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TIL a VA man sued himself for $5m, claiming that he violated his own civil rights by committing crimes and being sent to prison. He asked the state to pay the $5m on his behalf since he was a ward of the state.

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D9MV TIL Samuel L. Jackson once held Martin Luther King. SR hostage at Morehouse College. He was convicted of felony Unlawful Confinement.
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