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...protestors spent one night behind bars and and now face fines of $500 and more jail time. The charges against the protesters range from misdemeanor allegations like disorderly conduct, breach of peace and police interference, to felonies of inciting a riot and injury to persons...
...disappearance, Obara had one notable brush with the law. In 1998 he was arrested in a women's restroom in a beach town called Shirahama in Wakayama prefecture. Obara was in drag, and he was attempting to videotape a woman using the toilets. He was charged with a misdemeanor and fined...
...Monday, the police officer who shot Thomas was indicted by a grand jury on a misdemeanor charge of negligent homicide and obstruction of official business, a move which set off further protests...
...Texas frosh got busted for underage drinking. Whole seasons of Felicity have been woven out of less. Bush, 19, was cited at about 1 a.m. Friday for drinking from a glass of beer in Cheers' Shot Bar in Austin. Alcohol possession by a minor is a class C misdemeanor in Texas, punishable by a fine or community service. "We respect the privacy of this young woman, and we're not going to comment on her personal life," said Noelia Rodriguez, spokeswoman for Laura Bush. Jenna Bush was similarly circumspect. When reached at home, thanks to a number on a copy...
...last week defies a single explanation. But the causes are scattered over the past weeks and years. In the city's short-term memory, there lies an unarmed 19-year-old African-American man named Timothy Thomas, killed by a white officer last Saturday. Thomas was wanted for 14 misdemeanor violations, most of them small-time traffic charges. His bigger mistake was to run from the police. Surrounded by 12 officers, Thomas was killed by one bullet. The officer who fired, Steven Roach, has said he thought Thomas...