Is It Still Robbery If You Just Ask Nicely?
Let’s say you walk into a bank, go up to a teller and say something like, “Hi, I was just passing by your bank and thought I’d stop in and see if you’d be willing to give me some money….
Crime and Punishment
Police Report Says 12-Year-Old’s Crime Was “Abated by Death” (After They Shot Him)
You hopefully recall the case of Tamir Rice, the sixth-grader killed by a Cleveland police officer last November even though the 911 caller who reported that the boy had a gun told the dispatcher it was "probably fake." This is…
Okay, Who’s Gonna Go Argue That the Nun Threatened National Security?
Dead Guy Sentenced to Six Months (Suspended)
He will not be required to report to jail anytime soon. Or at all.
“Crybaby Killer” Who Tortured Victims With Parrot Gets 40 Years
When Michael Daly wrote at The Daily Beast that convicted murderer Saul Rodriguez "bawled like a psychopathic baby" at his sentencing, he probably meant that Rodriguez is a psychopath who bawled like a baby, not literally that he bawled like a…
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Kicking an Owl While Paragliding
Reminder: Owls are a protected species and are not to be kicked.
Groping Conspiracy Thwarted, TSA Claims [Updated]
Still haven’t found any terrorists, though.
Chillin’ With a Owl: Followup
Florida FWS decides not to press charges.
Men Filmed Chillin’ With a Owl Were Violatin’ Migratory Bird Treaty Act
"We chillin' with a owl right now, we vibin'." So quoth Johnny Duverson of West Palm Beach, who along with his friend Stervenson [confirmed: Stervenson] Benjamin could be seen doing just that in a video that the two men posted on Facebook….
Prosecutor Declines to Prosecute Himself
He exercised his discretion not to self-prosecute.