In Italy, you can be a part-time Judge and a practicing attorney. So there were these identical twins, one of whom was a part-time Judge and a lawyer. The other sister had finished law school, but was not a practicing attorney, or so everyone thought. Seems the Judge (Gabriela Odisio)…
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Wendy’s, Toilet Paper, And … A Lawsuit?
When the moment comes, I think it’s safe to say that most of us would prefer not to be in a public place, especially a fast food restaurant. The moment came for Henry Chai in a Wendy’s Restaurant in Montgomery County, Ohio. Now, as fast food goes, I like Wendy’s.…
Registered Socks Offenders
For offenses involving socks, two British men were sentenced to 18 months in jail (for “conspiring to commit acts of gross indecency”), and put on the sex offenders’ registry for 10 years. Really. Per The Southport Visiter: Two men swindled hundreds of people in Southport out of their socks back…
Bank Robbery Doomed To Fail?
Got the gun? Check. Ready to do this? Check. In the bank? Um. No. Per the Lexington Herald-Leader: Police in Nicholasville say a man showed a gun and tried to rob a bank, but he wasn’t in one. The Jessamine South Elkhorn Water District has offices in what was formerly…
Need Some Cigarettes? You’ll Need A Pick-Up Truck …
All this for some cigarettes? Check this out from the Pocono Record: Two males backed a pickup truck through the front glass door of the Tobacco Road store on Route 209 in Middle Smithfield Township at 3:38 a.m. Monday, police said. And then they took a bunch of cigarettes? Not…
I Hate Taunting
Let’s say you rob somebody, and then you’re foolish enough to call him the following day to taunt him. Would you do it from a phone that could be traced to you? A young man in New York did. And it led to his arrest, along with his 4 alleged…
A Little Too Late For Remorse
Certainly nobody (save some of the cheaters) would argue that it’s wrong to cheat on your spouse. Likewise, just about everybody (save a few vengeful souls) would argue that Rajni Narayan, of Adelaides, Australia, went too far when she “… set fire to her husband’s genitals…” As reported by the…
An Embarrassment To Petty Thieves Everywhere
You would think that even a petty thief would be mindful of the the old adage about “going to the well once to often.” Not this guy. As reported by the Australian publication The Age: A serial beer bandit who was caught after stealing beer on three separate occasions from…
It’s My Yard, Beyotch, So Go …
Actually, Maryland resident Erin Alban has a raised middle finger sticking up from her mailbox support. As reported by The Baltimore Sun, her neighbors aren’t real happy about that, or the … used-car-lot-style pennants [that] run between trees; plastic reindeer; smiley faces painted on the driveway; lampshades tied to bushes,…
Know When To Say When
Certainly it’s no State v. Johnson, but the Buldoni case will have to do for today. As reported at myCentralJersey.com, here’s what happened in a case involving Mr. Buldoni, before Judge Emery Toth: After pleading not guilty, Buldoni, also known as Luis Martinez, tried to explain the offenses to Toth.…