# Rules for getting away with it

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 24, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667 "2012-03-24T03:16:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667/81 "2012-03-29T14:39:43Z")

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Better yet, just threaten anybody who seems to be a little shaky about supporting you with every conceivable action from economic sanctions to drone strikes.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667/82 "2012-03-29T14:46:29Z")

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Um… This thread might be going a little off-track.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667/83 "2012-03-29T15:36:48Z")

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It all depends on your definitions of “criminal” and “crime”.

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**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667/84 "2012-03-29T15:39:42Z")

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> [@ducati](#):
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> Become a highly-paid professional athlete.  
> [You](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson#Legal_history)[can](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_lewis#Conviction_for_obstruction_of_justice)[get](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant#Sexual_assault_allegation)[away](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger#Sexual_assault_allegations)  
> [with](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell#1997_choking_incident)  
> [anything](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Newton)  
> [you](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dont%C3%A9_Stallworth#Manslaughter_charges)  
> [want](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Jones_(American_football)#Las_Vegas_shooting_case_.26_subsequent_suspension)!

> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Just make sure all your victims are human. Hurt a dog and you’re in trouble.

Or a [seagull](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weOxt28RvGc)!

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