Sometimes people get arrested for things that are “against the law” and serve some serious jail time for nothing more than trying to help out.

Did you know that it’s illegal to dress up in a police officer costume and walk around busting scumbag criminals like a super hero vigilante? Impersonating an officer is against the law, except on Halloween apparently.

Boner.

It’s also illegal to fake credentials at a hospital and perform heart surgery on a patient if you aren’t a doctor. You could possibly go to prison for life for that. Pshh, imagine that - life in prison for trying to help out another person. Nice, America.

There are places in the world where they don’t even have police and doctors, not to mention people who try to pretend to be, but just want to help. Why can’t we put some of these people who get arrested for stuff like that into some kind of relocation program where they can help out anyway? 14-year-old Johnny aspires to be a gynecologist, but gets arrested for practicing on girls? Don’t put him in jail - send him to Thailand to check for cervical cancer in some of the underage prostitutes!

“Put your legs in the stirrups please. Yes, I’m a certified doctor. Stop asking.”

I know you’re probably wondering if I have a real life example of a person who has been arrested in a scenario like those previously mentioned. Well, I do.

Meet 18-year-old James L. Harris from… *drum roll* … FLORIDA!

Pretty cute, huh? LOL just kidding. Well, I guess he’s cute, but I like dudes… I mean girls. Fuck.

If you’re new to Sidecarsally, you’ll catch on soon enough that most of my great stories come from Florida.

James was arrested in Miami on Tuesday for stealing at least three public transportation buses. He went to the bus yard and drove off with them, unquestioned because he was wearing a public transportation outfit.

Here’s the catch: Although James technically stole the buses, he was actually just driving around the city on the buses’ scheduled routes, picking up passengers, and then returning to the yard after his shifts. He also never stole any of the fares.

According to the news article, James is being charged with three counts each of third-degree grand theft and burglary of an occupied conveyance. These charges obviously carry strict penalties and it doesn’t look good for poor guy.

Now, I understand that what he did could have been potentially disastrous for the occupants of the bus, but come on - nothing bad happened, right? I’m sure all those people on the bus are having a good chuckle about it right now.

If he would’ve pulled this stunt on Halloween, maybe the law would have been more lenient. Especially if he was handing out candy. I love candy.