Re:Inside the Chicago Police Department’s secret budget
by 1_2__3 on Thursday September 29, 2016 @03:25PM
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Every time I see one of those silly "Can you believe those wacky laws still on the books!?" articles I think, y'know, it being illegal to spit on the sidewalk in Hoboken (or whatever) is a hell of a lot less bizarre than the fact that inanimate objects can be held liable in a court of law for the actions of animate humans. The picture that goes with it should be something like a Toyota Corolla sitting behind the defense's table, with somber lawyers around it.
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Re:Inside the Chicago Police Department’s secret budget
by SilasX on Thursday September 29, 2016 @06:12PM
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>The picture that goes with it should be something like a Toyota Corolla sitting behind the defense's table, with somber lawyers around it.
Heh, my go-to scenario is a stack of $100 bills on the stand, being questioned:
"Is it true, Misters Franklin, you facilitated the purchase of over a kilo of uncut Colombian cocaine, yes-or-no?"
'...'
"Aha! Their silence proves their guilt!"
(I know, Fifth Amendment and all, but still...)