Law and Crime Facts

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    In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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    Just before the US started bombing Baghdad, nearly $1 billion dollars was stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq and is now the largest bank robbery in history.
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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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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    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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    Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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