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Bizarre, Criminal law, Environment, Media, Science May 15, 2016May 15, 2016

Three Men Arrested For Trashing Death Valley Park Area and Killing Endangered Fish

We have been discussing the scourge of graffiti and destruction by vandals in our national parks. The lack of deterrence…

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Courts, Torts May 14, 2016September 20, 2020

Lawsuit Alleges Officer Assaulted 15 Year Old Girl In Mall Parking Lot

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor The family of a then fifteen year old girl filed a lawsuit against a Tacoma,…

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Filed under: excessive force, Jared Williams, Monique Tillman, Police Brutality, Tacoma Mall, Tacoma Police
Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law May 11, 2016May 10, 2016

Albany Expels Two Students And Suspends A Third After False Allegations Of Racist Attack On Bus

We previously discussed the controversy at Albany University where three black students alleged a racist assault on a public bus.…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media May 10, 2016May 10, 2016

Scottish Man Arrested After Teaching Dog To Give Nazi Salute

There is another bizarre free speech case out of Europe. This case involves a 28-year-old man in Coatbridge Scotland who…

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Academia, Bizarre May 9, 2016May 9, 2016

Penn Professor Thrown Off Plane After Woman Sees Him Doing Strange Notations . . . That Turn Out To Be Math Calculations

I am not sure what is more disturbing: the ease with which irrational passengers can get other people thrown off…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International May 6, 2016May 5, 2016

English Woman Jailed For Six Months For False Rape Claim

We have often discussed controversies involving false rape allegations and the resulting punishment for such crimes. I have previously discussed…

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Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics, Society May 5, 2016May 5, 2016

Egyptian President Announces That Civil Liberties Are Just A “Western Perspective” That Has No Place In Egypt

Backed by the United States, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has led a crackdown on civil liberties in Egypt, particularly when…

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Academia, Bizarre, Criminal law, Society May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

Yearbook Prank Leads To Arizona Student Being Charged With 69 Counts Of Indecent Exposure

We have another example of school officials and prosecutors criminalizing a school prank this week to an absurd degree. Authorities…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society May 4, 2016May 3, 2016

Landlord Arrives In Limo To Turn Herself In After Stealing Dog In Dispute Over Property

Police in Oregon have been seeking a landlord named Brooke Skoda-Kempton, 39, who stole a black 4-year-old whippet named Isis…

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Bizarre, International, Religion May 4, 2016May 4, 2016

Indonesia Village Finds Sex Doll On Beach And Proclaims That It Is A Living Angel and Gives It A Hijab For Modesty

In an example of how religious fervor can overwhelm basic judgment, the residents of a remote Indonesia village called Kalupapi…

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Bizarre, Society May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

Fire Fighters Find Group Of Cops Stuck In Elevator . . . Stop Rescue For Priceless Photo

The Kansas City Fire Department rescued a group of police officers stuck in an elevator recent and the opportunity was…

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Bizarre, Criminal law May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

New Jersey Officer’s “Brake Checking” Incident Causes Uproar

There is a controversy in New Jersey over the practice of “brake checking” where a police officer stops suddenly in…

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Academia, Animals, Bizarre, Criminal law, Media May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

Illinois Professor Charged After Falsely Claiming In Class That She Found A Puppy On the Roadside In Sealed Pillowcase

Hope Sanchez, 38, (right below), an adjunct psychology professor at McHenry County College, is at the center new case out…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Politics May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

“This Is A Game”: The Clintons Continue To Mock Email Investigation

I have previously written about the peculiar position of being counsel for Hillary Clinton when your client, her advisers, and…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Politics, Society April 29, 2016April 29, 2016

Philippino Presidential Frontrunner Jokes About Pledges To Pardon Human Rights Abusers Including Himself

If you thought Donald Trump was raising eyebrows in a presidential election with his support for torture and killing the…

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