Holy Shite Justice Breyer robbed at knifepoint during Nevis vacation

[malaise]

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/13/us/justice-breyer-robbed/index.html
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- Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by an intruder armed with a machete while Breyer was vacationing on the Caribbean island of Nevis, court officials said Monday.

Breyer, his wife and two other guests were in the justice's vacation home at the time, but officials said no one was hurt in the incident.

The male assailant took $1,000 in cash and fled the scene, according to court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg. The robbery was reported to local authorities shortly after it happened last Thursday night, and local media said no arrests had been made as of Monday. It was unclear whether the FBI or other U.S. agencies were assisting in the investigation.

Breyer had no comment on the matter, and the court would not say if he had returned to the United States. The high court is in recess this week, but the justices have scheduled a closed-door meeting Friday to go over pending court business, and they resume public sessions next week.
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Do DUers know the size of Nevis?

[mdmc]

1. wild!

[malaise]

2. I'm guessing a coke head n/t

[woolldog]

4. or a freeper. nt

[malaise]

5. in Nevis?

no basements there.

[malaise]

3. FBI investigating

http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2012/02/10/fbi-nevis.html
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An agent with U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is presently in Nevis in relation to the armed robbery of a Judge of the United States highest court.

Police confirmed that on Thursday (Feb. 9) night sometime after 10, a masked intruder wielding a machete robbed a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice at his Golden Rock vacation home.

According to information reaching this media house, the robber stole a total of about US$1200 and fled the scene without further confrontation.

The Judge, The Observer was told, is a regular vacationer to the island and was traveling with his wife and several friends on this sojourn.

The Observer understands that the U.S. Federal Agent arrived in Nevis on Friday, however it was not confirmed if he is observing the local law enforcement’s handling of the case or working in conjunction with Nevis police.

[ret5hd]

6. what happens if you are driving thru Mississippi and get stopped...

and happen to have $1000 on you?
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you get robbed by the cops. may this be a learning experience for you.

[malaise]

8. I've heard about that

and I'm staying away

[TheWraith]

7. Not big by any measure.

The population is about 12,000 people, and the area is just under 36 square miles, or about the size of a standard US survey township.