Philippine Jailhouse Rocks to Thriller |
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 Jul 26 2007, 11:57 AM
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 yan lin♥  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627  |
QUOTE An unusual physical fitness regime at a jail in the Philippines has attracted worldwide attention on the video sharing website, YouTube. A clip of hundreds of prisoners in orange uniforms dancing to Michael Jackson's song Thriller has been watched more than 1.3 million times. The routine is the brainchild of Byron Garcia, a security consultant for the Cebu provincial government. He said it had helped "drastically" improve inmate behaviour. And two former inmates have since become dancers. 'Discipline in action' The dancing is compulsory for all 1,600 inmates at the prison in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre, except the elderly and infirm. Prisoners have also performed to songs by local artists, Queen and from the film Sister Act, clips of which have been watched on YouTube tens of thousands of times. "Using music, you can involve the body and the mind. The inmates have to count, memorise steps and follow the music," Mr Garcia told the BBC news website. "Inmates say to me: 'You have put my mind off revenge, foolishness, or thinking how to escape from jail, or joining a gang'," he said. The routines developed last year after Mr Garcia started making inmates march to music, such as Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, in a bid to increase participation in exercise. Other early choices included In the Navy and YMCA by the Village People, which were chosen so that macho inmates "wouldn't be offended by being asked to dance". Mr Garcia has been taken back by the worldwide popularity of the clips, which he originally posted in order to share his work with other members of the penal community. "I wanted to show them that I am doing something here that has been a success, to show discipline in action," he said. But the videos have now become a source of great pride for the prisoners. "The inmates are very happy at the interest, they are always talking about it, and they ask how many people have watched it on YouTube," Mr Garcia. And fans of his work can look forward to another three routines in the pipeline, including one set to the Vanilla Ice classic, Ice Ice Baby. - BBC Watch it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o hilarious! 
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Jul 26 2007, 03:56 PM
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 i like blue Group: Banned Posts: 195 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,342 |
LOL wtf. Even if it wasn't a prison doing this, I wouldn't be surprised by them having a guy play the "girl"
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Jul 26 2007, 05:50 PM
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 hai, Im Philjay Group: Member Posts: 922 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 520,964 |
Yeah.... My mom was watching this form some email. She .. was dancing to it.
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Jul 26 2007, 05:56 PM
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i like blue Group: Banned Posts: 195 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,342 |
QUOTE(br3aker4lyfe @ Jul 26 2007, 03:50 PM)  Yeah.... My mom was watching this form some email. She .. was dancing to it. Is she the one in the pink tank top? lol jk jk |
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| *Programmer* |
Jul 26 2007, 05:59 PM
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 ew? was that man? dressed a as woman?
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Jul 26 2007, 06:02 PM
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 Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
Wow. I'm impressed. =P
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Jul 26 2007, 07:33 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 299 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 457,013 |
Ahahaha!
Not bad for a bunch of prisoners.
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Jul 26 2007, 07:49 PM
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 I have 6 blue blocks :3 Group: Member Posts: 2,248 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 14,959 |
QUOTE(Programmer @ Jul 26 2007, 03:59 PM) ew? was that man? dressed a as woman?The longest yard man. I bet you. Everyone of them were probably forced to do this. And it probably took months or something. I just can't see someone that committed a crime doing this sort of thing willingly. |
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Jul 26 2007, 09:01 PM
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 ALLISON Group: Official Designer Posts: 3,372 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 310,259 |
I'm trying to be positive, so I think they did it for fun. They all looked pretty happy while doing it (at least the ones in the front) This was a great idea
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Jul 27 2007, 01:52 AM
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 Day's Nearly Over Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,553 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 45,183 |
Dude. The city they're doing it from is the city I used to live in for like nine years. My dad was cracking up. They also did the algorithm march... which was hilarious considering these guys are jailbirds. Haha.
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Jul 27 2007, 02:21 AM
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 cheeeesy like theres no tomorrow Group: Member Posts: 3,316 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,142 |
only in the philippines.
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Jul 27 2007, 04:25 AM
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 Home is where your rump rests! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969 |
Oh
my gawd. (I think I need Rebecca's coffee-drinking smiley in between these parenthases.) |
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| *Steven* |
Jul 27 2007, 09:24 AM
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Imagine if they had to dance to "Just a Girl" by No Doubt
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Jul 28 2007, 01:30 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Human Posts: 1,152 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,239 |
UPDATE!!!!
this video is having the BEST WEEK EVER!!! (Yes, the VH1 show) haha.. f**king hilarious. this is great. go filipino prisoners! making me proud, *tear* |
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| *kryogenix* |
Jul 28 2007, 02:46 AM
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CPDRC inmates is old as hell.
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Jul 28 2007, 09:28 AM
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 roosternamedingo. Group: Member Posts: 1,211 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,926 |
LOL. Is that for real?!
XDD |
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Aug 7 2007, 04:18 AM
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 forgive & forget Group: Member Posts: 176 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 551,100 |
QUOTE(pandamonium @ Jul 27 2007, 02:21 AM) only in the philippines. YEAH! indeed.. 
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Aug 7 2007, 07:22 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 7,149 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 213,509 |
LOL defiantely hilarious.
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Aug 8 2007, 06:17 PM
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 mon cheri amour x Group: Member Posts: 2,349 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,530 |
QUOTE(pandamonium @ Jul 27 2007, 03:21 AM) only in the philippines. damn straight.  
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Aug 9 2007, 03:02 PM
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 When they get mad, it gets cold...... Group: Member Posts: 17 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 546,810 |
QUOTE(monxcheri @ Aug 8 2007, 06:17 PM) damn straight. hellz yea XD i saw this vid i was like "CHYEA! >:D" lmao that's cuz us filipinos are cool :P |
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Aug 9 2007, 05:05 PM
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 here, here, and here Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,301 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 206,103 |
QUOTE(robbotic @ Jul 26 2007, 02:41 PM) LOL I LAB DE PILIPINS! Exactly. Haha. Wow I have to say I love the girl she is hot as fire. |
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Aug 10 2007, 10:59 PM
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Aug 18 2007, 11:00 AM
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 Brown hand smash Group: Member Posts: 654 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 60,582 |
I saw it in one of our local news updates. yup only in the philippines
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