Birdsong's Law Blog

Birdsong, again, brings you more of those weird criminal law stories that you have grown to love.

Detroit, MI: Wonderbra news!  A 57 year old Detroit woman was saved from a stray bullet when it deflected off the underwire of her brassiere.  “It slowed the bullet down,” said a police spokesperson.  “She sustained serious injuries but they’re not life threatening.”

Sort of like a bust in the mouth….

La Crosse, WI: This fellow should watch CSI reruns everyday while in the slammer.  Police in La Crosse tracked down a thief who stole a tavern’s safe, thanks to DNA collected from the chewing tobacco spit

The weird criminal law stories never seem to end.  There are some really stupid criminals out there.  Read on.

Houston, TX : Maybe Matlock will represent him!  A man named Perry Mason was busted in Houston for illegally trying to steer clients to a lawyer for legal services.  Mason, who is not a lawyer, was charged with barratry — a fancy way of calling him an ambulance chaser.  Raymond Burr could not be reached for comment — as he died in 1993.

It’s  a shame Johnny Cochrane  is no longer with us.

Peoria, IL: A 13 year old boy got an early jump on a life of crime when he robbed a bank in Peoria.  Cops caught the boy red-handed — literally — several blocks away after a dye pack

Birdsong presents a few more weird criminal law stories from overseas.

United Kingdom: Holy flying feces!  Thieves sneaked onto the property  of an English businessman who subsequently set up a giant catapult to hurl dung at intruders trying to break in.  Joe Weston-Web’s unorthodox precaution caught the attention of authorities who said it was illegal, so he dismantled it.

Yep!  Who flung poo?

Saudi Arabia:  A Saudi man has divorced his wife via text message, and a court