Birdsong's Law Blog

We have just had our first anniversary of birdsongslaw blog and the weird criminal law stories keep coming.  here are a few more.

Oregon:  Perhaps, it’s all about easy access.  An Oregon pervert had his pants custom tailored so he could easily flash young girls with less chance of being caught.  Unfortunately for him, it did not work, and apparently, he had not learned his lesson.  Byron Earl Huff, 47, has 21 prior arrests for public indecency, among other charges.

Put that nasty thing away you pervert!

Bellevue, WA:  A great way to fight crime — steal the thief’s getaway car.  Patrick Rosario of Bellevue heard burglars

For Birdsong’s 50th edition of his Weird Criminal Law Stories he brings you an international array of  such stories.  Enjoy.

Australia: An Australian town where 30 sex toys were found lying in front of a house has renamed the street “Dildo Boulevard.”  Resident Laurelle Bates said, “It’s a real mystery.  We have no idea where they came from…they looked used.”  Within hours, many of the of the sex toys had disappeared.  “Some of the bigger ones are gone,” Bates noted casually.

Stuff it!

Italy: A motorist here made a “wee” mistake when he stopped his car to answer the call of nature — and watched

18 U.S.C.A. § 1546  Next Section 
§ 1546. Fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents
Effective: November 2, 2002 Prior | Proposed

(a) Whoever knowingly forges, counterfeits, alters, or falsely makes any immigrant or

Birdsong continues to scour the net, newspapers and wire service for more of those weird criminal law stories you love so much.  Here are a few more from Florida where Birdsong lives.  Enjoy.

Pensacola, Fl:  Perhaps giant, baggy pants will soon be out of style.  Police chasing a burglary suspect here had their jobs made easy when the man fell down after tripping on his giant, baggy jeans.  The thief had broken into a convenience store and made off with several packs of cigarettes, police said, but didn’t get fr before he face planted at the edge of the parking lot.

Dummy!

Homestead, FL:  Police did not have to look far to find this piece of stolen property. Cretins in homestead broke into a rail yard and stole a 129 ton locomotive.  Police were able to recover

Birdsong is sitting in his new Associate Dean Office wondering about  “ inverse ratios.”  It has struck him that with each new promotion he has received since coming to  Barry Law he gets a smaller office!

Birdsong arrived in July 1998, when the Law School was pretty new.  Not a lot of professors.  Birdsong started out as an assistant professor.  He was given a large office with, not one, but two large windows which overlooked the driveway entrance to the school.  Sweet!

Birdsong was promoted to associate professor in 2001.  His old office was taken from him and used to make