Skull Artist Helps Catch Brain Thieves
This happened.
Criminal
Return of the Duct Tape Bandit
Or a Duct Tape Bandit, at least. It’s probably another copycat. WCAX in Burlington, Vermont, where it’s currently a balmy -29 degrees counting wind chill, reports that police in Barre City are looking for a man who held up the North End Deli…
Plaintiff Who Was “Pantsed” Appeals Six-Figure Verdict in His Favor
I have no sympathy for bullies, who are usually criminals in training. Still, you wouldn't expect to see one get sued for "pantsing" someone. If that did happen, you wouldn't expect to see the plaintiff be awarded $161,000. And if…
Good Reasons to Kill #42-46: Christmas Assortment!
All on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, all non-life-threatening injuries: #42: Argued about wedding color scheme (stabbed) #43: Argued over apple fritters (stabbed) #44: Argued about location of the Big Dipper (stabbed) #45: Turned off the Crock-Pot (choked & stabbed) #46: Came…
England’s Clowns Are Furious
So says Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing, and he appears to be correct. According to this article in The Guardian, they are mad about a recent wave of incidents involving clowns or people dressed as clowns running around and trying…
Good Reason to Kill #41: Employee of the Month
It's an old story, really: boy believes he should be Employee of the Month, girl is chosen instead, boy and girl argue, boy shoots girl's car. It still seems worth mentioning, though. According to CBS Miami, a Broward County man was…
Okay, I Thought People Were Using “Affluenza” as a Joke
That is, like "the Twinkie Defense"—a label people were using, not something specifically argued. But "affluenza" does seem to have come out of the mouth of a person who was being serious at the time. Specifically, an expert witness who…
Prosthetic Arm Found in Second-Hand Shop
There’s more to the story than the headline, but not much more.
Good Reason to Kill #40: Denied Access to Family Cat
Not that it would matter, but the denial was not just out of spite—the cat was apparently in isolation for medical reasons: [The defendant] had just returned home from a Thanksgiving trip, and asked his parents to see the pet…
Good Reason to Kill #39: Took All the Crab Legs
Now that I'm researching this I see it happened a while ago, but it's still a good reason. The incident took place in August 2011, at the Star Buffet in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. The 48-year-old victim later testified that…