Woman Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Killing Man Who Was Raping Her
A Mexican court of law recently sparked outrage by sentencing a young woman to six years in prison for “excessive use of legitimate defense”, because she killed the man who was raping her. The sentencing of Roxana Ruiz, a 23-year-old single mother from Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, on Monday has been making international news headlines all week. […]
Man Spends Tens of Thousands of Dollars Fighting $120 Speeding Fine, Still Loses
A 71-year-old man in the UK reportedly spent almost 30,000 pounds ($37,000) fighting a 100-pound speeding fine over several years, but in the end sill lost the case. Retired engineer Richard Keedwell’s troubles began in November of 2016, when during a day trip to Worcester, he was clocked by police doing 35mph in a 30mph […]
Russian Man Gets Over 11 Years in Prison for Shamanic Medicine He Bought in Peru
A young Russian artist was recently sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for bringing home two small bottles of ayahuasca – a famous spiritual medicine prepared by indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin – that he bought while visiting Peru. Maxim Gert, a resident of Nizhny Tagil, a city in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast, had no idea […]
The Sad Case of a Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Over a Bag of Herbal Tea
Ordering a bag of herbal tea on the internet sounds harmless enough, but, as one young Russian man learned a couple of years ago, it can sometimes land you in prison for a very long time. Alexei Novikov’s incredibly sad story began in September of 2015. The 34-year-old man was going to pick up his […]
Neglected Horse Sues Former Owner for Over $100,000 in Damages
An Oregon woman who allegedly left her horse outside during the winter without adequate care and shelter, causing it pain and suffering, is now being sued by the animal for more than $100,000 in damages. It’s not every day you hear about horses taking humans to court, but in states like Oregon this sort of thing […]
The Shocking Story of an Italian Couple Who Had Their Baby Taken Away Because They Were Too Old
Are you ever too old to become a parent? Well, the Italian justice system seems to think so, and the tragic story of Gabriella and Luigi De Ambrosis, an elderly couple who had their natural daughter taken away and put up for adoption because they were deemed too old to take care of her is proof enough. […]
Man Gets 40 Years in Jail after Rejecting Plea That Would Have Set Him Free Immediately
Raymond Lindsey Jr, of Montgomery County, Texas, was recently sentenced to 40 years in prison after rejecting a plea bargain that would have allowed him to go free. Lindsey had been charged with assault on a public servant and retaliation, following an incident that occurred on January 5, 2015. Houston Police Department officers were dispatched to […]
Chinese Teen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Buying Toy Gun Replicas Online
When 18-year-old Liu Dawei ordered 24 toy gun replicas from a Taiwanese website, in July 2014, he never imagined the purchase would soon land him in prison for the rest of his life. Liu never even got the fake firearms he paid 30,540 RMB ($4,600) for, as his mail order was held at customs. Instead, police soon arrived […]
New York Lawyer Charged with Fraud Demands Trial by Combat
In a real-life story that seems taken out of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, a New York lawyer accused of fraud is actually asking for a trial by combat to settle a legal dispute. Richard Luthmann says his bizarre request may sound ludicrous to most people, but it certainly isn’t against the law. He […]
Texas Judge Sentences Man to Marry Girlfriend or Go to Jail
A Texas Judge recently sparked controversy for making young Josten Bundy choose between spending 15 days in jail or marrying his 19-year-old girlfriend Elizabeth Jaynes. He took – what he thought was – the easy way out. It all started in February, when Bundy got into a fight with Jaynes’s ex-boyfriend. “[He] had been saying disrespectful […]
Indian Man Has Been Living on Bread and Water for Four Years in Protest of the Government Stealing His Land
75-year-old Sukumaran Menon has been living on just bread and water for almost four years now. Every morning, the puny old man travels to the same bench outside of Mahatma Gandhi Park on M.G. Road, in Bangalore City, armed with only an umbrella, fasts in protest of the government stealing his land. Once he is […]