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		<title>Famous Last Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
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 &#8221;Tell the governor he just lost my vote.&#8221;
* CHRISTOPHER EMMETT
* right before his death by lethal injection. Emmett argued that Virginia&#8217;s execution methods were unconstitutional and Gov. Tim Kaine declined to intervene (from time.com)
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<p><strong> &#8221;<em>Tell the governor he just lost my vote.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>* CHRISTOPHER EMMETT<br />
* right before his death by lethal injection. Emmett argued that Virginia&#8217;s execution methods were unconstitutional and Gov. Tim Kaine declined to intervene (from time.com)</p>
<p>Can we face the obvious now? Capital punishment is a bad idea, not because some people don&#8217;t deserve to be hung by the neck, but simply because of the danger involved in a society that allows the state to carry out executions.</p>
<p>Christopher Emmett probably deserved to die since he was found guilty of murdering another man over money to buy crack. What bugs me about state executions can be found right here because Governor Tim Kaine declined to intervene.</p>
<p>Now I don’t think that it is up to the governor to decide on the life and death of person. What bugs me is that I am pretty sure his decision to stay out of the fight was politically motivated. And if the political climate had been otherwise I am pretty sure that Gov. Kaine would have stepped in and made whatever decision the political climate demanded.</p>
<p>In my world allowing the death of a person based on political climate is pretty dark. But then again Christopher Emmett deserved to die…right?</p>
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		<title>Crime or Crazy? You Choose!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There are all types of crimes in this world. There are crimes we deplore, crimes that make us shake our heads at humanity, crimes that we don’t really care about and basically shouldn’t be crimes and then there are the crimes we admire, the ones we secretly wish we could do ourselves. These are the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are all types of crimes in this world. There are crimes we deplore, crimes that make us shake our heads at humanity, crimes that we don’t really care about and basically shouldn’t be crimes and then there are the crimes we admire, the ones we secretly wish we could do ourselves. These are the crimes that take guts to pull off and never put anyone other than the <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_pardon_application.html" title="criminal">criminal</a> in harms way.</p>
<p>A great example of the latter type is illegal BASE jumping because at the end of a failed attempt it’s only the criminal that has anything to worry about. Remember, that a BASE jump is infinitely more dangerous than skydiving. For one thing the environment in BASE jumping is less controlled than in skydiving so there are more factors to consider and more things that can go wrong. But the biggest risk is that fact that a BASE jumper has no reserve chute because a BASE jumper is never high enough in the air to deploy one anyway. So if the chute doesn’t open then the chute doesn’t open and you’re dead. Full Stop!</p>
<p>Here are some examples of legal and illegal BASE jumping from around the world. I can’t help thinking that some of the criminals out there are only a talented bunch of nuts that just need an adrenaline fix like a junky needs a needle in his arm. Remember that BASE jumping itself is not illegal but when you start jumping from buildings you are usually looking at a trespassing charge and whatever else the police can trump up against you.</p>
<p>Anyway, illegal jumping or not these criminals get my respect!</p>
<p>Petronas Towers</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4imXqCkNLc">
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<p>This is a good example of the fully illegal BASE jump because this guy has to dress in disguise just to get up to his launch point. He’s like Clark Kent en route to the top and then he gets there and dons his flying suit turning into Superman. Maybe its bizarro Superman because he&#8217;s on the wrong side of the law. Sometimes I wish I could fly.</p>
<p>Turning Torso BASE jump</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iyuoZVPdDk">
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<p id="vvq48ac8836cae87"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iyuoZVPdDk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iyuoZVPdDk</a></p>
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<p>This is another quality illegal BASE jump that gets included because of the added complication of starting a few thousand feet above the building. I have to admit though with the REDBULL logo splattered everywhere it looks like it might be a stunt which would probably have been cleared with the tower owners thereby disqualifying it from the illegal category. Still, it’s a cool jump. Anyone who has ever landed a parachute knows that hitting the top of a rotating building is no easy matter.</p>
<p>Girl has bad BASE jump</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OgrjDz7mV4&amp;NR=1">
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<p id="vvq48ac8836cb282"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OgrjDz7mV4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OgrjDz7mV4</a></p>
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<p>Here is a very, very good example of why most of us do not and never will muster the courage/stupidity to jump from a tall building. And the fact is that this is the best of the worst case scenarios. This girl missed the ride of her life by the skin of her teeth. A very lucky outcome and a good reason why doing it on the sly (illegally) is not such a good idea because if something goes wrong you just might want a few dozen people there to help you continue living.</p>
<p>Wingsuit BASE jumping</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttz5oPpF1Js">
