Law and Crime Facts

    Random Law and Crime Facts

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    Most burglaries occur during the daytime!
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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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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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    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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    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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    In 1995, a man named Shawn Nelson stole a tank from the US Army and took it for a joyride on a highway in California.
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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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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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