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Escaped Convicts Disguised As Sheep Evade Authorities

Posted by samzenpus on from the felon-in-sheep's-clothing dept.

What does it take to hide from a 300-man search party in Argentina? Disguise yourself as a sheep. Robbers Maximiliano Pereyra, 25, and Ariel Diaz, 28, broke out of a maximum security prison and used stolen sheep hides to evade 300 police on their trail. From the article: "A farm worker said: 'They were wearing grey clothes but had full sheepskins, including the sheep heads, over their heads and backs.' Police said spotting the pair among thousands of sheep is 'almost impossible.'"

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  1. Use your gun then! by courteaudotbiz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The policemens should just have used their guns. Not on the sheeps, just in the air. True sheeps would have been afraid, start running, and the two guys would have had to start running too. I guess they do not run as well on their 4 "legs" than the sheeps do. Easy to find them then. Affair solved.

  2. Odysseus by coldsalmon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They must have gotten the idea from Homer:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus#Polyphemus_in_Homer.27s_Odyssey

    Unfortunately, this method of escape does not portend an easy homeward journey.