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If you live in Ohio - you can't be arrested today (4th July)

mountvernonnews.com — An obscure Ohio law, states that no person shall be arrested on the 4th of July. Although the Ohio Senate introduced a bill to repeal this law in 1998, it failed to pass, and the law still remains in effect.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jul 5, 2007

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  • Jazzillion, on 10/11/2007, -3/+113Anybody up for some pillaging and looting?
  • mickeyknoxxx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+93They'll just arrest you tomorrow.
  • escape208, on 10/11/2007, -0/+90Nah, they'll probably just arrest us for it on the 5th.
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -3/+82Well they'll probably just beat the ***** out of you instead until you see stars.
  • skinrock, on 10/11/2007, -0/+57You don't have to be arrested on the same day you commit the crime...
  • chainz, on 10/11/2007, -3/+53Interesting story, I live in Cincinnati and apparently we do not subscribe to this particular law. The police scanner has been barking out arrests all day here. Link to live Cinci scanner: http://www.wcpo.com/content/mediacenter/scanner.aspx
    Kewl story, Nice to see some local stuff on digg.
  • Alphabet, on 10/11/2007, -1/+35remember, all because they can't arrest you today doesn't mean they can't arrest you tomorrow.
  • SevenineO, on 10/11/2007, -1/+35I am also in Ohio and im not sure i want to test this out. Good story!
  • Flashman, on 10/11/2007, -2/+32Fifty white stars, I bet.
  • Phantastica, on 10/11/2007, -1/+28I witnessed a murder today...
  • blacklilyninja, on 10/11/2007, -0/+25if you cant be arrested... neither can the cop beating some sense into u.
  • guitarh3ro, on 10/11/2007, -3/+23I, too, live in Cincinnati.

    Time to pillage a village.
  • UpIn5mOk3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14So can I light up a joint while on the way to church and not get arrested?
  • illumine, on 10/11/2007, -2/+15Awesome. I live in Columbus, and I was totally not arrested today.

    Law working as intended. Carry on.
  • cjhandley, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13THIS IS A STORY ALL ABOUT HOW
  • nathanielC, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12You can do that anyway.
  • MacGyver2210, on 10/11/2007, -3/+15I...rolled...up to a house about 7 or 8 and I yelled to the cabbie "Yo homie, smell ya later!" I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there! Now this jokes over bitch, you've just been Bel Aired.
  • fraggal, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12Here's a link to the Ohio revised code the story list the code as 2331.13 but it is really .12 and it is explained in .13
    http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2331.12
  • johndi, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10Because the list of exceptions means the law doesn't prevent most arrests. It only applies to misdemeanors that don't fall under disorderly conduct. That will get you a ticket not an arrest, as it should be.
  • skinrock, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11No disrespect, but just because you are an officer doesn't mean everything you do is right. It even says in the law that if you do so, you must pay the person you arrested $100.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9The federal government arrests people before they commit the crime!
  • Whaines, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9I don't think spelling should be your only worry...
  • skinrock, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Your momma better send you to Bel-Air tonight, the murderer won't be arrested till tomorrow...
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Oh no! 502 Bad Gateway -- Anarchy will now ensue!
  • cactus476, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8I'm not ready to test that law with Cincinnati Cops anytime soon.
  • virtualball, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10Hey, I'm from Cleveland and I take that to offence! Sure, we maybe the fattest, poorest, blackest, dumbest, criminalist city in the country but.... wait, where was I going with this? :P
  • noob, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Well, we do need something to balance out Cleveland.
  • vvvvvvv, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Buzz kill
  • rhinopig, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8In the world of adults (and spell checkers), bad spelling won't effect your grade but will make you look like an idiot.

    (Not to endorse spelling/grammar Nazi's or anything. A few words isn't to bad, but absolutely no punctuation and many spelling mistakes is.)
  • AnotherBrian, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7You want to be raped and murdered?
  • jer2eydevil88, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Another Cincinnati man here living right by UC and even though you cant spell jake those "sirens" were for a Tornado alert which makes sense since we had some crazy thunderstorms and flash flooding today.
  • holygram, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6o rly?
  • brundlefly76, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Digg headline should read 'If You live in Ohio, You Can't Be Arrested for a *Misdemeanor* Today'.
    BIG difference!
  • lcvick7atlanta, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Too bad this was only made popular 12 minutes ago.
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Also, how the hell did a repeal fail to pass? Is it also known as Intendance Day up there?
  • TripcodeMel, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6RTFL: Felonies are exempt.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5FTA:....
    "... commission of a felony, or breach of the peace still constitute grounds for arrest on these days.
    Though there is no legal definition for breach of the peace in Ohio law, some government officials have compared this directly to the definition of disorderly conduct.
    Section 2917.11 of the Ohio code defines disorderly conduct as recklessly causing the inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to another person by doing any of the following: Fighting, threatening, unreasonable noises or gestures, insulting, taunting, and a variety of other things a citizen is not allowed to do while intoxicated, first of which is drive a car. "

    So BASICALLY, the exceptions render this LAW completely meaningless.

    Ya' gotta love those lawyers who come up with useless things like this! LMFAO
  • insomniac8400, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Looks like those that can afford a lawyer will be entitled to 100 bucks.
  • ToastyMallows, on 10/11/2007, -4/+8I live in Ohio and love it. Greatest state in the union!
  • Protoss, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4AFAIK thats for medicinal....
  • jake8689, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5yeah lets all meet up at Bogarts, and after the pillaging we can have some skyline
  • Nothlit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Well maybe if you lived in the very northwestern part, you would have.
  • GGzah, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2...not to mention a pretty ***** thing to do.
  • darklox, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Reading that law, it also states that you cannot be arrested in the senate/houses or in a court. So even if they choose to arrest you the next day, just hang out in a courthouse....ironically, they can't arrest you there either. Crazy Ohio...
  • doubleblack, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4"The law also states that no one shall be arrested on a Sunday, or on their way to or from their designated place of worship."

    It's pretty obvious hundreds of people are arrested every Sunday here in Ohio, so this is pretty much a bunch of crap. Two, we all know that the Government never follows the law...they just expect everyone else to ;)
  • Pyrogen, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2No, but they have to be able to identify you to get an arrest warrant. They can't make a warrantless arrest for a misdemeanor after the fact (The Officer must witness it, then attempt to warrantless arrest or seek warrant), only a felony.
  • WaterDragon, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Or maybe you 'should of went' back to the first grade, so you could friggin' learn how to speak!

    Or maybe you should have gone..and stuck your head back up your own arse, so you could continue to ignore such comments as this, and remain in ignorance.
  • sabach, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2The word for today is "irony". Too bad...
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Well thanks for not telling me this way sooner. Sheesh.
  • r00ts, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2After reading your comment I've come to the conclusion that you have been sampling your merchandise.

    Lay off the crack, buddy.
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