Yes, folks, this bird is protected by the Constitution, as the City of Pittsburgh learned the hard way. Back in 2006, David Hackbart (of Butler, Pennsylvania) flipped off a cop, and got a disorderly conduct citation. He fought it, hard. Per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh City Council initially approved today…
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An Interesting Way To Get Rid Of The Evidence
This Ohio bank robbery suspect was much more alert than the police officers who were dutifully searching him as he was face down on the hood of a car. So how did he get rid of what was likely the note he used when he allegedly robbed a bank? He…
You Think It’s Easy Carrying A Coffin Without Dropping It?
No doubt coffins are heavy. But it’s probably easier to carry them when you are sober! As reported by The Local: Two sisters are claiming damages [20,000 kronor ($2,895 US] from a firm of funeral directors after their father’s coffin was plunged ungracefully into a grave by undertakers unsteady on…
We’re Supposed To Believe You Slept Through That?
Generally, The Juice is not inclined to prejudge a pending action, but, IMHO, THERE IS NO WAY THIS WOMAN SLEPT THROUGH THIS! NFW. As reported by the Chicago Tribune: A Buffalo Grove woman is accused of allowing an underage drinking party in her home after her son and 17 other…
Tell Me You Didn’t Taser A 10-Year-Old Girl
I told you not to tell me that! Per Arkansas Online: Ozark Police Chief Jim Noggle said age is not a factor in determining when his officers use a Taser on someone. Noggle said Tuesday that officer Dustin Bradshaw used his Taser last week on a 10-year-old girl who was…
Of All The Places To Set Up An Indoor Marijuana Farm …
While scouting locations for an indoor marijuana cultivation facility, would you not exclude any buildings near police stations? You would not, if you were a certain group of folks in Los Angeles. They decided to set up shop in a building 25 feet from a police station. Are you sitting…
You Sure You Want To Sell That Door-To-Door?
I would wager that this was one door-to-door salesman some of you Juice readers would be quite pleased to see. What was he selling? Weed! As luck would have it (bad luck, that is), one of the doorbells he rang at 3:30 a.m. was at the home of a Brownsville…
An Excellent Deposition Performance
Thief Steals The Wrong Mercedes
If you’re wondering “Is there a ‘right’ Mercedes to steal?” – the answer is a resounding “yes.” It would be a Mercedes that doesn’t have a lion in the back.. Per The Telegraph: Caesar, Circus Probst’s ferocious five-year-old star, was being transported a Mercedes van when the vehicle was stolen.…
A Simple victim, a simple scammer …
As reported in The Murfreesboro [Tennessee] Post: A retired Murfreesboro woman reported a man identifying himself from Publisher’s Clearing House notified her she received a $200,000 prize but she needed to pay $857.75 in taxes before receiving the money. She sent a $857.75 money gram to a Smyrna address. Once…