Disorderly Conduct

I'm fascinated by this compelling collection of vintage bad girl mug shots posted by Katie Notopoulos on www.buzzfeed.com.  The retro fashion and styling! (2, 3, 8)  The bouffants & beehives! (4, 7, 11, 15, 16, 21)  The eyebrows! (1, 4, 16, 17)  It's cool to see that some of these 'Forties' hairstyles (18, 23) are currently enjoying a total popularity resurgence...  

Some of these ladies look disheveled, and some look distinguished.  And the expressions on their faces!  Amused, bored, scared, and a few look genuinely badass.  So interesting to speculate on what they might've done to get hauled down to the station...  Did they shoplift a pair of pantyhose, drive drunk, participate in a violent gang or a peaceful public protest?  What impact did this arrest have on their lives?  And what was it like to live back in the days when the police blotter described you as "well built"? 

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23. The baddest of the bad -- she was arrested 3 separate times:

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