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Saddam Unhappy with Legal Team; Fires 1,499 of Them

The AP reported this week that Saddam Hussein, facing charges for genocide, murder, torture, and a shitload of unpaid parking tickets, has fired everyone on his legal defense team except for one attorney, Khalil al-Dulaimi. Evidently, that means Khalil will…



Thai PM Uses “Family Feud” Device During Press Conference

Like many politicians, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra does not really like being grilled by reporters. In the past he has angrily refused to talk to the press for some time after difficult questions have been posed. But Thaksin appears…


British Police Foil Ring of Gnome Thieves

Thieves that steal gnomes, that is, not thieves who are gnomes. Police in Britain today charged two women with something or other, ending an 11-day investigation into repeated thefts of gnomes and other garden items from towns in central Scotland….


Least Successful Attempted Crime Spree

I think for something to qualify as a “crime spree” at least one of the crimes in the alleged spree has to have been successful. Otherwise, you would just have a series of attempted crimes, and I seriously doubt that…


Man Beaten With Own Leg by Leg-Wielding Girlfriend

Is domestic violence ever funny? No, of course not. With the single possible exception of when all the following criteria are met: It happens to someone else, and It involves a man being beaten by a woman, and She beats…


Yoga Classes Found to Make Inmates More Agitated and Aggressive

A Norwegian newspaper reported Wednesday that officials at Ringerike prison near Oslo have discontinued yoga classes after finding that they appeared to make the inmates more agitated and aggressive, not more relaxed as had been hoped. The classes, which feature…



Can a Mug Shot Also Be Evidence of the Crime?

Probably not very often, but this one is. Hint: the charge is “abusing harmful intoxicants,” namely, spray paint. The site links to a number of other excellent mug shots. The Smoking Gun


Cell Phone’s Ring in Court Earns Man Jail Time

These days pretty much all courthouses prohibit cell phones, or at least require that they be turned off while in the courtroom. You should honor this rule at least in Chatham County, North Carolina. Sergio Cortez Herrera didn’t, and Judge…