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<p>And finally a totally legal beyond comprehension BASE jump. In case you are wondering why people would risk life and limb this is the reason. I will never in a hundred lifetimes be able to do anything like this but I sure with I could. Imagine the adrenaline, the freedom and the sheer rush of flying a wingsuit down the side of a mountain.</p>
<p>All in all BASE jumping is only for the brave, the very brave and the terminally stupid. But either way I am inclined to believe that if you want to jump from a tall building please be my guest, just don&#8217;t put anyone else in harm&#8217;s way. But since suicide remains a <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org" title="crime">crime</a> in most of the world it will probably be a long, long time before the average person can just walk to the top of a building and jump off without risking some sort of legal repurcussion.</p>
<p>Pity!</p>
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		<title>Granny the Crime Fighter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
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When I stumbled upon this little bit of insanity I was actually looking for a clip from CNN I saw where a “granny” chased off a bunch of small minded crooks with a broom. Now since it was on CNN it probably wasn’t even true but since I couldn’t find the clip I will give [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I stumbled upon this little bit of insanity I was actually looking for a clip from CNN I saw where a “granny” chased off a bunch of small minded crooks with a broom. Now since it was on CNN it probably wasn’t even true but since I couldn’t find the clip I will give her the benefit of the doubt and just say “respect”! But what I did find was almost as entertaining. And this granny definitely deserves a nod.</p>
<p>So this one is to all the would-be robbers out there who plan to knock off a convenience store because let’s face it; the convenience store robber is the lowest of the low in the world of robbers. You might as well be snatching purses. When you knock off a convenience store you have neither the brains nor the balls to go for a bigger score. And you’re scared to take on anyone with the slightest prayer of defending themselves. The problem is you just never know when someone will say enough is enough. Even little old ladies can kick some ass when the time is right.</p>
<p>Can you imagine landing in jail and bragging about taking on the little old lady in the corner store? You’d be laughed at and beaten down with the crazies that touch little kids. You might as well walk in holding hands with a cop. </p>
<p>The best part of this clip is the ending. Watch for yourself because even though I don’t live by either of the two items mentioned below (in fact I do just about everything I can to eliminate all contact with both) sometimes you cross paths with a piece of wisdom so insane it’s brilliant.</p>
<p>As granny says:</p>
<p>“I reached for my gun which is on a rubber band on top of my bible. I live by the bible and I live by that gun.”</p>
<p>And then POW! She shoots blind out of her office into the store and chases off the crooks.</p>
<p>A bible, a gun, and a rubber band: Brilliant!</p>
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		<title>Nature&#8217;s Wildest Criminals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was standing in front of the lion’s cage at the zoo when it struck me. Monkey feces, right in the face. Okay replace monkey feces with “great idea”, and replace face with “brain.” Many of the animals in zoos have either been rescued or raised in captivity. They are prisoners behind bars without having [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/animal-criminal.jpg" alt="animal-criminal.jpg" style="margin-left: 10px" align="right" />I was standing in front of the lion’s cage at the zoo when it struck me. Monkey feces, right in the face. Okay replace monkey feces with “great idea”, and replace face with “brain.” Many of the animals in zoos have either been rescued or raised in captivity. They are prisoners behind bars without having committed any crimes. But what would happen if we suddenly decided to replace the laws of jungle with the laws of the civilized? If a monkey hurled feces at you, you could have him <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_pardon_application.html" title="arrested" target="_blank">arrested</a>, and the behind bars time could be justified.</p>
<p>The consciousnesses of different types of animals (and thus their moral obligations) are still debatable, it’s hard to know where to draw the line. When humans lived among animals more, we were less trying to keep them a functioning part of society as we were trying to eat them. Given how smart we&#8217;re finding some animals to be, the future of animal law has interesting potential. Animals often operate within behavioral codes within their social group, so some kind of overlap in tolerance is plausible. One thing’s for sure, prisons would become a much more interesting place if you paired up human <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_employmentrestrictions.html" title="crinminals" target="_blank">criminals</a> with animals guilty of committing similar crimes. People would think twice before robbing a bank, if they knew their potential cell mate could be an angry klepto elephant!</p>
<p><strong>Here are some human crimes that animals have been caught committing:</strong></p>
<h3>Public Drunkenness</h3>
<p>Not so much a crime as it is an excuse to come in late to work, this would get you an overnight, max. Still, the trick is to do it with a semblance of style.</p>
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<h3>Rape</h3>
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<p>The following would be a tough rape case to try in a court of law. It could be argued that  the pooch was consenting.</p>
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<p><strong>2 Drakes, 1 Duck</strong></p>
<p>Very often during mallard mating season, several drakes are left without partners and end up fighting over the remaining female duck, chasing and pecking at her until she’s too tired to fight them off.  This is known to researchers as “rape flight.”</p>
