These free legal tips shouldn't come as a surprise. Honestly, if these bits of advice are anything but funny to you, there's a decent chance you're gonna find yourself in jail for a dumb reason. Sure there are dumb laws that get enforced from time to time, but lawyers see tons of crazy and dumb stuff that no right-minded person should ever find themselves experiencing.
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You can trust that L. Scott Briscoe has your back in whatever idiot-headed chicanery you find yourself "wrongly accused of." In any case, the man needs some numbers on bus benches we can call the next time we really get in deep when it's "no fault of our own." For more lawyer themed shenanigans, here are courtroom stories from a tumblr thread spotlighting how crazy it is that court reporters can keep straight faces.
Court reporters have criminally resilient poker faces. The wild stuff they hear in the courtroom is enough to break down the most hardened of stoic expressions, yet there they are, staring off, listlessly into their papers, noting it all for someone to read through, later on. The real question, is whether you'd hear outbreaks of laughter behind those closed doors. Cause, damn. Some of these are truly unbelievable. If you enjoyed this little segment, check out some of the strangest legal questions lawyers have been asked, over here!
Legal counselors shared the biggest fails they've witnessed in the courtroom from lawyers and defendants. These are absolute gems. Sometimes, especially in tense courtrooms where the pressure's high and people's nerves are fried, EVERYTHING comes undone.
If this list left you wanting some more courtroom drama, check out some of the most obscure laws lawyers have ever used in cases right here!
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The law is the law.
This woman from Providence, RI parked her car at 9:58 am in a spot that was clearly marked 8 to 10. What is a judge supposed to do, let her go? What is this the magical lawless land of Discovery Zone? I think not.
Watch this judge throw the book at her.
Just kidding, he's really fun and funny, and this video is great because he's not a total dick about it.
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Language Warning: Both the judge and defendant in this case throw around some very NSFW language.
Here's the full performance by the voice actors at the SDCC this year:
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This whole situation just really stinks.
A New Jersey man is facing charges after wiping a police summons "between his butt cheeks" and throwing it at an officer.
The 45-year-old man is reportedly facing a felony for purposely causing the officer to come in contact with bodily fluids during the incident this summer.
The indictment alleges that the man threw the summons in the direction of the officer after "placing it between his butt cheeks" and "wiping the paper in an upward and downward motion."
Dang, Jersey man. You're giving Florida man a run for his money.
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