This Week's Most Ratchet Crimes in America

Ratchet crimes strike again. These are the ratchet crimes in America.

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The word "ratchet" may be played out, but until the Internet agrees upon a more accurate description for these crimes, it will have to do. These stories are sad, imaginative, and they inspire us to have conversations about race, class, and the American dream

This week's roundup includes pocket-sized Jell-O shots, runaway corpses, and wedding-reception stabbings. Each crime is rated on our Ratchet Metera base-10 logarithmic scale modeled after a similar system developed by Charles Richter—except that the Ratchet Meter has nothing to do with science because it's not actually a real thing. 

Read on for the best of the worst ratchet crimes in America. Proceed with caution, stay safe, don't try this at home, and send your tips to cityguidetips@complex.com.

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Man Takes Cross-Country Road Trip With Girlfriend's Corpse in Passenger Seat

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Two 12-Year-Old Girls Arrested, Charged for Stabbing Friend 19 Times

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Man Kills Ex-Girlfriend and Her Family, Posts About it on Facebook

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New Jersey Substitute Teacher Accused of Taping Students' Mouths Shut

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The Couple That Fights Together, Stays Together

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Woman Arrested for Doing Heroin in Front of New Hampshire Elementary School

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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Arrested for Peeling Off with Girlfriend Hanging Out of Car

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Man Stabbed to Death After Bronx Wedding Reception During Argument Over Leftovers

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Police Find Jell-O Shots in Pockets of Drunk Driver

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