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Ladro di biciclette

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Police in Taiwan arrested a man for stealing a bicycle and planned to lock him up for theft charges. However, the officers discovered that the man was so poor that they not only did not prosecute him but instead decided to donate a bike to him.

The man stole the bicycle from a high school near his home to help save his daughter time in walking 10 kilometers from her vocational school to take care of him in the hospital. The man has often been ill and has had to be hospitalized.

Police said that the man originally told his daughter that he had bought the bicycle second-hand. However, later the former owner of the bike recognized it. Both father and daughter were taken in for questioning by the police.

Police officers learned that the man had no access to water or electricity and was living in an empty shipping container beside a graveyard. Police officers decided not to press charges against the old man and jointly bought a new bike for the girl.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/11/taiwan.poor.bike.thief/

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Taiwan's Biggest Ever Mafia Funeral
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Organized crime is big in Taiwan, judging by the attendance at the funeral of top mob boss Lee Chao-hsiung. The funeral drew prominent politicians, Buddhist monks, TV variety show celebrities, and foreign dignitaries. Guests included more than ten legislators, dozens of mayors, county magistrates, and councillors, including Taichung's Mayor Jason Hu, a former foreign minister.

Mr Lee died of liver cancer at the age of 73. The 108-car funeral procession conveying his body to a crematorium included a Rolls Royce hearse, Mercedes-Benzes and BMWs. Female models carried signs announcing each delegation. It was believed to be the island's biggest ever gangster funeral, with more than 20,000 attending and lines of spectators stretching for more than a mile.

http://mafiatoday.com/general-breaking-news/politicians-gangsters-mix-at-funeral-for-taiwan-mafia-boss/

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