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It's almost kind of wholesome (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 124 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

Michel Vaujour had 28 years to serve for attempted murder and armed robbery; this was his fourth escape attempt. He made his way to the roof by threatening guards with a fake pistol and nectarines painted as grenades. On top of the jail he was picked up by his wife Nadine, who had taken helicopter pilot lessons especially for the escape. They landed at a nearby football pitch and fled in a waiting car.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_helicopter_prison_escapes

The couple’s hideout was right back in Paris. Bold or foolish, they stayed in the city where they had just staged a daring escape. Three months later, they were caught not opening a charming coffee shop but robbing a bank—again. In the shootout that followed, Michel took a bullet to the head but survived. He was soon back in prison, his sixth escape attempt with a new accomplice, Jamila, ending in failure.

- https://www.readingolive.com/storyDetails?story=nadine-vaujour-the-woman-who-got-a-pilots-license-to-help-her-husband-escape-from-prison

[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bro didn't know when to quit lol

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Could have gone and became an action film actor at that point

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You took he meme right out of my fingers. How the fuck you do get a bullet to the head and then try the same shit again? How the fuck fhose assholes manage to get girlfriends that do all that shit for them?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

How the fuck you do get a bullet to the head and then try the same shit again?

Perhaps he was not unharmed by the bullet in the head

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

"List of helicopter prison escapes" is a new addition to my favorite Wikipedia articles

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

I only knew that Wikipedia list existed due to a reference in XKCD

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Want to share some articles from your favorites list? I need some entries in my newly created one. ^^

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

Nadine faced charges for her role in the jailbreak. Nevertheless, their bond remained unbroken. When asked about her extraordinary actions, Nadine famously said, “I would do it all over again.”

Nadine Vaujour, after serving her sentence, largely disappeared from the public eye. Her life since her involvement in the prison break has been shrouded in mystery, with little information about her current whereabouts. Some reports suggest she sought to live a quieter, more private life, far removed from the notoriety that the helicopter escape had brought her. The lack of public appearances and media engagement indicates that she may have distanced herself from her past.

https://www.dannydutch.com/post/the-daring-love-story-of-nadine-vaujour-the-french-woman-who-learned-to-fly-a-helicopter-to-break-h

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You know normally I think the argument that people are less imaginative/creative than they used to be in the past is BS.

After reading the sentence "He made his way to the roof by threatening guards with a fake pistol and nectarines painted as grenades." I think maybe that's true