Al Capone turned down the Nobel Peace Prize for financial reasons: he didn’t want the IRS to suspect he had taxable income (they figured it out anyway). Charles Manson, on the other hand, turned down his Nobel Peace Prize simply because the State of California wouldn’t let him leave his Maximum Security facility to travel to Norway, nor would they let him keep the prize money. He thought this was blatantly unfair, and was further incensed when they gave the prize he turned down to Henry Kissinger. “I mean, like, hey Man. That guy’s like, a real mass murderer, like, you know?” complained Manson….
