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What does that even mean?
Sounds like he tried to flood then with so much paperwork that theyd just believe him. I dont think they mean literally threw papers but im just going of vibes here.
I'm imagining fine print from credit card offers, etc. I mean, I guess it could work, on any given day, with the right (or wrong, depending on perspective) desk Sarge, but with a high profile prisoner? Come on...
Alternately, I suppose they could have been a bit more creative and printed off some official forms and attempted to fill them out, but still...
Fortune does not always favor the bold, apparently.
I feel would imagine that prison is not letting anybody out without an in-person visit from somebody very high up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Detention_Center,_Brooklyn
Check out the "Notable Inmates"
Wowee.