$10,000 Per Tooth

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At the rate this guy is getting for one of his teeth, he could shoplift 28 times, then get fitted for false teeth and put the rest in a mutual fund. By the time he retires, he'll be set.

Crook Wins Damages For Injury During Theft

Reuters
Thu Apr 19, 8:23 AM ET

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 incident, it did not mean he lacked credibility as a witness about being beaten while being apprehended.

"Listening to Mr Baines testify, I found him to be remarkably forthright. He did not minimize or deny circumstances that might seem embarrassing or harmful to his case," Justice William Ehrcke said in a ruling published this week.

Baines, who represented himself, said employees of the supermarket in a Vancouver suburb used unreasonable force when he struggled during his capture. Baines lost a tooth in the incident, and said he now has trouble speaking.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/od_nm/shoplifter_odd_dc;

*** - If I ever do something wrong and I get charged by the police. This is the judge I want. I'm sure there's a waiting list.....