Law and Crime Facts

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    It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.
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    Anthony Greco, aged 18, became the first person arrested for spim (unsolicited instant messages) on February 21,2005.
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    About 1 in 30 people, in the U.S., are in jail, on probation, or on parole!
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    It has been reported that rich people in China can hire "body doubles" to serve their prison time.
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    China Afforrestation
    China Afforrestation
    In 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution that makes it a duty of every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year.
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    Half of all identity thieves are either relatives, friends, or neighbors of their victims.
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    There have been over 7,200 acts of terrorism against the US over the last 15 years.
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    IRS: Criminals legally required to declare illegal income on tax return
    According to the IRS, self-employed criminals are required to declare the source of their illegal income (like selling drugs) - and they can't prosecute for it!
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