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<h3>Theft</h3>
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<p>Animal theft doesn’t always involve a hungry belly.  An <a href="http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20184689,00.html">article in <em>People Magazine</em></a> describes an actual cat burglar who steals stuffed animals from around the neighborhood, and brings them home for the family baby.</p>
<h3>Physical Abuse</h3>
<p>Animals aren&#8217;t afraid of genuine savagery. Out in the wild, I suppose there&#8217;s no distinction between fair and low blows. Still, try this in human side of things, see how far you get.</p>
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<p id="vvq48ac8836dcd10"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgRGl3nyK5E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgRGl3nyK5E</a></p>
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<h3>Gang Violence</h3>
<p>It&#8217;s crew vs crew out in the wild. With pack-based confidence inspiring daily conflict, you can never be sure you won&#8217;t get caught in the crossfire. Territory, loyalty, power&#8230; that&#8217;s what the game&#8217;s all about.</p>
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<p id="vvq48ac8836dd4e0"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM</a></p>
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<h3>Murder</h3>
<p><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/silver-eyed-lion.jpg" alt="silver-eyed-lion.jpg" /></p>
<p>While it was once widely believed that humans are the only species who kill their own kind on a regular basis, it has been discovered by naturalists that dozens of species actually kill their own, including lions, hippos, bears, wolves, hyenas, herring gulls, and over 15 types of primates other than man.</p>
<h3>And the Wildest Criminal Award goes to&#8230;</h3>
<p><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/langurs-fighting.jpg" /><br />
According to Harvard Anthropologist <a href="http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/HRDLAN.html">Sarah Blaffer Hardy</a>, the <em>hanuman langur</em>, a sacred Indian monkey, lives a life filled with kidnapping, sexual harassment, violent fights, and infanticide.  So any human guilty of committing any of these <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org" title="crimes" target="_blank">crimes</a> should be forced to share bunks with one, or even better…a bunch of ‘em.</p>
<p>Well all know humans are animals, but don&#8217;t think we should be acting like it. When you hear about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child">feral children</a>, you wonder just how close we are at birth, and, of course, just how far we are as we age.</p>
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		<title>Criminal Music? Top 8 Gangsta Rap Tracks to Keep to Yourself (Unless you like stick time)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KRS-One’s legendary Criminal Minded came out over twenty years ago, as just about the first real gangsta rap album. Now all you new jacks have been talking about how gangsta your music is, but the fact is, there are some songs that will just get your ass beat down by the police – if they [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KRS-One’s legendary <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org">Criminal</a> Minded came out over twenty years ago, as just about the first real gangsta rap album. Now all you new jacks have been talking about how gangsta your music is, but the fact is, there are some songs that will just get your ass beat down by the police – if they hear it. Veritable magnets for a Billy club to the head, if you will.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ice-t-gangsta.jpg" alt="ice-t-gangsta.jpg" /></p>
<p>Basically playing these songs with some volume out your car is the equivalent of waving a red flag at a bull. Only the flag has a picture of you smacking his wife while doing stuff to his mother and the bull has a gun and can call for up to fifteen more bulls to help put some pain in you. This is discretionary music. I know how people like to talk big and sometimes you need some swagger to survive in the game, but be smart about what you’re listening to around cops. While they may choose to spare you stick time, there are some chances that just aren’t worth taking.</p>
<p>Here is a quick list of songs to avoid when police are around, tapestries of inflammatory verbiage:</p>
<h3>1. KRS One - Sound of Da Police</h3>
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<p>Probably the best song about police brutality released in 1994 and maybe for a few more years after that. Hip Hop started in New York and this Bronx native made not only the first ever gangsta rap album but the best police diss song. Go ahead and question it.</p>
<p><em>Highlights:</em></p>
<p>“<strong>Cops carry a little gun, that’s why I walk around with a bigger one</strong>”<br />
“officer from overseer, you need a little clarity, check the similarity”</p>
<h3>2. NWA – Fuck Tha Police</h3>
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<p>Not quite as good as Straight Outta Compton but it will cause some shit when over heard by the bulls. Song is an absolute classic in gangsta rap, reaching iconic status. There is a Public Enemy version of this that is awesome too. Playing this song loud is similar to walking up to a cop and saying, &#8220;<a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_guide.html" title="pardon" target="_blank">pardon</a> me officer, I just plowed your wife.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Some highlights include:</em></p>
<p>Fuck da Police coming straight out da under ground. (opening line)<br />
A young n____ on a warpath and when I&#8217;m finished, it&#8217;s gonna be a bloodbath<br />
Without a gun and a badge, what do ya got? <strong>A sucka in a uniform waitin to get shot</strong></p>
<h3>3. Eazy-E – Boyz n the Hood</h3>
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<p>Eazy-E was probably the only member of NWA who probably actually killed someone. He was bad ass and later on had an all Israeli ex-military entourage to protect him. This was before Eaze and Dre hated each other.</p>
