Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Robbed by Machete-Wielding Intruder in Carribean
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed at knife point in his vacation home on the Caribbean island of Nevis Feb. 9, according to a court spokeswoman, although he’s not the first Supreme Court justice become a victim of crime. In 2004, Justice David Souter was mugged while jogging, and in 1966, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had her purse snatched.
Breyer was with his wife, Joanna Breyer, and guests when an intruder armed with a machete broke into their home. The intruder took $1,000 but no one was hurt.
Supreme Court Justices receive government protection when outside Washington, D.C., from the U.S. Marshals Service. According to an FBI spokesman, “The FBI is assisting the Royal St. Kitt and Nevis Police force with the investigation. ”
The Supreme Court is currently on break. The justices will meet behind closed doors this Friday for their conference and will take the bench to hear arguments on Feb. 21. Breyer is no longer on Nevis, according to the Supreme Court spokeswoman.
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Obviously, the intruder hadn’t received his portion of the wealth re-distribution from Obama yet.
Posted by: James | February 13, 2012, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Hey Breyer!!! How does it feel to have your personal property taken away from you? LOSER!
Posted by: Stephen's Karma | February 13, 2012, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
A 99%-er takes his distributive “fair” share from a 1%-er.
(And believe me, Breyer et uxor are firmly entrenched in the 1% class.)
Interviewer after the robbery Breyer was heard muttering, “Now where did I put my Second Amendment”?
Posted by: Gayle Spencer | February 13, 2012, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Some protection…
Posted by: Jack Smith | February 13, 2012, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
HA HA HA HA HA HA
This guy will soon become the next conservative on the Supreme Court…
Posted by: spayandneuterliberals | February 13, 2012, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
Sux to be a lib who doesn’t know how to arm himself.
I know, he was not in the US. But then again, why would you travel outside of the US?
Oh, second home. Must be a 1 percenter!!
Posted by: Andrew | February 13, 2012, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
Isn’t it finally time for reasonable machete control legislation?
Posted by: bmd | February 13, 2012, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm
Putting it in mathematical terms:
Anti-gun judge – (ivory towers and bodyguards) + thief with a knife = New NRA member.
Posted by: oonogil7 | February 14, 2012, 12:35 am 12:35 am
another elitist is all with a vacation home on the Caribbean island of Nevis. must be nice. just a serf, a proletariat, so one can only dream of such things.
Posted by: david | February 14, 2012, 3:07 am 3:07 am
I could not think of a more fitting candidate for a visit by a machete-wielding robber. My guess is the judge had to make a quick run to 8-Eleven for a fresh box of Depends. And really all the guy was doing was what the government does – income redistribution. So the judge really has no beef.
Posted by: Rick Rock | February 14, 2012, 5:28 am 5:28 am
Wow, what a wonderful and caring bunch of comments from the bone-headed idiots on the Right about the victim of a crime. You people are sick in the head. Seriously, you have some sort of brain disease that causes you to gleefully post nasty and negative things about the victim of a crime. The scary part is, you are allowed to breed. Sick, sick, sick people on the Right…..
Posted by: Disgusted with gop | February 14, 2012, 8:51 am 8:51 am
At least the bad guy didn’t use a gun, so this gun grabber can’t b##ch about that….
Posted by: Bruce | February 14, 2012, 9:15 am 9:15 am
gvswb3
Posted by: uyj | February 14, 2012, 9:58 am 9:58 am
Anti-gun judge – (ivory towers and bodyguards) + thief with a knife = New NRA member. Posted by: oonogil7 | February 14, 2012, 12:35 am.
I’d love to see him try to get a gun through customs, especially coming back. This happened outside the USA.
Posted by: A Cynic | February 14, 2012, 11:37 am 11:37 am