Good Reason to Kill #19: Cheated at Monopoly [Updated]
Allegedly.
2011
Washington Horn-Honker Wins First Amendment Challenge
Ta-da
In Canada It Is Illegal to Alarm the Queen
In response to the news that it may soon be illegal to insult an Australian Minister for Gaming, a number of Canadians have informed me that it has long been illegal there to do any act "with intent to alarm…
Australians: Insult Minister O’Brien Now While It’s Still Legal
If you think Victoria's Minister for Gaming is kind of a dick (or whatever the equivalent is in Australian), now's the time to say so. A bill is currently pending there that, if it passes, would make it a criminal…
Court: Warrantless Search Can’t Be Justified by Smell Alone
The state contended the search was justified under a “plain smell” theory, and I am not making that up.
Adult Baby Cleared of Social Security Fraud
After an investigation prompted by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, the Social Security Administration has cleared adult baby Stanley Thornton Jr. of Coburn's allegations of disability fraud. Why was Senator Coburn bothering an adult baby? Because he saw the adult baby…
The Armadillo Codes
In which we learn that our health-care system is not prepared to deal with injuries caused by frozen armadillos.
Have-Lunch-Nearby Getaway Plan Succeeds!
It was only about a week ago that I mentioned the poor track record of the strategy of sitting down for lunch in the vicinity of your crime, and now here's a case where this actually may have worked. Last…
Judge: Feds Don’t Have to Pay for Wrecked Ferrari
According to this report, the federal government will not have to pay for the Ferrari F50 that one of its agents wrecked in 2009. See "Insurer Sues FBI for Crashing Ferrari," Lowering the Bar (Mar. 3, 2011). The joke then, which…
Karaoke-Triggered Assault Sends Man Through Plate-Glass Window
With the news that half of Americans now favor legalizing marijuana – a number that as many have pointed out is significantly higher than the approval rating of any of our current leaders – isn't it finally time to end…