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Crime, police and the law

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Can Congress override a presidential pardon?

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How often do emergency vehicles get into accidents?

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Do fitness trackers pose a privacy risk?

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What laws apply to crimes committed in space?

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What’s with all the creepy clown sightings this year?

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Why haven’t tabloids been sued out of business?

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Do cell phones prevent crime?

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Is any one crime to blame for the high U.S. imprisonment rate?

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When does it become OK to dig up a human body?

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Is there a case for legalizing prostitution?

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What personal information can mobile apps get from you, and why do they want it?

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What’s the racial breakdown of people killed by cops?

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Do gun buyback programs accomplish anything useful?

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Does no more lead in gasoline = less violent crime?

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Has a stopped clock ever really helped solve a crime?

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If somebody ignores my “no trespassing” signs, can I make a citizen’s arrest?

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How accurate are police sketches of suspected criminals?

By Cecil Adams

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What’s the story on jury nullification?

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Can I be charged with indecent exposure if I stay on my own private property?

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How dangerous are Tasers?

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What can the police lie about while conducting an interrogation?

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Can you get out of a DUI conviction by chugging alcohol after getting pulled over?

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Were “concrete shoes” a favored technique of mob hitmen?

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Is it safer not to sign the back of your credit cards?

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Do emergency sirens have to be changed periodically so people will pay attention?

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Are those weird laws you hear about for real?

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In prostitution, who’s committing the crime, the woman or the man?

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We know how many people are killed by guns. How many are saved?

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Would life insurance be paid out on someone executed for a crime? Can death row inmates get life insurance?

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What happens if you confess to a crime after being found not guilty?

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Who has the power to arrest the president?

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How does copyright work? (Part 1)

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