Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Criminal Sentence 424: It's Criminal

From an article about escaped murderers:

"In 1991, Province and Rodacker were on leave from jail when they attacked Norman Knoblich..."

Nothing grammatically wrong here, but this is the very definition of a Criminal Sentence. Since when do prisoners get to go on leave from jail?
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 4, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    "In 1991, Province and Rodacker were on parole when they attacked Norman Knoblich..."

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  2. WestleyAugust 4, 2010 at 12:53 PM

    I suppose you could assume that they were on parole, but I have heard of low security prisons releasing prisoners for weekend leaves! :-(

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  3. AnonymousAugust 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Would it be work furlough?

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  4. AnonymousAugust 11, 2010 at 7:19 AM

    furlough?

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  5. The Sentence SleuthAugust 19, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    The article didn't explain, but I thought the idea of being on leave from jail was appalling. Any police officer types willing to explain it to the grammar types?

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  6. AnonymousAugust 23, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    You shouldn't have to assume anything when reading this kind of article, though.

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  7. Mercedes FolignaApril 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Come to Argentina! This is possible!

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  8. The Sentence SleuthJune 21, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    Thanks, Mercedes.

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