Prosthetic Arm Found in Second-Hand Shop
There’s more to the story than the headline, but not much more.
Criminal
Good Reason to Kill #40: Denied Access to Family Cat
Not that it would matter, but the denial was not just out of spite—the cat was apparently in isolation for medical reasons: [The defendant] had just returned home from a Thanksgiving trip, and asked his parents to see the pet…
Good Reason to Kill #39: Took All the Crab Legs
Now that I'm researching this I see it happened a while ago, but it's still a good reason. The incident took place in August 2011, at the Star Buffet in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. The 48-year-old victim later testified that…
Police Warn of Alarming Clown Epidemic
That's basically the headline of this Guardian article. Technically, I think there should be a hyphen there, because this isn't about an alarming epidemic that just happens to involve clowns, it's about an epidemic of clowns who are themselves alarming. But…
O.J. Simpson Set Free
… from having to wonder about whether his habeas petition will be granted.
“Probably an Accident,” Say Police About Death of Spy Found Inside Locked Bag
Well, I guess that wraps it up then.
No Quantum of Solace
About the horrible Eckert case in New Mexico.
Plaintiff in Deming Case Was Held for 15 Hours [Updated]
Via Reason.com, here's the complaint in Eckert v. City of Deming, which I also wrote about yesterday. In general the KBO News report summarized it correctly, but there are some additional facts alleged here (in addition to more horrible details of…
Do NOT Clench Your Buttocks in Deming, New Mexico
Why not, you ask? Because it may be interpreted as probable cause to conduct an anal-cavity search. Or six. According to this KOB News report, police in Deming, New Mexico, and some doctors they convinced to help them, conducted no…
Captain Justice Responds to Government’s Motion to Ban the Word “Government”
Terrific.