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Criminal law, Society, Torts September 22, 2009September 22, 2009

California Police Repeatedly Taser and Partially Strip Double Amputee in Public — But Bring No Charges After Six Days Incarceration

Police in Merced, California are looking into a case of a double amputee who claims that he was tasered twice…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society, Torts September 19, 2009September 21, 2009

I Walk The Line: Town Mayor Bans Police From Chasing Suspects

The city of Wellford, South Carolina may be a felon’s dream come true. Mayor Sallie Peake has banned police officers…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts September 18, 2009September 18, 2009

Arizona Couple Sues Wal-Mart After Store Calls the Police on Them For Developing Pictures of Their Children in a Bathtub — And the Children Are Taken By the State

An Arizona coupe, Lisa and Anthony “A.J.” Demaree, have filed an interesting lawsuit against Walmart (and the state) after being…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts September 17, 2009September 17, 2009

Video: English Police Search for Mad Chicken Licker

Police in England are using this video put on the Internet to search for a man who calls himself Adeel…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Environment, Society September 13, 2009September 13, 2009

Police Officer Finds Missing Cat, Takes It To a Field, Shoots It In the Head, and Throws It In the Trash

Police in Raymore, Missouri have a curious way to recovering missing pets. When 19-year-old Tobey disappeared on Labor Day, she…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society September 8, 2009September 8, 2009

Bad Hair Day: Florida Prisoner Escapes in Boxers and Eludes Police

Reed Ashton Hair, 20, has achieved something of a feat. He escaped in handcuffs wearing only boxer shorts. Yet, he…

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Bizarre, Society September 5, 2009

Wichita Police Officer Orders Grandmother to Stop CPR on Drowned Boy Despite Alleged Signs of Recovery — The Boy Dies

Pam Jordan says that she was hopeful when she began CPR on her three-year-old grandson Isaiah Jones after he drowned…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society September 4, 2009September 4, 2009

Ohio Police Officer Holds Knife to Neck of Girlfriend and Kicks Her in the Stomach — Gets a $150 Fine and an Anger Management Class

A Willard police officer Joshua Dorsey, 28, received what is being criticized as a remarkably light sentence after allegedly pressing…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society September 4, 2009September 4, 2009

Shooting Payne: Fire Chief Argues with Police Officers About Speed Traps — Police Officer Shoots Fire Chief

There was a bizarre scene in Ericho, Arkansas where Fire Chief Don Payne went to court for a second time…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 29, 2009August 29, 2009

Florida Police Officer Drives 100-Miles-an-Hour Without Lights, Siren, or Reason and Cripples Teenager — Not Given Sobriety Test and Will Not Be Criminally Charged

Former Altamonte Springs police officer Mark Maupin drove 100-mile-an-hour without siren or lights for no apparent reason. He ended up…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Society August 28, 2009August 28, 2009

Cincinnati Police Officer Suspended After Tasering Woman on Her Knees With Her Hands in the Air

Cincinnati Police Officer Anthony Plummer is accused of tasering the wrong person in the wrong way. First, he allegedly tasered…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 26, 2009August 26, 2009

Oregon Police Do NOT Taser Naked Man

Raymond Lawrence Roberson, 70, first threatened to blow up his van, threatened anyone who came near him, paraded around with…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 25, 2009August 25, 2009

Meet Meth Man and Crank Boy: Police Break Up Alleged Meth and Comics Ring

Holy Crystal Ice, Batman, those comic dealers could be meth dealers. Brothers Aaron and Alfonzo Castro are accused of running…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society August 24, 2009August 24, 2009

A Pence of Power and a Paucity of Sense: London Police Drop Case Against Film Maker For Stealing .003 Pence in Electricity — After Spending $8,200

Mark Guard, 44, is a film maker and electricity thief. Arrested for stealing .003 pence of power, the police and…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society August 23, 2009August 23, 2009

Connecticut Police Officer Accused of Impersonating Brother and Raping His Girlfriend

Jared Rohrig, an Orange, Connecticut police officer was charged in a bizarre crime this week: he raped his twin brother’s…

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