<p><em>Best Part:</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;m rollin hard now I&#8217;m under control<br />
Then wrapped the six-fo&#8217; round the telephone poll<br />
I looked at my car and I said, &#8220;Oh brother<br />
I throw it in the gutter and go buy another&#8221;<br />
Walkin home and I see the G ride<br />
Now Ket is drivin Kilo on the side<br />
As they busted a U, they got pulled over<br />
An undercover cop in a dark green Nova<br />
Ket got beaten for resistin arrest<br />
<strong>He socked the pig in the head for rippin his Guess</strong><br />
Now G is cut for doin the crime<br />
For defence on the boy, he&#8217;ll do some time</p>
<h3>4. Ice T – Cop Killa</h3>
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<p>Ice T now only plays cops on TV. That’s awesome right? Well when you consider that Ice T released the first real anthem about hating on cops its incredible funny. Cop Killa basically called out the LAPD for being racist, exploitative bastards. You could definitely hear this song being blasted when Los Angeles exploded in 1994 over Rodney King. I guess that’s why Ice T sticks to playing New York cops instead of LAPD.</p>
<h3>5. The Game – 911 Is a Joke</h3>
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<p>“<strong>I ought to shoot fifty one officers</strong> for the fifty one times that boy was shot in New York” –The Game.</p>
<p>Enough Said.</p>
<h3>6. Geto Boys – Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta</h3>
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<p>I was stuck between Minds Playing Tricks on Me and this song. I decided to go with the more laid back song. When the cop is beating the crap out of you, at least it’s mellow. The best part is when they have a bad impersonation of Bill Clinton rapping about letting large drug shipments into the country to be sent to poor communities, or that if anyone disagrees with him he will send a million troops to die at war.</p>
<h3>7. Dead Prez – Police State</h3>
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<p>Communism - America hates it! Better dead than red! I like songs that opening lyrics are “<strong>I throw Molotov cocktails at the precinct.</strong>” Dead Prez is one of the last redeeming aspects of Rap music. When there are so many songs about just having fun in the club it is great to see a song that says things are not alright. The world is not peaceful and just, that it’s not “all good”. Of course this kind of thinking is a sure fire way of getting your ass beat.</p>
<h3>8. Nas – Halftime – Illmatic</h3>
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<p>Nas’ Illmatic is probably the best rap album to ever come out of the east coast. This song isn’t going to straight out piss off cops until the very end when Nas declares that he’s gonna put hits out on five o. It mostly makes the list for being a great song. Nas has an <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_pardon_application.html " title="arrest record" target="_blank">arrest record</a> from when he got busted for carrying a concealed weapon when he was 17. I&#8217;m guessing he has no real love for the police. Nasty Nas in your area, about to cause mass hysteria.</p>
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		<title>A Criminal’s Guide to Surviving in Prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/hands_prison.jpg" alt="criminal hands in prison" width="280" align="right" height="186" />Remember the film <em>The Shawshank Redemption</em>, where bank executive Andy Dufresne is sentenced to life in prison for a <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org" title="crime" target="_blank">crime</a> he did not commit?  The prospect is terrifying.  Have you ever imagined what you would do if you were in Andy’s shoes?  How would you cope when the world deals you one of the crappiest hands in the deck? Would you be able to survive in prison? Surely you’ve imagined this scenario many, many times.  We would never consciously wish to be locked up with society’s most hardened and dangerous <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org" title="criminals" target="_blank">criminals</a>, but after watching countless shows and movies about prisons we can’t help but wonder if we&#8217;d stand up for ourselves, earning respect while maintaining our manhood and our dignity, or if we&#8217;d submit and cower in the face of stronger predators, ending up as someone’s “punk” trading sexual favors for cigarettes, and ultimately getting a shiv to the kidneys in line at the prison cafeteria.</p>
<p>The following is a prison survival guide, with tips compiled from several <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_timeframes.html" title="criminals" target="_blank">criminals</a> who’ve done hard time and lived to tell the tale.  Of course the goal in life is to never end up in prison, but mistakes can be made, crazy things do happen, and people often end up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or who knows, maybe you’re reading this minutes before committing a highly organized armed robbery.  In any case, these proven strategies will not only supply confidence to the imagined you in your prison survival fantasy, but they could also save your life should you God-forbiddingly end up behind bars.</p>
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<h3>Fight vs Flight</h3>
<p>Paranoia is a quality of the living. You can count on someone getting in your face in the first few days. Don’t wander around naïvely believing that it won’t happen to you; you must assume that it will. Whether it’s stealing your food in the cafeteria or threatening you sexually in the showers, it’s always best to fight - as hard as you can.  Do whatever it takes to protect yourself, even if that means killing them before they kill you.  Once the other prisoners realize you are not afraid to smash someone’s face in, predators will move on to weaker more submissive targets, and you will have earned some respect.</p>
