This is not a question a court security officer should be asking. But hey, what are you supposed to do with that thing when you go to the restroom? Clearly, not this. As reported by The New Hampshire Union Leader: According to New Hampshire State Police, officers from Troop D…
So you don’t like our clothes. What are you going to do, call the “clothes police?” Well, pretty much. And in Kuwait, they’ll come, and you’ll go. As reported by The Arab Times: Acting on information [snitch!] police rushed to a shopping center in Salmiya and took into custody three…
In addition to squirrel hunting and self defense … add to the list of things an AK-47 is handy for … disciplining your children! As reported by the Star Tribune: A St. Paul man who recently purchased an assault rifle out of fear of an impending gun ban threatened his…
Judges can do many things to end up facing discipline. They can skip out on work too much. They can treat parties poorly. They can disrespect lawyers who appear before them. Or, as a Pennsylvania disciplinary court found regarding Allentown District Judge Maryesther Merlo, all of the above, per The…
A pack of cigarettes! She stole a pack of cigarettes! 22 years ago! People! Where is your sense of proportionality? As reported by wesh.com: A mother of two sits in jail Monday unable to post bail after being put behind bars for the 1991 theft of a pack of cigarettes.…
There she goes again, doing stuff for other people. Sure, the breaking-into-homes-to-clean-them part isn’t cool, but this? As reported by fox19.com: Susan Warren also known as “The Cleaning Fairy” was back in police custody today but this time it wasn’t for breaking into homes to clean them; this time she…
If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Okay, so maybe that doesn’t really apply to robbing banks. But still, the same sunglasses? Every time? As reported by The Belleville News-Democrat: A serial bank robber responsible for more than a dozen bank robberies spanning seven states, including two in the…
Prison? Marry this boy? Prison? Marry this boy? This is just so wrong. As reported by wgntv.com: A school teacher in North Carolina had sex with a 15-year-old boy, but she avoided going to prison because she married him. 42-year-old Leah Gayle Shipman waited until her divorce was final, then…
It wasn’t always like this. But on this day, everyone was feeling good, and a little hungry. As reported by The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office: Alex Miller, DOB 2/25/90, 3040 Hawthorne Street, Sarasota, [was arrested] for growing marijuana at his home. Me? A deputy on patrol last night was flagged…
You may be wondering: “Can you break that?” Unfortunately for Mr. Doe, the answer is “yes.” And yes, it gave rise (sorry) to a lawsuit. The case, out of Massachusetts, is John Doe v. Mary Doe. Facts. The summary judgment record, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff,…