Now, here's a good example of what happens when kids spend too much time watching cheezy action movies on TV:
Bee reporter Louis Galvan filed a story this morning about a wanted parolee who broke his legs when he jumped from a second-story window Tuesday while trying to get away from Merced police and state parole agents. For real!
I don't normally laugh at people's misfortunes, but you gotta know that this fella is not cut out for a life of crime. Note for future: In the movies, there is a big pillow on the ground to catch the stunt men and women who jump out of buildings.
The suspect, Steve Moua, 25, of Merced, was treated at a Merced hospital before being transported to the Duel Vocational Institution in Tracy.
Louis writes in his story that officers had surrounded a house in the 400 block of Petunia Court in Merced to look for Moua when he jumped out of the second-story window Tuesday at 9:43 a.m. Officers were waiting for him and immediately took him into custody. No more Ninja movies for him!
There's a Web site full of descriptions for this guy. Take your pick.
I never like to see someone get hurt but doing stupid things to get away from the cops seems to be the norm and then they want to sue the police departments. They need to learn that they will have to plan better when trying to evade the police. Holluwood is set for these stunts and even they sometimes get injured.