We asked our community to share the strangest and most bizarre legal cases they've encountered. Here are the harrowing outcomes.

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My wife was murdered on Friday and 911 operator blew me off

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My wife was murdered on Friday at our place of business (California). Before it happened I was made aware of the verbal confrontation with her alleged killer (whom she knew). She messaged me and asked me to call the police because alleged killer was verbally escalating and had a history of violence. I called 911 explained my wife was alone with this man, who has a history of violence, and it was escalating and I was very concerned it would get physical. The 911 operator said ,"Sir, this is not an emergency call." "Please call non emergency police line and ask for dispatch." Police were supposedly dispatched for a "welfare check" at around 12:35. They arrived at the scene at around 1pm and apparently my wife was either dead, or dying. What I want to know is how can a 911 operator not think that was an emergency? Would there have been a difference in response time, if it was labeled an emergency? I was so angry for getting blown off by the 911 operator. That lack of response may have cost my wife her life. I'm mean, I'm obviously devastated by what happened, but also angry that this wasn't taken seriously. I'm not going to do anything about this right now. Because clearly I have bigger fish to fry at the moment. Perpetrator was caught soon after.

My Employer tried to fire me for my disability

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I moved to Texas a few weeks ago. I started a summer contract job at a nonprofit organization (summer camp). The number of employees is between 100-200. I signed a contract stating I would be hired from May 31 until July 29. A couple weeks into my job, I told the HR office that I had epilepsy. My epilepsy makes me photosensitive. This is no big deal and I explained to HR that I usually just wear sunglasses and sit in the shade when I’m feeling overheated. 

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HR Director sent me home on forced unpaid leave, requiring me to get a note from my neurologist to come back. My neurologist sent a letter back, explaining that I haven’t had a seizure in 6 years, I don’t need a support person, and I’m fine to work. HR still hasn’t messaged me back with a response saying I can come back to work.

Doctor lied about the surgery

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I was told that I had too much foreskin, so I was advised to get it removed. I told the surgeon that I DIDN’T want a circumcision. I asked if it was possible to just remove the excess part of it. I also clearly told him that if it wasn’t possible I wouldn’t go through the surgery. He told me that it was totally possible, and he would do just that. He proceeded to give me a full circumcision. I’m devastated.

My cousin gifted my dad a dog for Father's day and now wants to take it back

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Basically the title. Last week, my cousin adopted a poodle in her name and showed up to my parents house with a bow on it and gifted it to my dad. No one in our family knew she would do this, everyone kind of just knew my dad wanted a small friendly dog one day after we put our small dog down 3 yr ago. She thought she was doing a good thing but didn't bother checking with anyone that lived there if it was a good idea; this dog is energetic, my dad is 62 and can't provide for an active dog. They kept the poodle to give it a chance and poor thing is terrified after hopping shelters for the last year. 

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My sister moves out of my parents house in a week and so she and my dad agreed it'd be best if she moved out with the poodle and give her a good home/ provide how she needs. The dog is also bonded with my sister and is still shaky with men but is warming up. My sister decided to text my cousin to give her a heads up just out of courtesy and my cousin requested the adoption fees she paid and then hell broke loose and they fought. My cousin now is planning to come get this dog tomorrow and my dad only agreed so that the fighting can stop.

The Police blew off my mother this morning

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My mother went to pick up my brother from her ex husband this morning at 10am like she was supposed to but he refused to let her take him despite it being in the agreement that he was supposed to send him with her. She called the police, showed all the proof she could from documents stating that she was supposed to have him and proving he was being unreasonable, but the officers sent over apparently went to speak to him inside and took his side over the obvious proof that my mother was supposed to have picked him up. 

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I wanna know for right now and for future reference since my brother's dad has a habit of manipulating anyone he can and being very unreasonable and hostile towards my family while trying to use my brother as a means to make us unhappy like today, what can we do about this outside of my mother already working on filing a contempt order? (At least I think that's what she said it was called, I'm not super familiar with legal processes).

Mom won't stop hitting me and I don't know if I can hit back

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I'm 16F and I've never had a good relationship with my mother. My dad died when I was 13. I have 3 younger siblings, 13M, 6M, and 9moF. For some background, a few weeks ago I did something that made her upset and she tried to make me sleep on the attic floor but i refused to go upstairs. She called the cops on me and they told her she was allowed to physically discipline me as long as she doesn't leave marks. Ever since then she's started pushing me, slapping me across the face and spitting in my face more frequently. Now, she's always done these things but it's been worse lately.

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I got angry with her today and told her if she hit me one more time I would fight back. She said that she would call the police on me - which she knows I'm afraid of due to past trauma + if I get in legal trouble I lose my college scholarships. I said that I wouldn't get in trouble bc she struck first and she said I would because I'm a child and she's allowed to hit me.

Car dealership won’t tell me what happened to my car

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At the end of 2020, my 2016 Chevy Cruz overheated and was towed to the dealership. My brother’s friend was the salesman who sold the car to me and he assured my brother he would cover the cost of towing. I ended up paying the car off because I needed a new one and there was nothing I could do. The finance guy told me to talk to my parents- mom is passed and I’m no contact with my dad- or husband (I’m 30F), I was single and the car was 100% in my name, and that wasn’t the first time I experienced sexism there. I tried going to the dealership a few times but it was always when the service department was closing.

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Due to mental health, life circumstances, living almost 2 hours from the dealership, and anxiety about dealing with these guys, months went by without me dealing with it. I had my boyfriend call some time in the fall and the service manager said it was brought to a towing company in July 2021. Again, months went by and I avoided the situation. My boyfriend forgot the name of the towing company and we’ve been calling the past few months. The service manager never answers our calls and won’t call us back. I called two weeks ago, talked to someone in the service department, she gave me the name of the towing company and said she’d check to see if the car was in their yard, but wouldn’t be that day since it was raining and it was hard to send someone out. I called the towing company and they have no record of the car ever being there (I was never contacted about any information regarding my car either, including my car being moved from one location to the other). The employee from the service department never called me back so I called again today. I’m pretty sure I spoke to the same employee, told her the towing company has no record of my car ever being there. She transferred me to the manager, he did not answer. I left a message but I don’t have high hopes of getting a call back. 

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It was starting to feel shady when I called the towing company and they said my car was never there. I’m just not sure what to do from here because paying for a lawyer would be much more than the car was worth (I also don’t have money for it). I don’t know where the title is, but I can get a copy. I also had personal belongings in the car. Just looking for the right direction to go. They never contacted me about anything regarding my car and I always had a hard time with this dealership. Misplacing/ mishandling a car is a pretty big deal, I would have liked to gotten some money from it.

Father disposed of items that my deceased mother gave me through her will

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I live in MN. My mother passed during early May. My father (who I don’t have a relationship with) and I are going to probate court next month. My father has been throwing away items that my mom wanted me to inherit, which was mentioned in her notarized will. My attorney instructed my father to stop disposing of the items until we reach a court agreement, but he has continued anyway. Is there any legal action I can take against him?

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I drove by my fathers house today and saw a bunch of my moms property sitting near the road/in dumpster :( My heart is broken. I miss my mom and I have so little left from her.

Let us know in the comments which bizarre case was the strangest to you?