I keep thinking of all the ways this could have gone wrong. No hostages were taken. AFAIK no innocent citizens were harmed. No citizen or member of the police was shot accidentally during the search.

I'm also struck by the inference that, had one of these men reached Canada, his escape would be complete. This is so American! (We know from the weather maps that there is *nothing up there*, not even weather. A person could evidently just disappear into that white space. LOL)

I wonder what information you think he will have that is worth the money it cost to hunt him down, fix him up, put him back on trial and then feed and house him for the rest of his life? I am not a capitol punishment fan, but I have to admit I would have been ok if he had been killed while trying to re-capture him. I know, that is a horrid attitude..but it is what came to mind FIRST.

Oh, he'll end up back in plain clothes and have all sorts of benefits before you know it. I'm with arcy.

I just read that he was spotted walking down a road in the middle of the afternoon. When Matt was shot, my first thought was "suicide by cop?" I wonder if Sweat was attempting the same thing.

Three weeks in the woods . . . I'm envisioning lots of tick bites.

PS: Trial? Are escapees put on trial? I didn't think so.

Susan, I thought the same thing about "Suicide by cop". The 2nd one was probably doing the same. His future, though it wasn't bright before the escape, will probably be downright ugly from now on.

Arcy I had the same thought, money money and more money, so he can sit in a cell and rot.

Alisande, they are put on trial because escaping is another crime.

I read that the two escapees were "on the lamb" for three weeks. Both of them on the same lamb? It's a miracle they got as far as they did!

Alisande, lol!

It's black fly season in that part of the country, isn't it? If so, I'll bet he would have been glad to have been shot.

The news said that Matt was drunk when he was killed. They found liquor in the cabins they broke into.

I'm glad they are no longer at large. I think the law enforcement officials (and the dogs) who participated in this search are heroes. They have been through a lot the last three weeks, and I hope they get the credit that is due them.

So true, Moni.

He won't be giving up any information that they would like to have. He has nothing to gain by talking. He is going to be spending life in prison no matter what. He won't have a trial for escaping, more changes won't matter. He will just spend life in solitary.

Should he have the death penalty? Is that getting off easy? His life in the cell would be unbearable for me and most. Certainly not the prison life he is used to.

I'm with Arcy and Moni, there is something terribly wrong with our justice system...With both their criminal records, why did they have so much freedom in prison...I'm not a fan of the death penalty but in some cases, I think it might be necessary, although they do wait forever for it to happen...Here in Pa. we have men sitting in death row for over 20 years and keep getting new trials...Terrible to say but maybe some of those old time laws were better.. His life might be unbearable from now on but the fellow inmates might consider him to be a hero.....Also, there will probably be a big shake up in that prison, lots of changes will be coming....Don't you just wonder what Mitchell was thinking????

Convicts sit on death row for years because we have a justice system that entitles them to appeals. It's what sets our system apart from other less civilized places even though it costs a lot of money. I suspect that prison was not very well managed and that many changes will take place. I wouldn't necessarily call it corruption, just laziness, complacency, and perhaps lack of supervision.

I spent several years working in a treatment facility for juvenile offenders. Although it was not secure (meaning locked), it was a residential facility and kids were committed there against their will. There were incredibly strict protocols in place to protect both the residents and the surrounding community. Some of these boys were so intelligent and engaging; I'm not surprised that Mitchell got taken in by one of them. Sociopaths are incredibly good at manipulating people.

I'm also struck by the inference that, had one of these men reached Canada, his escape would be complete. This is so American! (We know from the weather maps that there is *nothing up there*, not even weather. A person could evidently just disappear into that white space. LOL)

chisue I see you have never been to Canada.

I think Chisue was being sarcastic, Sharonann. I'm sure she doesn't view Canada that way.