Birdsong's Law Blog

Miami Gardens, FL: A woman was issued a red light camera ticket three months after she died.  Her sister Irene Lieberman, a County Commissioner, attempted to clear up the matter. Unfortunately, she learned, to her dismay, that death is not on the list of exceptions that allow the ticket to be quashed.

Right, this is so stupid! Just try collecting from the deceased…

Orlando, FL: It has been reported that police in Orlando thought they could be “flushing” out a group of terrorists.  Why? Well, they spotted a trailer marked with anti-government messages and a warning to “open At Your Risk.” They evacuated nearby buildings while a bomb squad officer gingerly went inside where he discovered two toilets and no terrorists.

A royal bust flush….

 Tampa, FL: Potato salad? A Tampa woman grabbed a knife and threatened her 80 year old father when he refused to share his potato salad

ITALY: This one is about a lady who was too well endowed.  Police report that a 33 year old model was arrested by Italian authorities trying to smuggle more than five pounds of cocaine in fake breast and buttock implants.  She had arrived at Rome’s airport, and her plunging neckline caught the eye of security officers. This led to a search and subsequent arrest.

Too much T&A….

Charles County, MD: Timothy Randall Clark picked the worst day to do his Christmas shoplifting. He was charged with attempting to steal more than $100 worth of video games from a Walmart on “Shop with a Cop Day,” a local charity event.  When security guards caught Clark allegedly sticking the games under his shirt they didn’t have to look far for a cop because they were all over.

IDIOT! 

Ogden, UT: Talk about karma.  Eldon Alexander, 36 and Korin Vanhouten, 47, had just been cited and released on shoplifting charges when they

Mai Nguyen was one of my Refugee Law seminar students last semester.  She has written an outstanding and timely paper about the Palestinian refugees from Syria.  Ms. Nguyen has given me permission to post her paper on my blog.  Read it and learn.

Protests in Syria Will Affect the Palestinian Refugees: Where do the Palestinians Go?

Heflin, AL: An Alabama city worker found himself face to face with a topless woman who attacked him.  No one knows why Anita Henderson Harris sneaked into a city storage facility or why she went after the worker, who was able to get away and call police after struggling with the naked to the waist woman.  Harris now faces assault and other charges in connection with the attack.

Brad Howes did well in Professor Birdsong’s Refugee and Asylum Law Seminar.  Mr. Howes is a teacher and has a number  of thoughts on how new state immigration laws may harm education of of undocumented students in the United States. He has given his permission for me to publish his paper on my blog.