May4

sue yourself.

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as a true crime fan, i was fascinated by his creative case

 

In 1993, Robert Lee Brock was arrested and sentenced to prison for breaking, entering, and grand larceny. Two years later, while incarcerated at the Indian Creek Correctional Center in Chesapeake, Virginia, he brought a lawsuit against himself for the events on the night of his arrest. He sued himself over claims that he’d gotten drunk and violated his own civil rights.

Brock stated, “I partook of alcoholic beverages in 1993, July 1st, as a result I caused myself to violate my religious beliefs … by my going out and getting arrested.” He sought $5 million, though Brock never expected to pay the money himself. Instead, he requested the state pay those damages on his behalf, arguing that he couldn’t afford to do so since he couldn’t earn an income while in prison.

The case didn’t make it far, and Judge Rebecca Beach Smith ultimately dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous.

 

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‘ i busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.’

-steven wright

 

 

 

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source credits interesting facts, bennett kleinman, adam, adobe photo

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