Did you know …
That the police can’t arrest you for any sub-felony offense if you are pretending to be deaf? It’s true!
The funny thing is, if they know that you definitely are or aren’t deaf, they can arrest you as normal. But if they aren’t sure, because, for instance, you refuse to even acknowledge any of their questions about where your pants are and why you’re in the mall at night, or because you’re making sounds and hand signals that a public employee who is hearing impaired will later testify as being “unbelievably offensive,” then they can’t technically arrest you. They can still restrain you and place you in the back of their squad car, but if you can escape their custody at any point, it’s pretty much a free-for-all.
This scenario has happened to a ton of scientists over the years, because their smarts allow them to see and take advantage of legal loopholes, and it has occurred as recently as August 9, 2013.
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