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The idea of having the cops show up at your door, knocking away, and not having any idea why, can bring people into a state of panic. This cop decided to list the possible reasons why the cops could be knocking at the door. It ain't all bad. 

Being in a car accident is stressful enough. Throw on some fraudulent accident reports and you've got yourself a legal nightmare that this mom handled like a beast. For another tale of satisfying revenge, here is an entitled neighbor who chopped down a tree that ended up costing 700 K.

This fun thread sheds light on all the ridiculous things that court reporters overhear while on the job. It's a true wonder that they can keep a straight face. People come to court to air out all kinds of mind blowing grievances. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for people to share the important details that clients neglected to tell lawyers. If anything it's a fascinating study in how important it can be to not leave anything out, if you ever find yourself hiring a lawyer. The devil really is in the details. Just don't lie to your lawyer. 

When this guy was faced with a dumb law getting in the way, this guy decided to fight back with a Cat. The logistics around tree removal can lead to some interesting drama. Here are some more loopholes clever people exploited.

Court reporters hear all kinds of absolutely crazy stuff. It's a wonder that they're able to keep a straight face while doing their job. People have a tendency to say some extremely strange and rude stuff when they're in court. 

Twitter user @LilianaSegura, shared a powerful Twitter thread that boosts awareness on the struggles undergone by people trying to visit loved ones in the prison system. They ended up encountering all kinds of obstacles on what could've been an otherwise smooth visit. Bit of a nightmare. 

Here are some things that some of us do all the time, but still feel like we're being put under scrutiny. There's also a good mix of things that really feel like they should be illegal. For some spicier ones, here are some awful things that are legal to do but still terrible.

Someone on AskReddit asked for people to share the worst defenses they'd seen made in court. The resulting insights offer rare glimpses at some criminally dumb criminals. These people were nowhere near ready for court, and their "defenses" speak volumes to that. 

Here are a list of things that are terrible and annoying that you can do or that can happen to you. They feel like they shouldn't be allowed to happen, but here we are. For more stuff like this, here are stories of the most lawfully evil thing people have seen someone do.

Someone on AskReddit asked for lawyers to share why various couples called off their divorces. Sometimes unexpected curveballs are so big that a couple's original plan to call it quits, is stopped in its tracks, and the love once gone, is reignited with more passion than before. 

Someone on AskReddit, asked lawyers to disclose the worst ways they've seen people screwed over in court. The replies are filled to the brim with people just getting absolutely decimated by the system. 

This tenant got evicted and tried to lie their way out of the eviction by saying their old lease was valid. That didn't work out too well for them in the long run, and they ended up forking over $20K in a payout. 

Divorce can totally screw people over. Between the exhausting bitterness and legal fees, it's safe to say that people often do not have a good time going through divorce. When this guy started getting requests for tons of information on his business, he went malicious compliance on it and found out exactly what he could legally get away with as a response.

This one's an oldie but a goldie! The verdict's in and some of these are actually probably real. It might be hard to accept that some people are indeed this stupid, but I mean, come on, we're regularly featuring stupidity soaring to new heights here.