Birdsong's Law Blog

Birdsong brings you more weird criminal law stories for your reading enjoyment.  Criminals can really be   stupid can’t they?

Ohio:  Working girls need God’s love, too.  A former director of the Ohio governor’s faith based initiatives office was arrested for creating a Web site where johns could post reviews of prostitutes.  Authorities say Robert Eric McFadden also helped organize $10 raffles that offered an evening with a hooker.

Tramp!

Kentucky: This fellow was H2O so stupid stupid.  The Kentucky “bank” an armed robber tried to rob was actually the offices of the local water district, complete with payment windows.  When the man demanded cash, he was told customers had to pay by check only.  He fled empty-handed.

…and red-faced!

You want weird criminal law stories?  Birdsong’s got ‘em.  Read them and chuckle.

Akron, OH: There appear to be blue states and then there are booze states.  An election night party in Akron turned ugly after the promoters offered a free drink for every state Barack Obama won.  Obama nabbed 28 states plus Washington, D.C. The staggeringly drunken crowd rioted – resulting in a bouncer being shot.

Oh my…democracy at work…sometimes a dangerous thing!

Fairbanks, AK:  A motorist in Fairbanks was so drunk that he claimed he had no idea he was driving a stolen car until he was pulled over.