Birdsong's Law Blog

Hutchinson, KS: Kids, don’t try this one in court. A Kansas defense attorney who wanted to illustrate for jurors the meaning of “imminent threat” pulled out a hand grenade in a Hutchinson court, pulled the pin and put it down on the prosecutor’s table. The lawyer said the grenade was a dud. His client was a woman accused of forgery and theft. She claimed a co-defendant had threatened to kill her dog and harm her daughter if she didn’t take part in the scheme. The lawyer may face charges.

Ka-Boom! That stunt sure blew up in his face!

China: A Chinese couple was so desperate for long distance calling, they sold their newborn son to raise money for a cell phone. The couple got 2,500 yuan — about $368 — for the baby.  But they

Georgia: Georgia’s Supreme Court recently issued a landmark decision in a case of law ‘n order. It threw out a conviction of a man convicted of auto theft for stealing a riding lawn mower. It ruled that even if a lawnmower has a powerful engine and can be driven on the street, it is still not a motor vehicle.

Wonder why it took the court so long to figure this out?

Nashville, TN: Seems even St. Nick can be mistaken for a terrorist. Police evacuated the statehouse in Nashville, when the mailroom reported that a package addressed to the governor contained a suspicious number of moving parts. After the bomb squad destroyed the package, they found the remains of a mechanical Santa.

Ho Ho Ho…

Middletown, OH: What a dopey robber. Derek Kidd, 33, was allowed back inside the Middletown police station to make a call

Sweden: These folks certainly were not trying to keep their romance secret. A Swedish couple made so much noise in bed that their landlord tried to evict them. “Their screams of passion were so loud, I could hear them three floors away,” said one building resident. “I don’t think they were playing cards.”

Betcha they were faking it…

Indiana: If he had just brought the kid inside, he might have been the father of the year. Instead, an Indiana trucker was arrested when he left his 5-year old son in the cab of his tractor-trailer while he went inside a strip club to drink. Police caught on to his poor parenting when he called to say his truck had been stolen only to find he was too drunk to remember where he parked it.

Idiot!

Commerce, GA: “You kids wait in the shopping cart. We’ll be right back.”  A couple in Commerce, ditched their two kids