A Toothache Will Cause You To Do Many Things

Inmate breaks out of jail to go to the dentist

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Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands — especially when it's necessary to break out of prison to attend to a toothache. A Swedish inmate serving a one-month sentence at the obviously minimum-security Ostragard facility said he had complained to prison officials about the pain in his mouth, apparently to no avail. So he resorted to desperate measures: He busted out of jail, found a nearby dentist, had his inflamed tooth removed, then turned himself back in to police.

"My whole face was swollen," the 51-year-old told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. "I just couldn't stand it anymore." When he got back to the prison, he was given a verbal reprimand and a one-day extension of his sentence. At least that extra day will be relatively pain-free. [Source]

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