I was acting crazy in North America, and all the crazy people there took it seriously.

Chapter 82 A Prison Break, A Nationwide Legal Battle
"Something terrible has happened! Someone has escaped from prison and come to our prison!"

When such news came, Logan and Richard were discussing how to shut down some sarcastic trolls who opposed "humane prisons."

Upon hearing this, both of them laughed.

An escaped prisoner came to apply for imprisonment?
"This story is quite imaginative."

But immediately, the two of them jumped up at the same time!

The news came from Fox River State Penitentiary, how could it be false?
Logan: "What's wrong with this? This is fantastic!"

Richard: "Quickly find your connections, you must keep the escape heroes in Chicago, in Fox River State Penitentiary!"

"Send men to surround the prison immediately—no, send reporters to interview the escaped heroes! We want the whole of America to know their story!" Richard waved his arms.

Logan nodded vigorously, his face beaming with excitement. "I'll go to the radio station and prepare a program for them. From now on, they will be the sole stars of Voice of Freedom!"

Before they split up, Richard couldn't help but stare at Logan again and again, "Is your mouth blessed or something?"

This time, Logan didn't dare take credit. "Shit, even if you asked me to make the arrangements, I wouldn't dare to do it this way!"

"It can only be said that America is a vast and resource-rich country, and produces many extraordinary people!"

"..."

Imagine the impact on ordinary people when even Logan admires such a genius!
Voice of Liberty, as always, was the quickest to react. After confirming the news was true, it rushed to broadcast before obtaining more details:
Breaking news! Chicago is witnessing another historic moment!

"Eight brave souls, ravaged by the dark prison system, resolutely broke free from their cages, overcame countless hardships and traveled a long distance, all to seek refuge in my Chicago's 'light of civilization'—Fox River Private Prison!"

"This is a courageous protest against the outdated prison system! It is the ultimate pursuit of humanity and dignity!"

Americans listening to this broadcast were generally bewildered.

Escape from prison? Seek justice? Apply for re-entry?
They could understand each word individually, but when they put them together into sentences, their brains felt a bit overloaded.

If you say this is a story made up by Voice of Freedom, who would make up such a bizarre and absurd story?

But if you say this is true... that's even more outrageous and absurd than a made-up story!

So is this true or false?

People in Tennessee heard the broadcast and realized, well, everyone had gone to Chicago!

The state justice department immediately issued an official arrest warrant and a notice for assistance in the investigation: "...Eight serious offenders have indeed escaped from prison and are extremely dangerous. We request Chicago's assistance in detaining them. We will immediately send personnel to apprehend them!"

My God!

This is actually true!!
After the veracity of the event was confirmed, the American public was so shocked that they were speechless.

What kind of extraordinary person could pull off such a bizarre and unbelievable operation? When the public finally recovered from the shock and could no longer speak, they looked again and found that, good heavens, the judiciary had already taken action!

After the initial shock, people in the Illinois legal community laughed for a full five minutes!
After laughing, he immediately jumped up and called the governor, requesting that the governor send state police to the state border to stop those Tennessee bumpkins!
Weren't you all criticizing Illinois' "judicial reform" for being corrupt and dark? Criticizing the establishment of private prisons as a regression of civilization? I remember Tennessee was among those criticizing it.

Now look, your prisoners are even willing to escape to seek refuge in our prison. Who is truly in the dark, and who truly represents the light?

As a result, Chicago rejected Tennessee's extradition request for the fugitive, stating that the prisoner simply wanted to be transferred to another prison. Could this be considered a prison break? Without a prison break, where would the "fugitive" come from?
The legal community was in an uproar!
Does a prisoner who escapes and then goes to another prison count as having escaped? Who has jurisdiction over fugitives? Does Chicago have the right to take in a "fugitive" from Tennessee? Can Tennessee sue Chicago for this?

Legal professionals are divided and arguing fiercely; any one of these topics could be enough for law students to write several papers!
The existing laws of the United States have been severely challenged in the face of this unprecedented "self-imposed prison break".

Regardless of how much the legal community struggles, law enforcement in Tennessee has faced challenges much earlier!

In the legal systems of Europe and America, territorial jurisdiction is a very important concept.

In principle, state police cannot enforce the law across state lines and must cooperate with the police in the suspect's location or request federal intervention.

Of course, in practice, there is a hot-pursuit principle—if the state police have already started a pursuit in state A, and the suspect enters state B during the pursuit, the state police can continue to pursue and arrest him.

Tennessee state police stated that the fugitive was being pursued by them to Illinois, and they were planning to make a cross-border arrest!

If Illinois is willing to cooperate, that would be fine, but is Illinois willing to cooperate?

Ha ha.

A convoy of state troopers and prison guards from Tennessee was stopped at the border between Illinois and Kentucky (the Tennessee convoy had to pass through this state)!
Illinois State Police stated, "These people are now ours. You'd better go back to where you came from."

The Tennessee State Police also stated firmly, "We're not going back until we catch them!"

Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate and exchanging heated words, something even more unexpected happened.

First, from Illinois, dozens of cars arrived in a long procession, and a large group of people got out, holding makeshift signs that read "Defend the escape heroes!", "Reject darkness, embrace the light!", and "Tennessees, go back to your homes!"

They chanted slogans to cheer on the state troop and denounced the "gangsters" from Tennessee.

The Illinois State Police looked at the other side smugly, thinking, "Look, this is public opinion!"
Immediately afterwards, a convoy of civilians arrived behind the Tennessee law enforcement team, and a large group of people from Kentucky and Tennessee got out!
Seeing this, the Tennessee State Troopers also raised their eyebrows at the other side; who doesn't have public support?
Then, the newly arrived protesters also saw signs that read, "Let the escaped heroes go!" and "Support the pursuit of light!"

Tennessee State Troopers were dumbfounded!
The people of Illinois initially thought the other side was an opponent, but now they realize, oh dear, they're all in cahoots!

"Come to our side! Down with the evil forces!"

Amidst a burst of laughter, the two groups of people merged.

The Tennessee law enforcement team watched as the opposing force quickly grew into a massive blockade, and then looked at their own back where there was no one behind them, completely bewildered!
Hemp egg!

They're just a few escaped convicts, so why do they have so many supporters?
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(End of this chapter)