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Hardened criminals win right to moisturise Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
Even hardened criminals have a right to aftershave and hand cream, Germany's highest court has ruled, approving the appeal of a male inmate against gender discrimination.
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Tips For The Sophisticated Fugitive Posted: 8 months ago by suebe
White collar criminals might not flee because they're not good without their credit cards; a retired FBI agent told the Times, "They’re helpless. They’re just not good fugitives."
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Your dumb criminals of the day... Posted: 3 years ago by Wingnut
Two crooks try to steal from a carwash change machine by tying a string to a $10 bill and feeding it into the machine, presumably planning to pull the bill out once the change is dispensed. Machine eats the bill and snaps the string. The really stupid part: crooks contact carwash manager demanding a refund.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 9 [+].

Juvenile Justice System Breeds Adult Criminals Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
Researchers say their findings suggest the system itself creates a "culture of deviance" in a house of crime contagion, where young boys learn additional bad tricks that land them back in jail later.
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Police told to warn criminals before setting canines on them Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
In case they are FRIGHTENED or ALLERGIC to dog hair.
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Stupidest Criminals Get Owned By window Posted: 2 years ago by doggylives
Seriously these pair take the biscuit when it comes to stupidity. Darwin awards here we comeeeeeeeee!!

Epic FAIL!
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FBI will use digital billboards to find criminals Posted: 2 years ago by hisidea
The agency launched the project after a successful test in September in Philadelphia, where electronic images helped the agency nab a handful of wanted criminals.
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Stupid Criminal Behavior: 10 Things Criminals Should Not Do Posted: 2 years ago by kairo
Words of wisdom for some of the stupidest criminals pursuing a life of crime.
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Craigslist Caves Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Although they previously refused to change Craigslist because they felt that the acts of criminals was the criminals' faults, not that of the place they advertise, Craigslist gave in to threats and will drop the Erotic section - effectively pushing the ads into the less moderated areas.
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The Top Ten Stupid Criminals of 2007 Posted: 2 years ago by leopoldogolba
A policeman’s job is never easy, but dumb criminals make it somewhat easier. This list was whittled down from a much longer list of stories of the stupid things lawbreakers did this past year. These are in chronological order instead of rank. The dates are from the news stories; in some cases the crime itself happened earlier. Most of the links have accompanying video.
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One in eight DNA samples from criminals filed under innocent names in Government blunder Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
Thousands of DNA samples taken from criminals have been filed under the names of innocent people.
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Top 15 pycho criminals from movies Posted: 1 year ago by axxon2008
An awesome list of famous criminals from movies with a video of each one doing its job.
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The Bitter Homeschooler's Wish Lists Posted: 2 years ago by super
1. Please stop asking us if it's legal. If it is — and it is — it's insulting to imply that we're criminals. And if we were criminals, would we admit it?
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Historians find new proof on sex slaves Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Evidence submitted to the post-World War II trials of Japanese war criminals shows Japan's military forced Asian women into sexual slavery during the war, historians said Tuesday, citing newly unearthed documents.
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Thieves tracked by the GPS devices they stole. Posted: 3 years ago by tomphoolry
I love stupid criminals.
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NYPD plants decoy wallets, bags to catch criminals... Posted: 2 years ago by DemureArt
Be careful what you pick up in the subway, because it could lead to your arrest.
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Plague of strange thefts sweeps Europe Posted: 2 years ago by topofall
An as yet unknown, but presumably very strong, criminal has stolen a bridge in the Czech Republic, while in an apparently unrelated incident a rare white peacock has been stolen from a country park in Dorset.

Bit of a non story really, but thought I would post as the second theft was just down the road from me and NO I didn't do it!
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 137 [+].

Ozzy outraged over Fargo Sting Operation Posted: 2 years ago by nursevl
Ozzy musters enough brain cells to be upset about something...


"Sheriff Laney went out of his way to tarnish my reputation by implying that I somehow attract a criminal element, which is certainly not true," added Osbourne. "My audiences are good hard-working people who have been hugely supportive of my music for nearly four decades."
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Dealers forget heroin stashed in rental car Posted: 2 years ago by mitzuzake
Three drug dealers accidentally left behind a kilo of heroin when returning a rental car. The stash, worth $75,000, was hidden in a first-aid kit and was discovered by cleaning staff.
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Texas businesses sue for right to sell to criminals Posted: 3 years ago by 2manyusernames
Farmers Branch, a city in Texas passed an ordinance that among other citizen protections, makes it illegal to rent to illegal immigrants. Some local business used to profiting from criminals are upset and are planing on suing since they know they wouldn't win with a democratic vote.
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