Laughs, you say? Yes. With credit to John Ross, who covers the federal court circuits on the Volokh Report.<\/p>\n
Also under the category How Dumb Can People Be?<\/p>\n
A cautionary tale, courtesy of the Seventh Circuit<\/a>: After stealing 15 handguns from a Shipshewana, Ind. hunting supply store, don’t discuss your crime on Facebook Messenger. And in your ensuing federal trial, don’t use your chair as a medium for scratching menacing messages directed to government witnesses.<\/em><\/p>\n Pro se allegation: After my friend got divorced, he refused to help set me up with his ex-wife. That’s intentional emotional abuse (also, he’s guilty of money laundering and tax evasion). Tenth Circuit<\/a>: Yeah, we’re pretty sure the district court got this one right when it ruled against you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Laughs, you say? Yes. With credit to John Ross, who covers the federal court circuits on the Volokh Report. Also under the category How Dumb Can People Be? A cautionary tale, courtesy of the Seventh Circuit: After stealing 15 handguns … Continue reading