Law & Ethics - June 2006

My girlfriend made a mistake and now she has a record. She got her life together and got a BS degree, now she is having a hard time finding a job. I want to help but don't know what to tell her...why is or judicial system so unforgiving?

BTW...she is not a habitual criminal!

2006-06-07 01:55:49 · 8 answers · asked by briluve 2

2006-06-07 01:19:28 · 1 answers · asked by ken l 1

2006-06-07 01:03:16 · 20 answers · asked by heavensent 3

Copyright registration in USA is not compulsory, but i want to know if I make registration, what advantage i can get.

2006-06-06 23:23:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I went to a game on 5/26/06 while visiting a friend who lives in the bronx and noticed there were people buying and selling peanuts all around me!!!! How dare they? i am severely allergic to peanuts! The next day I broke out in hives and my tongue swelled out of my head.

2006-06-06 21:59:44 · 27 answers · asked by Blonde Piaga 1

2006-06-06 21:41:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

0% = I don't beleive what the goverment said
5% = maybe there a chance s/he dangerous
100% = I believe s/he will 100% molested another child

2006-06-06 21:40:57 · 15 answers · asked by nk_rso 3

2006-06-06 21:34:14 · 3 answers · asked by Stephanie M 2

of the same SEX CRIMES

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rsorp94.htm
it says here
Within 3 years following their release, 5.3% of sex offenders (men who had committed rape or sexual assault) were rearrested for another sex crime. NOT 99%!!!!

2006-06-06 20:14:12 · 8 answers · asked by nk_rso 3

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/02/02/usdom10106_txt.htm
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Banishment is Not the Answer
January 31, 2005

By Corinne Carey, published in San Francisco Chronicle

A four-time sex offender who readily acknowledges his crimes, Cary Verse does not ask for our sympathy. But his very existence is leaving a small community in Contra Costa County with no choice but to deal with child sexual assault. It may be that the most effective approach is grounded in compassion and an acknowledgement of the humanity of even the most egregious offenders.
Verse has been searching for a home for more than two years—a search that spanned the length of California yet turned up few willing to take a chance on him. Those who came forward to help were hounded by relatives and neighbors and withdrew their offers. Driven by community protests from transient hotels to shelters and from town to town for the past year, Verse will now appear before a judge on Friday to hear whether the community of B

2006-06-06 20:03:21 · 18 answers · asked by nk_rso 3

Thousands of Children Sentenced to Life without Parole

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
United States: Thousands of Children Sentenced to Life without Parole
National Study by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Finds Majority Face Life for First Offense

(New York, October 12, 2005)—There are at least 2,225 child offenders serving life without parole (LWOP) sentences in U.S prisons for crimes committed before they were age 18, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a new joint report published today.
While many of the child offenders are now adults, 16 percent were between 13 and 15 years old at the time they committed their crimes. An estimated 59 percent were sentenced to life without parole for their first-ever criminal conviction. Forty-two states currently have laws allowing children to receive life without parole sentences.

The 157-page report, The Rest of Their Lives: Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States, is the first national study examini

2006-06-06 19:53:57 · 19 answers · asked by nk_rso 3

2006-06-06 18:22:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-06 18:08:27 · 11 answers · asked by tellejay 2

2006-06-06 17:38:32 · 2 answers · asked by tan1210507 1

2006-06-06 17:14:52 · 7 answers · asked by inquizative 1

Paul Wolfowitz, aka The Prince of Darkness?

2006-06-06 16:45:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

the personal injury was sexual abuse by a priest. in 1988 my attorney charged me 45%+expences, was this a legal rate to charge at that time,also if it was not the legal rate can i sue for the over charge.

2006-06-06 16:42:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just thought I wouldn't lighten up things. Did I?

2006-06-06 16:28:27 · 6 answers · asked by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7

convicted of grand larceny. first time offender. 2 years of college.

2006-06-06 16:22:12 · 2 answers · asked by tony f 1

He was being escorted by policemen to the courtroom.

2006-06-06 16:09:59 · 13 answers · asked by Charlene M 1

What is it?

2006-06-06 15:31:05 · 11 answers · asked by Claudius B. Horseballs 3

I am recently divorced and my ex has requested that i submit to drug testing so that i can see my kids. the judge agreed and ordered it so. I have no prior drug convictions or offenses but did go to voluntarily to a rehab for vicodin use. Is this legal? Do i have to test?

2006-06-06 15:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by sideshow 1

2006-06-06 15:18:18 · 7 answers · asked by bmagnit 1

im not jewish but i see it on tv and i have a friend who gets cursed out whenever he goes out

2006-06-06 15:00:31 · 19 answers · asked by peter the great 1

2006-06-06 14:35:50 · 25 answers · asked by CHARLIE 1

2006-06-06 14:18:40 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6

I have $339,995.00 in medical expenses and $260,000.00 in lost wages. I still have hardwares on my body. I have visible scare tissue on my body. I have Chronic Pain. I have disfigurement. Pain and suffering from 6 different surgeries.

2006-06-06 14:16:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My bankruptcy was dismissed last year but I have no idea what happened to the money and car that I turned over to the trustee. According to the trustee's office they don't give an accounting of the money. That doesn't seem right! Can anyone answer this question?

2006-06-06 14:09:00 · 2 answers · asked by sandstorm 1

I was told there is a list on line to get the names and pictures in my community

2006-06-06 14:05:44 · 4 answers · asked by Stephanie H 1

2006-06-06 14:04:32 · 2 answers · asked by marvin h 1