Law and Crime Facts

Random Law and Crime Facts

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In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.

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In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.

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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

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Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.

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Yakuza Aid

During the 1995 and 2011 Japanese Earthquakes, the Yakuza provided aid such as food, water, blankets, and diapers, much faster than the Japanese government.

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Legal Car Flamethrowers

South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.

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IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return

According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!

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Richard Klinkhamer

A year after his wife's disappearance, a Dutch crime writer named Richard Klinkhamer wrote a suspicious book about seven ways to kill your spouse. He became famous and spent the next decade hinting in print and on TV that he had murdered her. Finally, it turned out that he really had.

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