Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

    There are 50 Law and Crime Facts!

    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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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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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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