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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Religion December 26, 2017December 26, 2017

The Corpus Delicti: The Baby Jesus Becomes The Focus of Holiday Heists Around The Golde

  A feminist activist from the extremist group Femen ran onto the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square at the…

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Bizarre, Columns, Criminal law, Society, Torts December 24, 2017December 23, 2017

Christmas Torts: The 2018 Listing Of Holiday Mishaps and Madness

Below is my column in the Hill Newspaper on an annual list of Christmas torts and mishaps. Santas feature prominently…

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Bizarre, Criminal law December 22, 2017December 21, 2017

New Orleans Man Arrested After Shooting Woman Walking Her Dog To Prove How “Crazy” He Is

Glen Alveris has a curious way of impressing a girl. He first shot an innocent woman walking her dog to…

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Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Uncategorized December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

“That Dude is A Maniac”: Knicks Player Enes Kanter Indicted For Insulting Turkish Strongman Erdogan

President Donald Trump recently entered into the national debate over the NFL protests by criticizing football players taking a knee…

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Animals, Bizarre, Criminal law, Uncategorized December 16, 2017

“Definitely, I Feel Sorry The Dog Did Not Light The First Time”: South Carolina Man Given Five Years For Burning Girlfriend’s Dog

We have often discussed how felons guilty of cruelty to animals are often given light sentences. An exception is Hykeem…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society December 15, 2017December 15, 2017

Indian Minister of Happiness Sought As Murder Suspect

Lal Singh Arya, 53,  is the minister for happiness in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He is also…

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Bizarre, Criminal law December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

Good Samaritan Intervenes To Protect Woman In Argument With Boyfriend On Thanksgiving . . . Boyfriend Then Throws Good Samaritan Off Bridge

A Connecticut man is recovering after he was thrown off a bridge on Thanksgiving after he intervened to protect a…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society, Torts December 14, 2017December 14, 2017

Schumer Files Real Complaint Over False Sexual Harassment Complaint

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has rightfully filed a police complaint over a fake sexual harassment complaint against him,…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Society December 14, 2017December 13, 2017

UK Moves To Make Wolf Whistles and Misogynistic Speech A Hate Crime

We have previously discussed the alarming rollback on free speech rights in the West, particularly in France (here and here…

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Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 13, 2017December 13, 2017

Bakery Sues Oberlin After Boycott Over The Arrest Of Three Black Students Caught Shoplifting

There is an interesting lawsuit in Ohio against Oberlin College by a small family-owned bakery over a racially charged case…

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Criminal law December 12, 2017December 12, 2017

Chicago Court Gives Woman Just Four Months Probation For Her Role In The Torture Of Disabled Man On Social Media

It was one of the most disturbing crimes in recent memory in Chicago.  A white mentally disabled man was tortured…

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Bizarre, Criminal law December 10, 2017December 9, 2017

The Doppelgänger Defense: Kansas City Man Released After 17 Years When His Virtual Twin Is Found In Prison

We often joke about the “evil twin defense” and have seen a few actual cases (here and here and here and…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics December 8, 2017December 7, 2017

Dead Men Don’t Park: Florida Mayor Arrested For Using Handicapped Placards Of The Deceased

  Davenport (FL.) Mayor Darlene Bradley, 60, faces an allegation this week that is politically and legally devastating.  Police allege…

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Bizarre, Media December 8, 2017February 20, 2018

Goodell Gets His Contract And NFL Owners Give Fans The One-Finger Salute

This week  the National Football League (NFL) owners finally confirmed what was long understood but never concretely confirmed: their utter…

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Bizarre, Criminal law December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

Florida Man Arrested For Drawing Violent Picture On Student’s Homework

There is an interesting criminal case this week in Port St. Joe, Florida where Robert Paul Alexander Edwards, 33, is facing…

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