clearly the only person to blame here is Officer Wilson. SgtKevali

Well, Mr. Wilson does have a lot of problems (like being an inanimate object), so I don't think it's entirely fair to blame him.

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Clearly the only person to blame here is Officer Wilson. IcyToasters

Well, Mr. Wilson does have a lot of problems (like being an inanimate object), so I don't think it's entirely fair to blame him.

*doesn't*

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[QUOTE="SgtKevali"]

Well, Mr. Wilson does have a lot of problems (like being an inanimate object), so I don't think it's entirely fair to blame him.

Got_to_go

*doesn't*

Knew we should've put the basketball there for backup...

That's sad. Just sad.

I wouldn't even admit that the building was meant to be maximum security because whoever designed the layout of the facility and it's barriers was not serious. You don't need that many towers. Four towers with four outer towers and one central tower is enough. The four exterior towers are outposts just encase they manage to get out but with a proper interior wall, moat and fence they shouldn't be able to get out, not without a ladder. Otherwise they would get stuck on the wall, thefence or in the moat. If they are under staffed their security is not maximum. So if that's a maximum security prison I wonder what their minimum is?

MagnumPI