Law

A Mormon cult from southern Utah believe that this Wednesday, April 6th is the day of the Apocalypse.  Coincidentally it’s also the day that their leader, Lyle Jeffs, appears before a judge in a major fraud case. As he appears before the judge an earthquake will cause the walls of a Texas prison to crumble and Lyle’s brother, Warren Jeffs (a Mormon ‘Prophet’ and supreme leader) will walk free. This is despite the fact that Jeffs is currently serving a life sentence for having sex with underage girls as young as 12.

A 100-year-old grandmother has been given two weeks to vacate her Palm Desert apartment, by a judge who ruled in favor of her landlord who complained that she was “too noisy.” Evelyn Heller must now leave her apartment following the brief trial at Palm Springs court house on Friday. The Independent reports: Deep Canyon Desert LLC, the company that manages Ms Heller’s apartment, said they evicted the elderly woman because she often had loud, disruptive verbal arguments with her daughter.

Police are investigating the death of a 45-year-old theme park technician whose body was found inside the Phantom Manor haunted house in Frontierland at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris. New York Post reports: They confirmed they are investigating the death of a male technician in the Phantom Manor attraction.

People who take a screenshot of their mobile phone may face up to 2-years in prison under strict laws in the UK.  Users caught screen-grabbing pictures on popular apps such as Snapchat, without the original owners consent, could be sued and face jail time, according to The Independent. British copyright law makes it illegal for anybody to copy an image and make it publicly available without explicit consent from the original owner. Activistpost.com reports: In addition, those caught saving and sharing ‘raunchy’ snaps could be looking at a much more serious crime.

In Japan, the death of a person from overwork is called “karoshi”, and now it is on the rise in the country.  According to Reuters: Labor demand, with 1.28 jobs per applicant, is the highest since 1991, which should help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe draw more people into the workforce to counter the effect of a shrinking population, but lax enforcement of labor laws means some businesses are simply squeezing more out of employees, sometimes with tragic consequences.