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The BBC site has this story about a woman in the US who slips her cuffs off in the back of an escape car https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-62613563 After you watch it the next story you're offered is from 2017. It's heartbreaking. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-41179372 Toscha Sponsler slips her cuffs and drives off in the police car. She's caught after a high speed chase. She didn't hurt anyone. She tried to grab a shotgun in the car but it was locked. Sentenced to 45 years. https://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/article_c2514758-2268-11e8-bab1-07c9919ac071.html
The court heard she's bipolar, had been sexually abused after being sold by her mother, and was homeless, living in the woods. She appealed but her sentence was upheld. She'll be eligible for parole in 2040. https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=07508580
She seems intelligent and eloquent https://heavy.com/news/2017/09/toscha-sponsler-lufkin-texas-police-chase-handcuffs-photos-mugshot/ What would her sentence have been in the UK? 2 years? They should be making a film about her life story, not stealing her life from her.