Any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to promote adherence to the law by discovering and punishing persons who violate the rules and norms governing that society.
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Were COVID-19 patients in Wuhan welded into their apartments to enforce the lockdown?
The Sun ran an article in Feburary 2020 covering viral social media videos purportedly showing citizens in Wuhan having their apartment doors welded shut during the COVID-19 lockdown. The wording of the article implies (without fully stating) that…
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Did only one banker in the US go to prison for the Financial Crisis of 2007-08?
In the movies The Big Short (2015) and Capitalism, a love story (2009), it is claimed that only a single banker, Kareem Serageldin, went to prison for the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, for which many blame the practices of bankers.
Big Short…
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You have the right to one phone call when arrested - A Hollywood myth?
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According to Cracked.com the "one phone call" rule is a Hollywood invention. They base this on the information this attorney gives:
The one phone call is another one of
the urban myths. You may or may not be
permitted to use…
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Does normal paper currency contain enough narcotics residue to attract a drug-sniffing dog?
It seems pretty well established that paper currency (e.g. in the US) is commonly contaminated with trace amounts of cocaine or other illegal narcotics. (See Snopes for instance, though I'm happy to have this assumption challenged.) Is this…
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Did French police fine homeless persons for not being confined at home?
As mentioned in this question, in France, people need to stay at home, and carry the paper if not. The paper will basically explain why we are briefly outside home and that should avoid us being fined.
It has been reported on social media that…
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Do the Swedish police have a special code for immigrant crimes?
An article I read today asserts the Swedish police have a special 'code 291' for crimes committed by muslim immigrants. This code would be used to 'bury' crimes such as sexual assault by refugees. A total of +/- 5000 crimes are supposed to have been…
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Did the city of Berlin set up safe zones for women for New Year’s Eve 2017/2018?
The BBC has reported that the city of Berlin was setting up “safe zones” for women for New Year’s Eve. It was very heavily reported on by RT, Sputnik and other media. New Year's Eve party in Berlin to have 'safe zone' for women
Organisers of…
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Is it against the law to mispronounce Arkansas?
There are many sources that claim that it is illegal to pronounce Arkansas incorrectly and you can be fined for doing so.
My favorite law is one designed to get Northerners into trouble. That's right folks, if you mispronounce Arkansas (Ar-kan-saw)…
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Has anyone innocent ever been arrested because of contraband that was planted in their luggage?
There is a question on travel.SE asking what to do if some culprit planted contraband in your luggage. There are some links provided to cases where this is suspected to have happened.
Being able to wrap your luggage at many airports suggests that…
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How accurate are fingerprints at identifying somebody?
In the movies, fingerprints identification always works, with no mistakes. How close is this to reality?
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Are there more outstanding warrants in Ferguson than residents?
The Guardian quotes Matt Pearce as saying:
Remember that in Ferguson, there are huge, huge, huge numbers of outstanding warrants. More warrants than residents.
Is this true? How could that be possible?
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Is refusing to decrypt data for the police illegal in England and Wales?
I've been recently downloading PuTTY from the official page and I have noticed a message stating:
LEGAL WARNING: Use of PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink is illegal in countries where encryption is outlawed. I believe it is legal to use PuTTY, PSCP,…
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Are all French citizens who go outside their home legally required to carry official papers with a reason why they are out (Covid-19 lockdown)?
The BBC states rather briefly that
France began its lockdown on Tuesday morning, requiring citizens to carry official paperwork stating why they were not at home.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner told Europe 1 radio on Thursday: "The…
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Were over 3000 persons arrested in Britain for social media posts in 2018?
In 2019, John Anderson interviewed Konstantin Kisin. The discussion is transcribed by me. I is the interviewer and K is for Konstantin.
K: In Russia last year 400 people were arrested for things that they posted on social media. Obviously this…
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Is "Laying Low for Awhile" an Effective Tactic in Avoiding Felony Questioning?
It's a common trope in movies that after someone performs a felony (even murder), if one "lays low for awhile" the case will more or less fade away.
Putting aside the obvious advantage that witnesses' memories fade and eventually they die, does it…
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