Oddbean new post about | logout
 Your honor, my astrology sign makes me more prone to committing manslaughter, so that's why I committed the crime 
 I’d like to submit the defendant’s natal chart as exhibit B. You can clearly see where Aquarius is in the house if Mars while in retrograde. Frankly, we’re fortunate this wasn’t premeditated murder and applaud his restraint given the cosmic forces at work here. 

I furthermore request the court offer my client a formal apology for wasting his time and this case be dismissed. 
 That is most solid legal defense I've ever seen.

It puts "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit" to shame