Law and Crime Facts

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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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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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    Native Americans do not have to pay tax on their land.
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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    In the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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    16 percent of Americans will receive one speeding ticket this year and it will cost them on average $150 per ticket.
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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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    The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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