There’s an old expression amongst San Diego criminal lawyers that says if you do something stupid, don’t do something else stupid to make it worse. Someone must have failed to teach that lesson to a robber who was assaulted by a bystander. Rather than take the hint that the jig was up and it was time to run, the mugger instead called the police, claiming the man assaulted him.
Unsurprisingly, the police quickly were able to figure out the truth behind the “attack” and arrested the mugger after the 83 year-old robbery victim confirmed that he was being defended by the bystander.
To read more about the story, see the article in Sign On San Diego. Image Via threephin [Flickr].
In 2006, California voters passed the proposition to put “Jessica’s Law” into effect. In theory, this meant that registered sex offenders would no longer be able to live within 2,000 feet of a school or park. Unfortunately, the vagueness of the law and lack of penalties for violations is making it impossible for police to enforce. More than 70 percent of the city’s sex offenders are violating the law.