oh shit you're right. Yeah if that's the case, my revised answer:

I think having a family still makes me do whatever sentence is being handed down to me besides Life. Life I'm gone. But other than that, what's the point of being on the run without your loved ones with you and then you being unable to watch them grow?

I'd rather spend 20 years behind bars and then another 20 watching my kids grow as adults, than spend 40 years never being able to see them.

One could argue that IF you really plan to do this cutting your foot off could give you several weeks head start before they come looking for you.

Then again you'd have to deal with the fact that you just cut your foot off and have a good chance of dyeing from the blood lost haha

What are the chances you get caught? That’s going to factor into how long of a sentence I’m running from. Also, what’s the penalty if I am caught?

I can only hope the real Chiefsaholic is reading this thread LMAO

I used 'consider' instead of 'compel' and I said 5 years. I'm of Medicare age, so I don't want to spend much time on the inside. I'm also hoping that my age would make me less attractive to the predators, because I haven't been in a fight since the 8th grade.

Either inside, or on the run, seems like too much hassle.

Ooooh. Nice and ripe.

I bet he's really interested in hearing our suggested plans and destinations for fleeing.

How good are you at living in a forest?

Let's assume (just guessing) that you get 50 percent more time or 3 more years, which ever is greater.

Anything over 2 years I'm liquidating my assets and moving to South America.

I actually knew a guy who went on the lam. No ankle monitor, but warrants, lots of warrants, so he bolted. I think he spent five years (edit: probably 2 or 3 now that I do the math) away from his family hiding somewhere to try to avoid a two-year sentence. He got caught and ended up serving about four months before getting an early release. It seemed like a poor tradeoff.

It’s not like you can’t easily replace the ankle??

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I’m sure there’s some posters here that would let you have theirs if the chips were down.


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I'd stick around for a 20-year sentence or less.

21-25 would have me heavily considering bolting.

25+ and American soil would never see me again.

It doesn't work like that. Unfortunately I have some experience. The monitor is fitted really tight around your ankle. You're not prying or slipping it off. It's made of a hard, hard plastic material and there's wires running through it. The second you cut it off, tearing the wires, your probation officer is immediately going to know what's happened. Your location is GPS and the cops will be on there way. One more thing, the device once tampered with let's out the loudest beeping noise you've ever heard. It took 2-3 days before my ears stopped ringing.

I have a buddy doing it right now. Facing 2 years in jail, he bounced a few days ago. Went some place warm. Said he'll be back in 6 months to serve his 2 years. Despite what people think, depending on why or what your running from, it doesn't add much if any time to your sentence.

LMAO Thanks for the information. It sounds like you didn't get away.