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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Politics, Society August 31, 2010August 31, 2010

Putin’em In Their Place: Russian Leader Defends Police Brutality as Just Desserts For Protesters

Vladimir Putin took time off this week from trying to become a Russian action figure as a firefighter, whale shooter,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 19, 2010August 19, 2010

Bartender Flambé: Virginia Police Arrest Flaming Bartenders

No, this is not a case involving an unconstitutional crackdown on a gay bar. Two fire-breathing bartenders — Tegee Rogers,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International August 17, 2010August 17, 2010

Anzio Landing: Italian Police Investigate Topless “Attractive Woman” Putting On Sun Lotion

While the French are cracking down on people walking around in bathing suits, the Italians are dealing with the case…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 15, 2010August 15, 2010

Denver Police Department Fights Efforts to Fire Officer Who Is Shown Attacking Man Speaking on a Cell Phone

There is a controversy in Denver over the handling of a police camera and the appropriate punishment of an officer…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International August 13, 2010

Psychic Leads Police To Spot in Murder Vision in a Missing Child Case Only To Discover Another Body

Question: if you hire a psychic to find a body and she directs you to a different body, are you…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 10, 2010August 12, 2010

Video: Police Chase 70-Year-Old Man, Jump on Car, Smash His Windows, and Pull Him Out Of The Car — For Reportedly Not Wearing a Seatbelt

This is an astonishing video posted on YouTube that purportedly shows police officers smashing the windows of the car of…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 9, 2010

Man Allegedly Steals Totem Pole, Lies to Police, and Then Escapes Criminal Charge But Agreeing To Give Donation to Seattle

I am not sure what is more curious: the alleged crime of Charles Edward Jenks or the way he allegedly…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International August 9, 2010August 9, 2010

Doing the “Caught Red-Handed By The Police:” Turkish Shop Owner Insists He Was Not Beating Wife But Dancing

Allaetin Can, a kebab shop owner in Turkey, was arrested after witnesses said he was outside their shop hitting, kicking,…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 7, 2010

Coping a Feel: Police Officer Arrested Over Alleged Fondling Offense

Former Provo police officer Jeffery Westerman, 33, has been arrested in a bizarre alleged agreement to let a DUI suspect…

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Bizarre, Criminal law August 7, 2010

Oregon Police Squeeze Illegal Lemonade Pusher

I have been warning for years about the constant struggle of police against Lemonade pushers, here, and here. They are…

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Criminal law, Politics, Society August 2, 2010August 2, 2010

East St. Louis Lays Off Roughly One-Third of Police Force

Cities continue to shutdown basic services as the country spends billions abroad on two wars. Just a couple weeks after…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society July 27, 2010

Police Taser Autistic Teen and Then, After Family Complains, Return and Arrest Teen

The Hawthorne City Council is considering a $300,000 settlement in a case were its police tasered an autistic teenager and…

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Bizarre, Criminal law July 26, 2010

Police Arrest Alleged “A.L.F. Lone Wolf”

Walter Edmund Bond, 34, is so committed to being a vegan that he tattooed the word across his neck. It…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society July 21, 2010July 21, 2010

Police Officer Shoots Man in Groin with 50,000 Volt Taser

Peter Cox, 49, is seeking possible legal action after an officer shot him in the groin with a 50,000 volt…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society July 17, 2010July 17, 2010

Rep. Towns Introduces Resolution Condemning Arrest of Citizens Filming Police Officers

We have been following cases of citizens arrested for videotaping police officers — often during abusive arrests. Now, Rep. Edolphus…

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