A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles His arm is not himself and I fail to see how you can punish the whole individual for an offense committed by his limb Well put the judge replied Using your logic I sentence the defendant s arm to one year s imprisonment He can accompany it or not as he chooses The defendant smiled And with his lawyer s assistance he detached his artificial limb laid it on the bench and walked out

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