From the department of weird. Professor Tyler Cowen of George Mason Law was teaching Law and Literature yesterday when a man walked in and attempted to take him into custody via a citizen's arrest. When Cowen did not comply, the man pepper sprayed him. The sprayer was subsequently arrested.
Details here and here.
On an entirely unrelated note, it is intriguing that a law professor with a Ph.D in economics (and no JD) is teaching Law and Literature in a law school.
Citizens arrest for teaching law without a law license?
Posted by: Kep | March 27, 2014 at 09:58 AM
Weird all around. Cowen's appointment is in the econ department, not the law school, though he could have a joint or courtesy appointment, I suppose. http://economics.gmu.edu/people/tcowen
Nonetheless, it is still intriguing that he is teaching law and literature.
Posted by: Kim Krawiec | March 27, 2014 at 10:41 AM
Sounds like some Occupy Wall Street weirdo to me...
Posted by: TS | March 27, 2014 at 11:47 AM
Update here: http://reason.com/blog/2014/03/27/gmu-prof-tyler-cowen-attacker-identified
Posted by: Michelle Meyer | March 27, 2014 at 04:31 PM
Intriguing? Aren't appointments like that commonplace these days?
Posted by: Lois Turner | March 27, 2014 at 04:41 PM
I don't think it's the law part that is intriguing. He obviously has something to say on law and economics. It's the literature part. Who knew?
Posted by: Ray Campbell | March 28, 2014 at 11:46 PM