Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    Some British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident.
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    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft vs. MikeRoweSoft.com
    Microsoft once sued a student named Mike Rowe for registering the domain 'MikeRoweSoft.com'.
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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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    North Korea Cannabis
    North Korea Cannabis
    The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure is North Korea.
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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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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 the US, it is legal for women to be publicly topless in 33 states. Male toplessness became legal in 1936.
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