After Hours
Found him hiding in Santa Monica, CA
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43504992/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
by robo_dev
and he will be put in Federal prison for the rest of his days, or about four years, whichever comes first. I would assume he would be treated very well by other prisoners who happen to be part of the same 'family'.
Not to second guess his actions, but if you're on the FBI most wanted list, perhaps California is not the best place to hide? I would go for some fishing village somewhere in the Amazon rain forest, or at least someplace like Novia Scotia.
by cmiller5400
Like Tahiti :D
More likely he will die before he goes to trial... I didn't recall seeing if he was tried in absentia
by jamesrl
My experience with the Maritimes is that they are a friendly bunch, and they don't take to unfriendly strangers.
My first day in Prince Edward Island, we went to the grocery store to stock up on food for a stay at a cottage. Went to a store in the same chain we shop with at home. At home, when we grocery shop, the cashier says "hello", and "have a nice day" because that is in the training manual. Out east, its , "how are ya doin today?" and they don't stop chatting. Before we finished paying, they knew where we were staying, they had told the other cashier about us, they had recommended their favorite restaurants etc.
I think if we hadn't been so open and friendly back, we might have made an impression and been noticed.
Growing up in the country, I knew the names of everyone in 5 miles, I knew what they did for a living, often which church they went to, how their kids did in school etc. Anonymous, couldn't be out there. One of my neighbours would peek through the windows with binoculars.
On the other hand, living in the big city, there were times I didn't know my next door neighbours.
Ask Darryl and Purple Sky about living in Nova Scotia ......
by robo_dev
He basically makes up a load of rubbish to tell the locals, and as long as he does not act like a mob boss who is on the run, they will not suspect he's just that.
It sounds a bit like a plot for a movie....he does some good deeds and saves the quaint small town from certain disaster, they all love him and then his past comes to haunt him.
by jamesrl
He could make up a story and it might be believed for a while, but if he doesn't make an effort to bond with the community, he will be singled out. The gossips will chatter, his story will be reviewed.
An opera star moved into the house across the road when I grew up. They were fine people, he was on the road alot, his wife and kids basically kept to themselves and didn't participate in the community events. Sadly some of the neighbours came to the conclusion they were snobs and looking down their noses at us. They ended up moving a few years later.
A few years after that, I ended up taking singing lessons from the wife, and she was very charming. She was too polite to mention the issues they faced.
I think there is something to be said for hiding in the anonymity of the big city.
by ansugisalas
aka Miss Marple... don't go there, if you're a crook.
Love a good secret, they do.
by jck
You suffer what I comment about my suffering, elsewhere: indiscriminate use of the definite article, "the".
Example: I did a fair amount of my coming of age at the time in "Southie", Bulger's part of Boston. I encountered these people. An older childhood friend, proud of his "Six-button Benny", "like what they wear", disappeared on account of them. I never heard of the guy, either, until now, in the news. Probably frequented San Diego, too.
Point being, [u]which[/u] kind of "common obsession" do you (sniff) disassociate yourself from? My kind of engagement? Your kind? Take up the cudgel, and you share.
by ansugisalas
(that is, hardly at all, him being a prudent, careful fellow)
I'd wager that he refers to "gangster romanticism"... like what led your acquaintance to the Six-button Benny.
I've had it with the media portrayal of criminals as interesting, even admirable. Scum is scum, whether it has two legs or grows on the side of my birdbath. Like unwanted algae, the only attention it deserves is that necessary to remove and prevent it.
It's not just the entertainment media. The 'news' media perpetuates the gangster mythology every time it refers to a criminal by his nickname.
I've never considered anything about you 'common'.
"The": dude, I'm not a grammarian and won't attempt to be one. Nit pick my post from a constructionist view all you want. I'll respond to your questions when you rephrase them so I can understand what you're asking.
Incidentally, I have no clue what a 'Six-button Benny' is. Based on the context, I don't feel any poorer for this ignorance, nor do I feel any compulsion to remedy it.
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