Prison escapee behind famous meme 'a succulent Chinese meal' shares lunch with arresting officer 32 years later

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-19/succulent-chinese-meal-arrest-jack-karlson-stoll-watt-film/103995598

More than three decades after Jack Karlson's infamous arrest at a Chinese restaurant in Brisbane captured the nation, a film crew is setting out to document his life.

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A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Wait a minute, this dude actually a) escaped from a train on his way to jail and b) escaped again by impersonating a detective?

Dude just might be my hero. After all these years, he was right there the whole time 😅😂

Nougat@fedia.io · 9 pts · 2y

And apparently escaped a third time, undescribed in the article:

He had been a criminal and escaped from jail three times.

neenish_tart@aus.social · 9 pts · 2y

@MHLoppy Democracy manifest indeed!