“F— My Victims,” Says Bernie Madoff, Enjoying Prison
How dare they complain?
Crime and Punishment
The Courthouse: Still Not a Good Place to Assault Someone
Tempers do flare from time to time when practicing law, and sometimes conflict is unavoidable. But there are still a few basic rules that you really must observe: In modern-day practice, engaging in fisticuffs is generally considered unprofessional. If you are…
Balloon Boy’s Parents Finally Reunited With Balloon
They’d have been happy to get their son back, too, except he was never lost.
Paying Restitution More Important Than Plastic Surgery, Says Judge
Last week, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick got his probation upgraded to jail time after a judge found he had been hiding assets to avoid paying restitution. Kilpatrick was supposed to be paying back $1 million of the $8.4 million…
UPDATE on “Group Licentiousness” Conviction
Last week I wrote about the conviction of Ma Yaohai, a Chinese computer-science professor who was recently sentenced to three and a half years in prison for organizing what the New York Times called "informal swingers clubs" and what the…
TIP: “Group Licentiousness” Still Illegal in China
On May 20, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported that 22 people had been convicted and sentenced to jail for taking part in "licentious activities," which it appears are criminal offenses in that happy land. At least if the whole…
Spider-Man Arrested for Battery
Many have rightly praised Spider-Man for foiling that comic-book-store robbery in Australia last week (with the aid of a few super-friends), but some still question whether his brand of vigilante justice is always a good thing. The robbery story reminded…
Snoopy, Accomplice in Custody After Failed Prison-Break Attempt
“It’s not every day you see a giant cartoon dog go on the rampage after trying to break into a prison,” said a prison spokesman of the incident on May 1. Nor is it often that a story beginning with…
O.J.’s “Acquittal Suit” to Go On Display in Washington
They finally found someone to take it off their hands.
Superheroes Foil Comic-Book-Store Robbery
Also in Australia this week, a man who tried to abscond with an expensive comic book from a store in Adelaide was apprehended by an ad hoc team of superheroes and turned over to police. Unfortunately for the villain, he…