Law and Crime Facts

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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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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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    In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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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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    Eighty percent of Americans will be the victim of violent crime at least once in their lifetime.
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    In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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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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