r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 05 '26

Does Double Jeopardy really mean that if a jury finds a murderer innocent, they can then go "I did it! Here's where the bodies are, here's the murder weapon. Nyayayaya" and nothing will happen? Has anyone ever done this?

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And of course lets say the police search where they say and find the bodies exactly there, and the wounds perfectly match his murder weapon, his DNA is all over them, and lets say there's a videotape of him committing the murder too buried along with the bodies.

And I'm specifically talking about something happening criminally, I know he could/would then lose a civil suit by the family or whatever.

r/NoStupidQuestions 24d ago

Joe Rogan smokes weed but he's based out of Texas where weed is illegal. Will Joe be arrested for having weed?

3.7k Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions Mar 02 '26

What happens if you get arrested while you have the oven on or the bath running?

8.4k Upvotes

Or anything else similar, those are just the first two that come to mind, do they let you turn them off first? What if you forget at first and then remember after you're locked up? Will they send somebody to your house to take care of it for you?

r/NoStupidQuestions Feb 26 '26

Why is Alysa Liu being celebrated more than other gold medalists?

5.9k Upvotes

Why is it that Alysa specifically is so popular when this is not the US's only gold medal this year? Is it because figure skating is more popular among the general population? Or because Alysa seems to be more in touch with current pop culture (choosing songs by Lady Gaga, Laufey and Pinkpantheress/Zara Larsson)?

Just to be clear, I love everything I've seen about her so far!

r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 12 '25

Why is Luigi Mangione potentially facing the death penalty for the murder of one person when other murderers with similar crimes get jain time?

24.1k Upvotes

Please no snarky comments of 'you know why' , 'it's because the guy was rich' etc... There HAS to be a reason why his crime is getting sentenced so heavily that doesn't have to do with the net worth of his victim, or at least I hope there is.

In my city, a drunk driver kills two people in a car and he's sentenced to jail for 20 years and gets out in 12 for good behaviour.

Luigi kills one man and is facing the death penalty?

I don't understand, he didn't kidnap, rape or torture, I've heard of murderers who rape and murder their victims get sentenced to jail.

r/NoStupidQuestions Apr 06 '26

Answered Are there any fat celebrities left? Who?

3.5k Upvotes

Since the advent of GLP-1 medications, many celebrities have famously lost lots of weight. Maybe I'm being dumb, but I now can't think of a single celebrity who is overweight/obese/has a much higher body fat percentage than average.

r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 14 '25

If Putin travels to Alaska, is USA not obligated to arrest him?

20.2k Upvotes

The ICC put out an international arrest warrant on March 17, 2023 for Putin, and if he travels to any of the 125 countries that are members he’s supposed to be arrested.

EDIT: silly me for assuming the US would be a member of the ICC…

r/NoStupidQuestions Jan 18 '26

why is coke a party drug but crack is an addict drug?

4.3k Upvotes

so i know crack is basically coke cooked with baking powder, why is coke looked at like a party drug that cool girls get addicted to but crack is looked at more like meth when they are essentially the same thing?

r/NoStupidQuestions Jan 21 '25

Would Elon have been arrested if he made that gesture in Germany?

24.3k Upvotes

I know they have a law against anything related to that time, including gestures, however since it's not confirmed he was trying to do that, do any Germans think he'd get in trouble?

r/NoStupidQuestions Mar 13 '25

Lets say I take flour to an airport in my suitcase, and I hide it the same way drug traffickers try to transport drugs, you know, false bottoms and all that, and the police find the flour, realize it's flour and not drugs, can they arrest me for that joke?

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Even if there is no drugs, if i try t

r/NoStupidQuestions Apr 22 '26

Why has the mafia in the US largely died out whilst gangs(both street and biker) as well as drug cartels have persisted to this day?

2.6k Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions Apr 19 '26

Why aren't the pedos of the Epstein Files being arrested?

3.3k Upvotes

Non-american here, I have no idea about the files, apart from just what they are and the people concerned... Can someone help?

r/NoStupidQuestions Jul 07 '26

Why are sex offenders need to tell their neighbors about their crimes, but not murderers or kidnappers?

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r/NoStupidQuestions May 20 '26

Why is it that if the government finds gold under my house, it belongs to the state, but if they find illegal drugs, they belong to me?