<p>Or, if you prefer the more pre-emptive approach, follow the advice of the Russian mob boss Nikolai from Spike Lee’s film <em>25th Hour</em>, as he offers it to Monty before entering prison.</p>
<p>“When you get there, figure out who’s who.  Find the man nobody’s protecting, a man without friends, and beat him until his eyes bleed.  Let them think you are a little bit crazy, but respectful too. Respectful of the right men.”</p>
<p><strong>If you don’t stand up for yourself in prison you will be victimized for your entire prison life!</strong></p>
<h3>How to avoid being attacked:</h3>
<p>- Be on extra alert in areas where surveillance is minimal ie. corridors, showers, etc…<br />
- Beware approaching inmates with hands behind their backs or in their pockets, they could be concealing a weapon.<br />
- Never let yourself get backed into a corner with no escape route.<br />
- When going to the bathroom, take your pants off completely.  Attacking someone on the throne occurs often and it’s much harder to defend yourself with your pants around your ankles!</p>
<h3>Keep a Squeaky Clean Credit Record</h3>
<p>Unpaid debts are one of the surefire ways to end up with an uncoiled bed spring in your chest.  The best way to avoid this is to NEVER take ANYTHING on CREDIT EVER.  You will surely receive hundreds of offers for cigarettes, coffee, drugs, etc…and what most newcomers don’t realize is that once they accept an item on credit, they will often have to pay it back double!  And how can you possibly comply when you didn’t have one in the first place?  Stab, stab stab.  If you smoked or did drugs before prison, quit. Simple as that.  Never gamble, and never put yourself in anyone’s debt. Inmates have cruel and creative ways of making you pay.</p>
<h3>Mind Your Associations</h3>
<p><strong>Race</strong><br />
No matter how much of a “I don’t see races, I only see people” type of person you are, a crucial tip for your survival in prison is to immediately show your allegiance to your own race.  This does not mean that you must join a gang, and, eventually, you can make friends with anyone you want. But racial tension is high in prisons and you should seek out your own first. You need all the protection you can get, and if a gang of Mexicans are beating down a black man you can be sure no skinheads will step in to help out.<br />
<strong>Gangs</strong><br />
Even if you were a member of a gang on the outside, avoid joining a gang on the inside.  Gang leaders control the drugs, gambling, extortion, and they demand absolute loyalty from their members.  If you join you may be ordered to do something that will keep you locked up a lot longer. Disobey your orders and you get killed.  Quit the gang, and you get killed.  So do yourself a favor and remain a free agent.</p>
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<p><strong>Prison staff</strong><br />
The golden rule to remember about associating with anyone working in the prison where you are held captive is simple: DON’T.  No matter how friendly they appear to be, you must maintain the frame of mind that every prison official or staff member is your enemy.  As one convicted felon noted “Every inmate whom I’ve seen develop any type of friendship with any prison employee was, in the end, betrayed and shunned by other prisoners.”  It is infinitely more important to your survival to befriend your fellow inmates rather than a prison guard.</p>
<p>Never trust prison officials</p>
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<p><strong>Punks</strong><br />
Never become someone’s punk (girlfriend), no matter how much protection you are offered in exchange.  Anyone offering to “take you under their wing” is generally a booty bandit or a jailhouse pimp.  You will be sexually used, abused, traded, sold, and possibly murdered if you sleep with the wrong inmate.  Punks are often used to make someone jealous, and just like anyone wearing the red uniform on Star Trek, they get killed first.</p>
<p><strong>Inmates</strong><br />
As alien as the prison world may seem there are universal methods of dealing with people which will help to keep the social waters calm.  Always be respectful and polite to other prisoners, regardless of how weird they may act or dress. First, because you don&#8217;t know who or what they are, and second, because respect and personal dignity are the most valued possessions left to a prisoner.<br />
Never tell another prisoner what to do or give anyone orders. Don&#8217;t tell the noisy ones in the law library to be quiet. Prisoners deeply resent being bossed around by another prisoner. Their likely response &#8212; even to a polite request &#8212; is, &#8220;What are you, a fuckin&#8217; cop?&#8221;</p>
<p>Never stare at another prisoner for more than a second or two. He may be a walking powder keg, set off by an intrusive stare.  He may either assault you on the spot or wait until darkness. Even if he doesn&#8217;t kill you outright, your face will never look the same again.</p>
<p>As you should in life, seek out those who maximize their time by dedicating themselves  to self-improvement.  They are few and are therefore easy to notice.  Make positive associations with people who are taking full advantage of the prison’s educational and vocational opportunities.  They are the best associates to have as they can teach you how to use the prison’s resources to better prepare you for life in the free world.</p>
<h3>Keep Your Head</h3>
<p>Survival is more than simply “staying alive”.  If you walk out of prison with your vital organs intact but your spirit is crushed and your mental health destroyed, you should not consider yourself a “survivor”.  Prison can ruin you mentally if you allow it.  It is a degrading experience designed to humiliate you, break you down, leaving you in a soggy psychological heap of despair.  Stay positive and never think of yourself as a loser - the entire system will try to convince you otherwise.  Believe in yourself, trust that you will one day be free, that you can one day become a good father or mother or husband or wife, and that you will be a productive part of your community.  Read positive books, hang out with positive people, take care of your most important survival tool:  your mind!</p>
