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Bizarre, Criminal law, Justice, Lawyering, Media, Society December 17, 2009December 17, 2009

The High-Fiber Legal Diet: Video Shows Robbery Suspect Eating Bank Note

This video belongs in the Hall of Criminal Fame. John H. Ford, 35, was arrested on suspicion of bank robbery.…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 17, 2009December 17, 2009

Sheriff Finds No Basis for Charges After Boy Shoots Himself With Gun Left By Parents Behind Christmas Tree

In Cortez, Colorado, police are not going to charge the parents of a 12-year-old Colorado boy who shot himself after…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 17, 2009December 17, 2009

Virginia Man Sentenced For Killing Wife After She Refused to Take Down Christmas Light

Forrest M. Smythers Jr., 54, really wanted those Christmas lights taken down. Smythers was convicted of murdering his wife Dawn…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Politics, Society December 16, 2009December 16, 2009

The Accidental Tourist: Art Student Arrested in London for Photographing “Iconic Sites” as Terrorist Threat

Italian student Simona Bonomo has become the latest tourist to be nabbed in England for taking pictures of historic or…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society December 16, 2009December 16, 2009

Shots in the Line of Duty: Chinese Officer Declared As Martyr of the Force After Drinking Himself to Death

According to the government, Chen Lusheng, 38, in Shenzhen, China “died in the line of duty” as a “martyr” according…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 15, 2009

Rinse, Do Not Repeat: Texas Man Arrested After Breaking Into House and Taking a Bath

I would love to see this lineup. Larry Ticey of Tyler, Texas was arrested while taking a bath at 3:30…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 14, 2009

High-Ranking ATF Officer Arrested in Bizarre Hotel Damage Case

Russell Vanderwerf, 44, has presented the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with a bit of dilemma.…

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Bizarre, Courts, Criminal law, Society December 14, 2009December 14, 2009

An Ear For Crime: Ohio Appellate Court Rules that Officer Cannot Issue Speeding Tickets Based on Sound Alone

Ohio officer Ken Roth doesn’t need no stinking radar guns, he has speed-calibrated hearing. Well, he did until the Ohio…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts December 14, 2009December 14, 2009

Starbucks Psychosis: Washington Man Claims Caffeine Induced Hysterin

Daniel Noble, 31, has a novel defense after he was caught by Washington State University Police after speeding down a…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts December 13, 2009December 13, 2009

Ninety-Eight-Year-Old Woman Kills 100-Year-Old Roommate in Massachusetts

Despite my work with older prisoners at the Project for Older Prisoners (POPS), you sometimes find people that buck the…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Media, Military, Society December 12, 2009December 12, 2009

Shadow Army: ABC Discloses Use of Blackwater Contractors as Possible Mercenaries

Brian Ross at ABC has aired the results of his investigation into the use of alleged mercenaries by the United…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Politics, Religion, Society December 10, 2009December 10, 2009

New York City Erases Bike Lanes to Appease Hasidic Men Who Object to Seeing Women in Bike Shorts

There is an interesting controversy in Brooklyn after the city yielded to the Hasidic community in sandblasting off bike lanes…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 10, 2009December 10, 2009

Wirth-Less: Man Accused of Double Murder Tasered in Courtroom Brawl

I suppose the large tattoo on the neck of Andrew J. Wirth, 24, reading “NOTHING TO LOSE” might have given…

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Bizarre, International, Society, Torts December 10, 2009December 10, 2009

Jaw Breaker: Chemistry Blows Jaw Off After Chewing Explosive Material

At first this seemed like the ultimate product liability claim, but it now appears a chemistry student in Ukraine may…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society December 9, 2009December 9, 2009

The Doubtfire Defense: Woman Stopped With Man’s Ski Pass Claims Sex Change Operation

Now here is a defense that you would not have seen just a couple decades ago. Sarah Fowke, 23, was…

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