Law and Crime Facts

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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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    In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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    Fines in Finland
    Fines in Finland
    In Finland, fines are income-based. In 2002, a Nokia executive received a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
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    Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.
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    Only 1 out of 700 identity thieves gets caught!
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    Man Robbed a Bank to Receive Prison Healthcare
    In 2013, a homeless man from Oregon robbed a bank for $1, then casually sat down and waited for police to arrest him so he could receive healthcare in prison.
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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    South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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