A wee hint, No.2 is often reported these days unfortunately. Perpetrators don't get the death penalty these days.
Rape?
We have a winner!
I know they take kidnap pretty seriously, but I guess rape might well be up there as well.
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Looking back Catman got this one earlier
Which makes 2 out of 3. Over to Catman presumably.
Plus the fact I'm going to observe that MarkMas is quoting BAD Medicine Show (without clicking the link)
....but I'll wait for Navcorr
<edit> And although I was technically correct, I probably should have traced it back to the original movie!
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Hats off to MarkMas - that deserves a question. Over to you.
We have a winner!
For those interested, here's the list.
1. Murder1 - 12,111 (81.8%) 16. Witchcraft - 35
2. Rape2 - 988 (6.7%) 17. Counterfeiting - 31
3. Slave Revolt - 277 (1.9%) 18. Spying/Espionage - 27
4. House Break-in Burglary - 251 (1.7%) 19. Theft/Stealing - 23
5. Robbery - 158 (1.1%) 20. Forgery - 21
6. Attempted Murder - 144 21. Aiding a Runaway Slave - 20
7. Piracy - 130 22. Burglary/Attempted Rape - 16
8. Unspecified Felony - 107 23. Sodomy/Buggery/Bestiality - 15
9. Conspiracy to Murder - 99 24. Kidnapping - 11
10. Arson - 97 25. Guerilla Activity - 7
11. Poisoning - 59 26. Concealing Birth - 4
12. Horse Stealing - 51 27. Rioting - 4
13. Treason - 43 28. Adultery - 2
14. Desertion - 40 29. Prison Break/Kidnap - 2
15. Accessory to Murder - 36 30. Criminal Assault - 1
Concealing Birth, now there's a weird one!
For those interested, here's the list.
1. Murder1 - 12,111 (81.8%) 16. Witchcraft - 35
2. Rape2 - 988 (6.7%) 17. Counterfeiting - 31
Meanwhile,
What connects Edmond Halley and Samuel Clemens?
Do we need a clue?
Astronomical features? I seem to have this thing in my head about Clemens being some amateur astronomer.
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I know Twain is quoted as something along the lines of " I came in on a comet" .