<p>And no matter how depressed or lonely you might feel never see the prison psychologist (remember the association rule #3).  A prison shrink enjoys nothing more than transforming an inmate into a submissive zombie with tranquilizers and medication.</p>
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<h3>Physical Strength</h3>
<p><strong>Stay Clean</strong></p>
<p>The first step towards maintaining your physical health is personal hygiene.  Keep your bed, your cell, and yourself clean.  Prisons can be very dirty places where insects, rodents, and even fellow inmates carry filth and disease.  Watch what you touch and never drink or smoke after anyone.</p>
<p><strong>Exercise</strong><br />
Take advantage of the prison’s gym and sport teams.  Daily exercise will keep you in good condition and will help to relieve stress and depression.  Study a martial art if possible and become as strong as you need to defend yourself from attackers.  Stretch every day. Medical services in prison are notoriously bad so the healthier you stay the better.</p>
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<p><strong>Diet</strong><br />
Prison food is terrible. The only tip here is to try and eat less of it.</p>
<p>Your only true ally in prison is time.  This is ironic because time is your punishment, but it can be your best friend because it will always be there. Whether you are sentenced to two months or twenty-five years, provided you follow these few simple survival tips, the time <strong>will</strong> pass and you <strong>will</strong> be that much older when you are released.  The type of person you will be depends on how you spend your time.  Will you waste away the years watching television or playing cards with your buddies?  Or will you get yourself a college education?  Will you let your negative surroundings dictate your mental and physical state or will you set goals and spend every day towards bettering yourself as a person?  Prison is a terrible place which claims the lives of many who enter, even if they manage to <strong>“live”</strong> through the experience.  But if you follow these tips, keeping your head up and your eyes open, being polite and respectful without ever becoming a snitch, remaining mindful of who you role with, staying out of dept, educating yourself while nourishing your body and spirit, you will <strong>survive</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Can You Catch a Ball? Then You Could be Pardoned for Murder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You don&#8217;t have to be 007 to get <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_faqs.html" title="pardoned" target="_blank">pardoned</a> for your sins - even those with deathly consequences. In fact, you can be #15, #52, #89, &#8230; just like movie stars and rock stars, sports stars have been known to endure the lightest of knuckle-rappings. Where there is money, there is leniency. How much? The numbers below show this decade&#8217;s most <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org" title="legal" target="_blank">legal</a>-agile athletes.</p>
<p><strong>Dany Heatley, February 2005</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong> Forward for the Ottawa Senators, NHL<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong> Second-degree vehicular homicide, driving too fast for conditions, failure to    maintain a lane, and speeding in connection with car crash that killed teammate and friend Dan Snyder.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong> 20 years in prison, with fines totalling $5,000 US.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong>  3 years probation, limited driving privledges, 150 speeches about the dangers of speeding.</p>
<p><strong>Ray Lewis, February 2000<br />
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong>  Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, NFL<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong> Lewis and two companions were charged with the stabbing murders of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar.  Lewis plea bargained and plead guilty for the reduced misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice in exchange for testifying against his two companions.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong>  Life in prison.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong> 1 year probation, fined $250,000 by the NFL, and over $1,000,000 in settlements with the victims’ families.</p>
<p><strong>Michael Vick, July 2007</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong> Quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, NFL<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong>  Operating a six-year long unlawful dog fighting venture on his property.  Vic was accused of directly participating in the dog fights and the executions of dogs who lost, financing the operation and personally handling thousands of dollars in related gambling activities.  Vick plea bargained and plead guilty for one charge of conspiracy to operate an interstate dog fighting ring.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong>  5 years in prison.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong>  23 months in prison</p>
<p><strong>Canadian comic Jay Malone sarcastically and hilariously berates Vick</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Mark Chmura, April 2000 </strong><br />
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong>  Tight end for the Green Bay Packers, NFL<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong> Accused of child enticement and third degree sexual assault on the 17-year-old babysitter of his children.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong> 40 years in prison and $200,000 in fines.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong>  Found innocent of all charges.</p>
<p><strong>Kobe Bryant, July 2003<br />
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong> Point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong> Accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old hotel employee.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong> 4 years to life in prison.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong> Case dismissed.</p>
