Law and Crime Facts

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    Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.
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    The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.
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    In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away.
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    In 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300,000,000 Yen robbery remains unsolved to this day.
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    The U.S. Government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
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    According to Gaming Law, casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
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    Nose prints can be used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!
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    Murder is the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all statistically increase dramatically during the full moon.
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