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Man Steals $35 Worth of Ribs, Goes to Jail for 50 Years

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:00:09 +0000

What’s that they say about the punishment fitting the crime? A man in Waco, Texas has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he was convicted of stealing a rack of ribs. Willie Smith Ward, 43, committed his fall-off-the-boneheaded crime back in 2011 when he pilfered the ribs from a grocery store and then [...]

Woman Slaps Cop So She'll Go to Jail and Stop Smoking in Most Hair-Brained Scheme Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:00:34 +0000

A woman in Sacramento, California is about to become the cigarette butt of many jokes. Etta Lopez, 31, was desperate to stop smoking so she came up with a novel (and ridiculous) way to try and kick the habit: she slapped a policeman in the hopes she would be arrested and wind up in a [...]

Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30-60 Years Behind Bars for Child Sex Abuse

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:47:03 +0000

Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced Tuesday to 30 to 60 years in prison for his role in the Penn State sex-abuse case.