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<p><em>Game on!  Crimes Committed During Gameplay</em></p>
<p><strong>Marty McSorley, February 2000</strong><br />
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong>  Played defenseman for the Boston Bruins, NHL<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong>  Charged with assault with a weapon when he swung his stick and hit Vancouver Canucks’ Donald Brashear in the head, resulting in a grade three concussion.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong> 10 years in prison.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong> 18 months probation with no criminal record.</p>
<p><strong>Todd Bertuzzi, March 2004</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Sport:</strong>  Played right wing for the Vancouver Canucks, NHL<br />
<strong>Crime:</strong> Charged with assault causing bodily harm after sucker-punching Steve Moore during a Vancouver–Colorado game.  After driving the unconscious Moore’s head into the ice, the former Avalanche center suffered from three fractured vertebrae in his neck, a grade three concussion, vertebral ligament damage, stretching of the brachial plexus nerves, and facial cuts.<br />
<strong>Potential sentence:</strong> 10 years in prison.<br />
<strong>Sentence received:</strong>  One year probation, 80 hours of community service, with no criminal record.</p>
<p>And in case you were wondering, <strong>Ron Artest</strong> was never <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_televisionmedia/global-news/" title="charged" target="_blank">charged</a> for what happened in the famous brawl at the Detroit vs Indiana game in 2006.</p>
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		<title>I Buy Your Pardon! Trading Money for Salvation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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In 1517, Martin Luther confronted Catholicism and the Pope (Leo X, whom he considered the Anti-Christ) by posting his famous 95 Theses on the doors of Wittenberg Castle Church, sparking the Protestant Reformation. Attempting to re-align Christianity back along strictly faith- and scripture-based lines, he was particularly critical of the sale of indulgences, which essentially [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In 1517, Martin Luther confronted Catholicism and the Pope (Leo X, whom he considered the Anti-Christ) by posting his famous 95 Theses on the doors of Wittenberg Castle Church, sparking the Protestant Reformation. Attempting to re-align Christianity back along strictly faith- and scripture-based lines, he was particularly critical of the sale of indulgences, which essentially amounted to bought salvation and forgiveness for past sins. This fund raising tactic of the Catholic Church was particularly applicable in cases of souls in Purgatory, where souls of dead otherwise remained before eventually ascending into Heaven, or descending into Hell. Already a bit fickle with planes of existence (in 2006, the Catholic Church got rid of the untidy and poorly-named Limbo, once the ethereal daycare for inconveniently unbaptized and dead babies), the idea of financial transactions on Earth affecting these planes has come and gone.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And come back again. There had been an agreement to greatly reduce the number of indulgences granted in this fashion in the Second Vatican Council from 1962-65, extending the damage to the concept for those who grudgingly stuck with Catholicism during the Reformation. In December 2007, though, Pope Benedict explicitly offered plenary indulgences on the 150<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Virgin Mary appearing to a peasant girl in Lourdes, France. A visit to the shrine between February 2<sup>nd</sup> and 11<sup>th</sup> of this year would have cleared you of your ill deeds. Check out the video below for further details.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Catholicism has a long history of playing involved intermediary roles between its adherents and the afterlife. That said, there has been a decline in Church-going and general religious practice in recent years, complemented by a sharp increase in non-religious thinking. In a time increasingly accommodating to atheist world views, the overt sale of Catholic indulgences has dangerous potential among fence-sitting Catholics who wish to maintain ties with the divine amidst growing concerns over Papal policy on contraception, gay rights, and other pertinent contemporary issues. As religious affiliation and the actual daily practice of religious life diverge, unfavorable Church activity outside of the standard traditions and personal relationships with God can have a “decatholicizing” effect on believers. Considering the difference in Papal social and economic power between centuries ago and today, the Catholic Church faces a tough challenge in reminding its believers that the institution is a necessary part of the package. Specifically with a decline in ritual, this task becomes all the more difficult.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Surely, the perceived consequences of indulgences were weighted in this most recent offering, and the cost-benefit analysis was judged in overall Catholic favor. The truth of that analysis will emerge soon enough. The spirit of an indulgence, and indeed any <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_profile.html">pardon</a>, is forgiveness. While a government pardon isn’t exactly free either, there’s something strange about any kind of brokered deal for a pure and divine forgiveness concept. For many non-believers, it just looks like <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_pardoninformation.html">criminals pardoning</a> sinners.</p>
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		<title>MrBabyMan and Zaibatsu are Identity Theft Criminals</title>
		<link>http://www.criminalswanted.org/april-fools-criminals/mrbabyman-and-zaibatsu-are-identity-theft-criminals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world of Digg is shocked when they discovered that 2 of their powerful users are in fact criminals!
