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Observing a full-body-furred creature, walking on all fours, speaking a foreign tongue, one can never be too sure, especially so close to the coast of France. But granting due process of law to a monkey is more than what would normally be expected of British justice.
Lawyurs do make misteaks or erros, although rarly. But when it hapens, the consekwences can be gravity.
Contempt of court is a deadly serious matter. Why anybody would risk a fine, jail time or, err, their right hand messing with a judge surrounded by armed sherriffs is beyond us. But if there are people crazy enough to play with fire, we'll be there pen a 'ready!
There were more! How was I to know?! I went ferreting through the English Statutes and - gasp! - I found more ... more crazy English laws!
Finally ... law and justice come to TV or, err, uhh, a computer screen?! Anyway, I digress for here is none other than the ultimate, unedited (some coarse language!) best law or justice videos in the entire world! Note that we're just geting started with these as video's in deposition or Courtrooms is still in its infancy but for now, as of 2007, these are Justice's Craziest Videos!
Ok! Ok! Leave me alone. I'm sick of all those e-mails whining for more Crazy American laws. Here! Take it! Now leave me alone!
Oh! Yes, Dorothy, anything's possible in the US of A; especially deliciously crazy laws!
What with the benefit of centuries of hoity-toity royalty and barons, earls and the like, the Mother country of the common law just cannot be undone when it comes to crazy laws. My lords, my ladies, other ladies and gentlemen, we give you England!
The progress of British criminal law through the medieval ages is the history of all nations that now embrace a common law heritage. It is a story of slow progress; of epiphanies, albeit few and far between.
Other than the song "happy birthday to you" (ok; and maybe "Stairway to Heaven"), there has simply never been a more aptly entitled work of art than this one: Dumb, Crazy or Stupid Laws Around the World. We agonized over the use of the words "Dumb", "Crazy", "or" and "Stupid" but suddenly realized that we were proving the other side's point!
All you ever wanted to know about this website but were afraid to ask ... and you'll soon discover the merit in the expression: "trust your first impressions".
Ok. So here's the scoop . We have all these great legal stories, from antiquity to the OJ trial, and no place to put them. So what do we do? Fill up landfill sites? No siree; not us. We're your favorite for-profit legal information web site! Instead, we'd rather clutter up the hard drive of our Internet server by producing this LAW Hodgepodge page. You won't find any "lawyer and doberman" jokes but just an easy-to-read, collection of stories form the wonderful world of the law and from a huge variety of sources.
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Keenan Kester Cofield is an American icon. Amongst his many legal actions, his "greatest hit" was probably suing MacDonald for $1-billion for denying him extra sauce pack for his Chicken McNuggets™, claiming racial bias. You be the judge! (Hint: the final resolution of the case, in 1998, can be described with a word that rhymes with "pissed"). The world is full of Cofieldisms. Read on!
Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
Eventually, while in Court, lawyers multitask and trying too hard to think ahead, utter a stupid question without really being aware of it until it's too late (myself excluded, of course). Here's what you get: The Dumbest Things Ever Said In Court!
Q: Why does the law society prohibit sex between lawyers and their clients? A: To prevent clients from being billed twice for essentially the same service.
Let's hope I don't get disbarred for this page. Gulp! Well, here goes: The Funniest Darn Lawyer Jokes In The WDWW!