Law and Crime Facts

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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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    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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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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    In 2015, Britain will ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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    Unique Prison in Brazil
    Unique Prison in Brazil
    There is a prison in Brazil that allows inmates to pedal stationary bicycles, providing electricity to a nearby city in exchange for reduced sentences.
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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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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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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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