Law and Crime Facts

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    The United Nations declared the Internet a basic human right in 2011.
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    A Missouri family sued the previous owners of a house that they had just bought after Brown Recluse Spiders "started bleeding out of the walls." An expert came in and estimated that the house was infested with 4,000 – 5,000 of the spiders.
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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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    Whipping Tom
    Whipping Tom
    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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    A man gets robbed in London every 4.5 minutes! (and he is getting fed up of it)
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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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    The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
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