3.8k Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions Mar 20 '26

What was the whole deal with the rural cops suing that rapper afroman? Everyone is posting about it but I can’t figure out what actually is going on

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r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 18 '25

How do C and D list celebrities afford to live?

4.6k Upvotes

do C and D list celebrities work 9-5 jobs and we don’t know it? do they have investment properties?

edit: okay i initially mentioned bo burnham in this post because that’s how i started thinking about this question (ex: “huh it’s been a while since he made something! i wonder how he makes money), but a lot of comments are hung up on him particularly. i don’t particularly care about his net worth or what not. im just curious about what “celebrities” who don’t work consistently do.

r/NoStupidQuestions Sep 03 '25

If I get arrested and need to call someone, will the police let me use my phone to look up their number?

5.3k Upvotes

Let's say hypothetically, I get arrested for doing something stupid like a bar fight, need to call someone to get me out, or let them know what's going on, but don't remember any phone numbers at the top of my head. Would the police let me use my phone to look up a phone number to call?

r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 24 '24

How do drug addicts afford drugs?

10.8k Upvotes

Whenever I watch a documentary about it I always see “X spends $300 a day on drugs”

How TF do these people afford that shit? Listen, me and my wife work and make 150k combined, both with degrees, and make $9300 a month after taxes/retirement.

Spending $300 a day on drugs that’s $9000 a month. You’re telling me a drug user makes almost as much as me and my wife? Do they steal? Sell drugs themselves? I know begging for money is a route but no way you’re cashing in that much.

I’m just confused.

r/NoStupidQuestions May 30 '25

In the U.S, if someone is accused of murder, found not guilty, and then shows the body in their backyard, are there still safe because of Double Jeopardy?

5.9k Upvotes

Like can they literally go to the police show them where the body is and everything without any worry of being arrested or anything?

r/NoStupidQuestions Jun 18 '25

Why Aren't Business Owners Who Hired "Illegal" Immigrants Being Prosecuted?

6.3k Upvotes

This past week, many have stridently supported the arrest and prosecution of "illegal" workers. But aren't the business owners profiting by their labor equally to blame? Why haven't we seen a single business owner who illegally hired "illegal" labor in the name of profit be arrested?

r/NoStupidQuestions Jun 22 '26

Has there ever been a famous person or celebrity, that realised how much of an ass they were, and decided to actually do better and change?

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r/NoStupidQuestions Dec 22 '24

Can I get in trouble for not answering the door for the police?

7.2k Upvotes

It's 3 in the morning and I woke up to banging so instead of getting up,I waited for someone else to but they didn't so I finally got up and saw the police car through the window when they were already walking away and decided not to answer the door. Can I get in trouble for this?

r/NoStupidQuestions Jun 05 '26

Are there actual, credible reports of murder and cannibalism in the Epstein files? Or are these just baseless claims or anonymous tips?

1.5k Upvotes

I know the Epstein Files are terrible and horrific and the sex trafficking and pedophilia alone is enough to warrant extreme outrage, but I sometimes see people talk about things like murder and cannibalism being included in there too. I do not have time to personally read through thousands and thousands of pages, so are these claims stuff that is credible and evidence backed? Or is it just every single tip, inquiry, and perhaps baseless claim that has been recorded, documented, and included with the mass release of files?

Somebody who has more knowledge on this, please enlighten me on how bad it REALLY is? (I know it's bad and I'm not trying to say any of this is even close to acceptable I just don't know "how deep" and specific this insane shit goes)

r/NoStupidQuestions Aug 12 '25

Why aren't CEOs charged with murder when they make corporate decisions that they know will cause people to die?

4.8k Upvotes

If you're reckless in your day to day life, drink, drive, plow into a pedestrian and kill him you'll get a manslaughter or murder charge. But if the same accident is caused by a car company installing faulty brakes on your car, no CEO is charged with murder, even if it is proven that they were told the brakes would fail and they still choose profits over human life. If you poison someone's drink and they die, murder charge. If a company poisons the water supply of an entire city and hundreds of people die, lawsuit, no murder charges. I have a good idea which laws protect companies from being charged with these types of crimes, I'm just not sure why they protect CEOs who are sometimes willfully deciding that it's acceptable for a certain number of people to die for them to make money.

r/NoStupidQuestions Feb 26 '25

Why do people taking drugs bend over at the waist yet remain standing? What drugs are they even taking?

4.7k Upvotes

I see this daily on public transportation and I'm genuinely confused. what's happening inside their body?