Navnett Arora (age 22) claims that, in April 2004, a 17-year-old boy called him a “black c***.” (The boy denies it.) So Arora calls 3 of his buddies (ages 21,22 and 24) to the scene, and they put the boy in the car. Per the court, here’s what happened over…
As a personal injury lawyer, I cringe when I hear the term “frivolous lawsuit” because it’s used by the insurance industry (and other corporations) to create the false impression that lawyers are filing scads of bogus lawsuits, crowding the court dockets, and somehow getting rich as a result!? The term…
You take off all of your clothes – everything – then go lie down in the middle of an interstate highway. That’s just what Shadrach Harding of Centralia, Illinois did. You’d think a dude in that position would go quietly when the police arrived. Not Shadrach. He put up a…
[For more F-bomb cases, see the links at the end of this post.] Old Murphy pleaded guilty to one count of distributing cocaine and one count of using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Murphy got 130 months for distributing cocaine (just 7 months less than the maximum sentence…
Janet Campbell did – once. The man was her husband, Desmond. They pitched their tent 20 yards from a cliff! Per Mr. Campbell, his wife left the tent to go to the bathroom. He heard a sound, and found her body at the bottom of the cliff, 55 yards below.…
Judges say the darndest things. Take the case of the Honorable Gary W. Velie, a Superior Court judge in Clallam County, Washington. Back in 1988, in response to a complaint, he admitted “the use of racist and sexist language and embarrassing jokes.” Not only was he not reprimanded, the complaint…
Before you hire a psychiatrist, you’d probably want to know a few things about him. For example, where he did his training, and what he charges per hour. You might ask him about the different therapeutic techniques he’ll be using. And, of course, you should always ask whether he’s recently…
Many folks who are wondering about the meaning of life, or what happens after death, turn to religion for answers. But if you’re wondering how to get out of a traffic ticket, you’re on your own. Take the case of Mr. Robert G. Loudon, a god-fearing resident of Memphis, Tennessee.…
Respected CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) Radio reporter Bob Keating was ticked off! Seems that Mr. Earl Hamilton, a health care activist, called Mr. Keating a government “toady” who was not to be trusted. Well sir, how would you like a box of chocolates smeared with raw chicken and dirt? That’s…
All of these laws are on the books. Click on the statute and see for yourself. No tattoos? Yup, no tattoos! It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo or offer to tattoo any person. As used herein to “tattoo” means to insert pigment under the surface of the…