Indeed, we have proof that they stole each other identity.




Hum OK, maybe the Digg crowd would forgive this crime&#8230; because it is April Fools.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world of Digg is shocked when they discovered that 2 of their powerful users are in fact <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_pardoninformation.html">criminals</a>!</p>
<p>Indeed, we have proof that they stole each other identity.</p>
<p><a href="http://digg.com/users/zaibatsu" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mrbabyman.JPG" alt="criminal zaibatsu" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/zaibatsu.JPG" alt="criminal mrbabyman" /></a></p>
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<p><img src="http://www.criminalswanted.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mrbabyman2.jpg" /></p>
<p>Hum OK, maybe the Digg crowd would forgive this crime&#8230; because it is April Fools.</p>
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		<title>Criminals Caught on Tape: An Ode to the Criminally Challenged</title>
		<link>http://www.criminalswanted.org/dumb-criminals/criminals-caught-on-tape-%e2%80%93an-ode-to-the-criminally-challenged/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of reasons to have your criminal pardon application thrown in the trash.  Incredible stupidity is by far my favorite.  By now we’ve all seen the hilarious antics of the dude crashing through the roof of the liquor store. They shouldn’t throw that guy in jail, he’s more clown than criminal [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There are plenty of reasons to have your <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_guide.html">criminal pardon application</a> thrown in the trash.<span>  </span>Incredible stupidity is by far my favorite.<span>  </span>By now we’ve all seen the hilarious antics of the dude crashing through the roof of the liquor store. They shouldn’t throw that guy in jail, he’s more clown than <a href="http://www.nationalpardon.org/NPC_pardoninformation.html">criminal</a> if you ask me, and the circus desperately needs him! (For those of you with blank stares right now I’ve posted the famous “robbery” at the bottom) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It would be nice to think we’ve evolved as a species, but after watching some of these criminals at work you’ll wonder how we ever got passed the wooly mammoth.</span></p>
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<p id="vvq48ac883725261"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdEf40MCJY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdEf40MCJY</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A woman can be forgiven for falling into a toilet with the seat up because there’s a chance that she “might not have noticed.”<span>  </span>But running head first into a solid glass door is just….well….amazing.<span>  </span>Places this genius’ IQ on par with sparrows and budgies. </span></p>
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<p id="vvq48ac88372565e"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm97k7mLF0M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm97k7mLF0M</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-US">Gimme back my gun!<span>  </span>This guy’s lucky he didn’t get hit with some natural selection in the back of his head.</span></p>
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<p id="vvq48ac883725a6e"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxl8uXOKlHQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxl8uXOKlHQ</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I know Cool Ranch Doritos are delicious, but there’s just gotta be an easier way!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p>The following are videos where ordinary citizens fight back with extraordinary weapons.</span></p>
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<p id="vvq48ac883725e6a"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BiegsX4JNg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BiegsX4JNg</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hey if you’re too lazy to even put on a mask, then you deserve to have nondescript pink objects hurled at you.</span></p>
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<p id="vvq48ac883726266"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVP86MaeUY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVP86MaeUY</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you’re allergic to puns you should stop reading now, but that’s what I call a good mugging!<span>  </span>I can’t help but wonder if the cashier was shouting “Time to make the doughnuts” as he pummeled the offender.<span>  </span>He’s lucky it wasn’t a café au lait bowl!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here’s the famous liquor store robbery for those who haven’t seen it, but even if you have, it never stops being funny. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If all crimes were committed this way, we could start a show called <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s Funniest Surveillance Videos. More <a href="http://www.criminalswanted.org/arrest-record/dumbest-ways-to-get-an-arrest-record/">dumb criminals here</a>!<span>  </span><span>   </span></span></p>
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