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Pussycat Pop-Gun

Posted in Case Reports by Mike Sacks on March 31, 2010

Crazy Legs Breyer swings for the rafters once again:

JUSTICE BREYER: Can I ask you a related question, which will show what I’m trying — another thing that is worrying me. Suppose we are in the Armed Career Criminal Act.

Now, I have — this is my hypothetical. You have heard of cat burglars. Well, this gentleman is called the pussycat burglar and the reason is he never harmed a soul. He only carries soft pillows as weapons. If he sees a child, he gives them ice cream.

(Laughter.)

It is absolutely established that this person in breaking into that houseat night only wanted to steal a pop gun, and he is the least likely to cause harm in the world.

Question: He is convicted of burglary. Is that a crime of violence? Answer?

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  2. furrymurry said, on March 31, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    Just when you thought his hypotheticals couldn’t get any more outlandish and absurd… Will someone please put the poor bastard out of his misery and usher him into the post-Justice pasture of professorship where he belongs?

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  3. Joe said, on April 1, 2010 at 10:38 am

    burglary … the new victimless crime.

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