This Week's Most Ratchet Crimes in America

This week's ratchet crimes includes examples of outrageous parenting and childish burglaries.

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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 an intoxicated horseman, psychotic "sugar babies," and cereal burglars. 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.

And for your viewing pleasure, here's the latest episode of Ratchet News Network with The Kid Mero

This Week's Most 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 an intoxicated horseman, psychotic "sugar babies," and cereal burglars. 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.

And for your viewing pleasure, here's the latest episode of Ratchet News Network with The Kid Mero

Child Informs Minnesota Police of Parents' Weed Stash

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Never Tell a Judge "I Know This All Looks Really Bad" And Expect Leniency

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Georgia Man Accused of Sexting Six Women While Son Died Inside of Scorching Hot Vehicle

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Michigan Man Allegedly Killed 2-Year-Old Girl to Torture Her Father

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High-End Prostitute Accused of Murdering a Google Exec on a Yacht in Santa Cruz

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Very Drunk Man Has "Grand Theft Auto" Moment, Leads Police on Chase from Manhattan to Bronx

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Woman Arrested for Drunk Driving With Five Kids in Her Car

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Alabama Woman Drunkenly Steals Horse, Rides It to Store to Steal Again

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High Florida Men Arrested for Stealing Snacks from School

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Woman Arrested for Leaving Child on NYC Subway Platform

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