Edit: odd jail time and crimial activities

[Chibibar]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_jailed_for_yawning

I would love to see what is consider a "yawn" I think the article is a bit misleading and probably more like the guy making noise.

But I didn't know that you could get upto 6 month for contempt of court.

-- Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:58 pm --

Here is another one... A man caught wearing underwear..... that are not his..

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/ ... 5433.shtml

This is what gets me.

Deputies charged a 47-year-old man with burglary, theft, criminal trespass and possession of illegal fireworks.

glad wearing women's underwear is not a crime.

 

[Ravenpoe]

On a slightly related note, my home state of Florida has the highest number of juveniles sentenced to life without parole for non-homicide (i.e. no one killed) crimes in the nation. More, in fact, than every other state put together.

Go team Florida!



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[Chibibar]

here is another one..... throwing a tea cup at Mona Lisa
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090811/od ... vO2U10fNdF

 

[JONJONAUG]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_jailed_for_yawning

I would love to see what is consider a "yawn" I think the article is a bit misleading and probably more like the guy making noise.

But I didn't know that you could get upto 6 month for contempt of court.

Contempt of court is actually a pretty serious deal. Judges can pass it out pretty easily too, which is why I get a bit ticked when courtroom dramas have the people sitting in erupt into conversation every five minutes.

 

And then there's this one:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32377654/ns ... -americas/

In a nutshell, a Brazilian television show keeps getting to murder scenes before the police even. How? Well, it appears that a crime boss has been setting up the kills and letting the TV host know about it. Oops.