Shane O'Hare
WOLVERINE!Idaho Teen Steals Mercedes, Airplane and Laughs at police or;Romanticism is NOT DEAD!!!
October 4th 2009 17:28
The world is a boring place to some. Those particular few are often looked upon as normal or subnormal beings. Not the best or brightest they are usually overlooked. And there is even a smaller few from THAT small unique group that become something extraordinary and they completely shock everyone. And even more precise still there is a group of people that find something new to exploit, make the world their oyster so to speak.
From Frank Abagnale Jr's adventures in the '60s jet setting all around the world with fake cheques and impersonations or Kevin Mitnick's social engineering and pioneering computer cracking exploits people find interest in their stories. Yes they are in fact illegal, illegal which became MORE illegal because of how much they did. Then the things they became famous for became SUPER illegal, like smuggling heroine illegal. Though however people find their wrongdoings (which aren't all that bad, really.) justifiable in their story. They idea of this romantic they-could-do-whatever-they-w anted-with-the-world attitude and opportunities, people crave this sort of thing. Remember (prepare for me to bring it full circle!) the world is a boring place to some, and most cannot do anything to change this and wish to live vicariously through the Abagnales and Mitnicks of the world. (honestly, why are the only two people that come to mind that fit this story have ridiculous last names that make spell-check go into a stroke.)
So what since then? The library of choices for people to day dream about has become small, and well overused.
It's time to add Colton Harris-Moore to that list of people who surprise the status quo and break the norm.
Colton Harris-Moore is an 18 year old lad from a place known as Camano Island. Google reveals its in Washington. That's pretty much all I got. He grew up in a trailer in the woods, and didn't really have any kind of formal education and thus was disregarded by the world. Colton is a criminal by all standards (DUHH I said he had no schoolin'). He has been arrested for multiple burglaries in his home town (island hideout?) and a few boat thefts in San Juan County (ok this guy is pretty badass if he can steal a boat all James Bond style). Colton recently got out of Juvenile lockup, and of course he went back to his old ways. Well this time the police where waiting for him (actually I doubt that, but that makes it seem like he's Derringer or something and THEM COPPAS were tailing him).
So like any reasonable criminal would do is leave when the heats on him. Our hero here drifted around and ended up in Idaho where things get good, and the point of my story.
Colton was itching for a quick grab. He needed a car to match his shirt, so he stole a Mercedes. Well eventually the cops found out, hey that's not your car and gave chase. Reportedly the chase ended when Colton crashed the car into the woods and escaped on foot, allegedly laughing at his pursuers as he vanished into the brush. What happened next is amazing.
Colton emerged from the woods at an airport. Now, Colton knew he had to escape. He then broke into a locked hangar, opened the doors, HOT WIRED A CESSNA 182 AND TOOK OF INTO THE AIR!
THATS RIGHT! Our hero of the story escaped and eluded police via the sky. Colton soon ditched the craft miles away in a field, and since then has never been seen. You may ask, how does Mr. Moore fly? Police from his home town, (pirate cove?) report he's a suspect in two (2) (DOS) other plane thefts in the past. He had taught himself to fly airplanes by reading old airplane manuals and reading articles on the internet. Now if that's not like Abagnale and the bar exam I don't know what is. I literally don't care who you are, that's freaking impressive.
So hopefully Colton Harris-Moore will get an Academy Award winning movie about his exploits. We can only hope.
--Shane
"Keep your shoulders square and make sure to bring your hips through on the rotation."
Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, Certified Badass
From Frank Abagnale Jr's adventures in the '60s jet setting all around the world with fake cheques and impersonations or Kevin Mitnick's social engineering and pioneering computer cracking exploits people find interest in their stories. Yes they are in fact illegal, illegal which became MORE illegal because of how much they did. Then the things they became famous for became SUPER illegal, like smuggling heroine illegal. Though however people find their wrongdoings (which aren't all that bad, really.) justifiable in their story. They idea of this romantic they-could-do-whatever-they-w anted-with-the-world attitude and opportunities, people crave this sort of thing. Remember (prepare for me to bring it full circle!) the world is a boring place to some, and most cannot do anything to change this and wish to live vicariously through the Abagnales and Mitnicks of the world. (honestly, why are the only two people that come to mind that fit this story have ridiculous last names that make spell-check go into a stroke.)
Harold Ramis as Kevin Mitnick. Actually not that's really him this time. Dammit
So what since then? The library of choices for people to day dream about has become small, and well overused.
It's time to add Colton Harris-Moore to that list of people who surprise the status quo and break the norm.
Alec Baldwin as Colton Harris-Moore.
Colton Harris-Moore is an 18 year old lad from a place known as Camano Island. Google reveals its in Washington. That's pretty much all I got. He grew up in a trailer in the woods, and didn't really have any kind of formal education and thus was disregarded by the world. Colton is a criminal by all standards (DUHH I said he had no schoolin'). He has been arrested for multiple burglaries in his home town (island hideout?) and a few boat thefts in San Juan County (ok this guy is pretty badass if he can steal a boat all James Bond style). Colton recently got out of Juvenile lockup, and of course he went back to his old ways. Well this time the police where waiting for him (actually I doubt that, but that makes it seem like he's Derringer or something and THEM COPPAS were tailing him).
So like any reasonable criminal would do is leave when the heats on him. Our hero here drifted around and ended up in Idaho where things get good, and the point of my story.
Colton was itching for a quick grab. He needed a car to match his shirt, so he stole a Mercedes. Well eventually the cops found out, hey that's not your car and gave chase. Reportedly the chase ended when Colton crashed the car into the woods and escaped on foot, allegedly laughing at his pursuers as he vanished into the brush. What happened next is amazing.
Colton emerged from the woods at an airport. Now, Colton knew he had to escape. He then broke into a locked hangar, opened the doors, HOT WIRED A CESSNA 182 AND TOOK OF INTO THE AIR!
THATS RIGHT! Our hero of the story escaped and eluded police via the sky. Colton soon ditched the craft miles away in a field, and since then has never been seen. You may ask, how does Mr. Moore fly? Police from his home town, (pirate cove?) report he's a suspect in two (2) (DOS) other plane thefts in the past. He had taught himself to fly airplanes by reading old airplane manuals and reading articles on the internet. Now if that's not like Abagnale and the bar exam I don't know what is. I literally don't care who you are, that's freaking impressive.
Plane didn't walk away from the airport now did it. DID IT?! OH NO SENTIENT PLANES!!!
So hopefully Colton Harris-Moore will get an Academy Award winning movie about his exploits. We can only hope.
--Shane
"Keep your shoulders square and make sure to bring your hips through on the rotation."
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