Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

    There are 50 Law and Crime Facts!

    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    Legal Car Flamethrowers
    South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel car jackers.
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    No patent can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States.
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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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    Pretty Boy Floyd
    Pretty Boy Floyd
    A bank robber named "Pretty Boy" Charles Floyd reportedly destroyed mortgage papers on heists, freeing hundreds of people from property debt.
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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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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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