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Uncategorized November 28, 2010

A Fowl Idea, A Furtive Glance, A Little Turkey Down His Pants

Deon Williams, a 19-year-old from Brooklyn, was caught shoving a 12-pound Boar’s Head turkey breast down his sweatpants on a…

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Criminal law, Religion November 27, 2010November 27, 2010

Texas Priest Alleged to Have Sought Hit Man to Kill Teen Boy Who Accused Him of Sexual Abuse

John Fiala, a 52-year-old Roman Catholic priest, has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a teenager who…

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Bizarre, Society, Torts November 25, 2010

TURKEY TORTS (2010)

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I give you our annual Turkey Torts of a few potential and actual lawsuits from this…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society November 23, 2010November 23, 2010

Murder or Mayhem: The Life and Death of Skeeter

Police in Lakeland, Florida have a classic whodunit on their hands after finding the corpse of a local named Skeeter…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts November 22, 2010November 22, 2010

Doing an Ed Rooney: New York Principal Charged With Trespass in Showing Up At Home of Two Boys Who Failed To Appear At School

There is an interesting case out of Chester, New York where Chester Academy Principal Ernest Jackson has been charged with…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Environment, Society, Torts November 22, 2010November 22, 2010

Bee Keeper Allegedly Shoots Himself After Setting Up Snare Gun For Honey-Loving Bear

John Frost allegedly bagged himself in setting up a snare gun to shoot a bear in Loveland, Colorado. The bear…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Justice November 21, 2010November 21, 2010

Bar Medical Clinic Shutdown: “Doctor” Has a Lot To Get Off Chest

Kristina Ross, 37, is the kind of person city officials love to hate. Determined, driven, and passionate about her desire to do…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Media, Society November 20, 2010November 20, 2010

(Below) River Dance Closes Lincoln Tunnel

A Florida dance troupe is learning the cultural ways of the Big Apple after they ditched their cars in the Lincoln…

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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Justice, Torts November 20, 2010November 20, 2010

Delightfully Tacky Yet Unrefined: Hooter’s Security Roughs Up Granny Over Bill

Hooters Restaurants likes to promote their orange-hotpanted waitresses with the provocative tied-up teeshirts as, “delightfully tacky yet unrefined.”   The slogan might  be…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society November 18, 2010November 18, 2010

Bristol Palin Triggers Rampage in Wisconsin

Bristol Palin has been implicated in a rampage in Dane County, Wisconsin.  Her latest alleged victim from her appearance on…

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Bizarre, Criminal law November 17, 2010November 17, 2010

Constitutional Nightmare: New Jersey Town Bars Sleeping in Public

The city of Roselle, New Jersey has passed a new law criminalizing the act of sleeping in public. Police Chief…

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Criminal law, Politics, Society November 16, 2010November 16, 2010

Pennsylvania Passes New Castle Doctrine Law

We have long followed trend toward “Make My Day” and “Make My Day Better” laws (also known as “Castle Doctrine”…

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Bizarre, Criminal law November 15, 2010

Vanity O Vanity, Thy Name is Usher

In Manchester, New Hampshire, a woman has learned the costs of vanity . . . well at least vanity plates.…

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Uncategorized November 13, 2010November 13, 2010

Faux Phallus Far From Flaccid

Carolee Bildsten (left), 56, of Gurnee Illinois, has been charged with aggravated assault for threatening a Chicago police officer with…

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Bizarre, Society November 13, 2010November 13, 2010

Snow Globe Causes Airport Evacuation: Can Garden Troll Hysteria Be Far Behind?

It was cinematic magic when a dying John Foster Kane uttered the famous word, “Rosebud,”  as he let fall the…

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