5 Best Excuses for Crimes

On a lighter note, 5 excuses for committing a crime that we do not recommend.

1. I didn’t inhale

 Our 42^nd president, Bill Clinton, a trained lawyer: “When I was in England, I experimented with marijuana a time or two, and didn't like it. I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again.”

2. I had to pee

Petra Cleary, of Washington D.C., tried the old “Call of Nature” excuse. “I told a State Trooper I was speeding because I had to use the bathroom. He told me where the closet restroom was located, followed me and wrote my ticket in the parking lot as I ran inside to use the bathroom.” At least they didn't follow her in the stall to be sure... (source )

3. I thought it was oregano

Blogger L. Havranek came home one day to find a medicinal marijuana sign posted in his herb garden. His wife nearly gave him a heart attack by posting the sign next to his medicinal, but hopefully non-narcotic, plants.

4. I forgot I was holding that gun

“Duy Dao took exception to two girls, (ten and fourteen years old), walking on a public street past his house. He lifted his net curtains and started shouting at them, then accused them of making fun of him, at which point he was probably right on the money.” He then pointed a gun at them and threatened them. When police questioned him, Duy claimed that “he ‘forgot’ he was holding the gun.” The police were sympathetic. He probably should have run that excuse by his lawyer.

5. It was that time of the month

Ma’am, do you have a license to be carrying that weapon?