And the Dumbest Excuses...

THE ISSUE: Over 40,000 cases of confiscated wine were illegally consumed in police stations in the Indian state of Bihar.

THE EXCUSE: Police insisted that rats had bitten through the tops of confiscated wine bottles and had drunk the booty. Source: rt.com

THE ISSUE: A man was pulled over for driving 16 kilometres per hour over the speed limit in Australia. THE EXCUSE: “The wind was pushing me.” Source: metro.co.uk

THE ISSUE: A Canadian woman was pulled over for driving nearly double the speed limit. THE EXCUSE: She told the officer she was speeding in order to make it to her nearby cottage in time for sunset. It was 8.20 in the morning. Source: CTV News

THE ISSUE: A university student was arrested on charges of shoplifting. THE EXCUSE: It was a homework assignment – she was researching a term paper on kleptomania. Source: Associated Press