Law & Ethics - August 2006

2006-08-27 05:50:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

President Pervez Musharraf has opened a new and
especially bitter confrontation with radical Islam by
trying to rewrite Pakistan's controversial rape laws.

These place an almost impossible burden of proof on
women by compelling them to produce four "pious" male
witnesses to prove rape or risk being convicted of
adultery and face 100 lashes or death by stoning.

This law, known as the Hudood Ordinance, has been
regarded as untouchable since its passage 27 years
ago.

It also sets no minimum age for sex with girls, saying
only that they should have reached puberty. A powerful
militant Muslim lobby regards this code as sacred and
based on Koranic texts and sharia law. No previous
Pakistani leader, not even the country's first female
leader, Benazir Bhutto, dared reform it.

But Gen Musharraf's allies in parliament sparked the
fury of the militant opposition by introducing a Women
Protection Bill. This would remove the requirement for
four male witnesses to prove rape and set 16 as the
age of consent for sex with girls.

When this measure came before parliament, Islamic
radicals responded by tearing up copies of the bill
and storming out. "This bill is against the Holy
Koran," said Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of the
militant opposition. "We reject it and will try to
block it in any possible manner." Other MPs chanted
"death to Musharraf" and "Allah is great."

2006-08-27 05:37:01 · 11 answers · asked by jh 6

im sickened with the pedophilia on the internet.. i saw the movie hard candy and i looked up on the internet and theres actually even a site that says pedo is okay because it doesnt hurt kids?
http://www.lege.cz/archiv/pedo1.htm

wtf? how come their domains dont shut them down?

2006-08-27 05:24:39 · 12 answers · asked by helena2581 2

If that child wants to live with relatives and stay in school, can child leave parents at 17 and a half and if you know answer, how do you know? Is there a web site that can help ? I'm not talking about becoming emancipated. That's something different.

2006-08-27 05:19:42 · 2 answers · asked by richg2524 2

I recieved a mail from a lawyer that he said he is registered in the united nations. I searched all the internet and the united nations site to verify his identity. But I coudn't find it. Please help me how can I find it out or introduce me a site of the united nations that lists all registered lawyers of the united nations. Thank you.

2006-08-27 05:10:27 · 6 answers · asked by Gereftar m 1

Mark Morice took a neighbor's boat in the aftermath of Katrina and rescued over 200 people who were stranded. (Owners of the boat had evacuated-so no he did not get their permission.) He saw an opportunity to help his fellow man, and now he is being sued....

http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=5950

I would think this boat was damaged during the storm or could've been valdalized in the days that followed, but in MHO, this man is a hero.This kind of greed makes me want to puke!

Thoughts?

2006-08-27 05:10:15 · 13 answers · asked by Cherie 6

2006-08-27 04:44:10 · 14 answers · asked by Raju R 1

2006-08-27 04:32:33 · 3 answers · asked by Raju R 1

i am a convicted felon of attempted burglary i was on drugs real bad with my ex and got into some trouble i am now fixing my mistakes and raising my 7 month old alone. i am going to school to be a receptionist what are the odds someone will hire me in that field witha criminalk record i have been clean for a year now and want to do well..what do u guyz think?

2006-08-27 04:21:09 · 17 answers · asked by Nicole 1

2006-08-27 04:19:21 · 9 answers · asked by tom,dick,harry 1

Israel so far want to keep land that was never part of Israel .
No one could NOT change his mind unless he has no mind.
Occupying other people by force is losing policy in the past and now and has no future.

2006-08-27 04:09:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

So they why do we have people like this who want to ignore the fact that there are many more teachers that are sexual predators than there are preists. Going to school isnt much of a "choice". If you dont like preists then dont go to church, but what to do about the teachers?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoMpFXrJX0sApKjUtEasyCDsy6IX?qid=20060826090819AAWrp84


I answered this questions with "should pedophile teachers be allowed to vote?" and of course someone reported me for not answering the question.

PS - did anyone see America's Most wanted last night, they talked about teachers being able to move from state to state and continue to molest children because of the lack of comprehensive background checks done on teachers.

2006-08-27 03:56:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know about a hand wriiten will or does it have to be typed? what all has to be done to make it legal. I have heard that it is legal and you need to sign it and 2 witness . Is this true and will it hold up in court.. Need help badly.

2006-08-27 03:33:36 · 4 answers · asked by becky g. 1

New Orleans man charged with Hubris, for stealing boat during storm surge. Mr. Morice is sued for stealing Mr. Lyon's boat during Katrina and accused of Hubris. Curious about this story, because a friend of mind took his neighbor's boat (skiff) during the initial rising waters of New Orleans the first day of its flooding, in order to get he and his wife, four cats and two dogs to higher ground, I was compelled to read it. I had remember talking to my friend much later (two or three weeks after the storm flooded the city and I was able to locate him thru who knows how many friend of a friend contacts), and him saying that his neighbor, the boat owner, was across the street when he saw my friend swim over and unlatch the gate in order to take his boat, and yelling to him something to the affect that, "I am going to get you for this."
story found at http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1156572434292430.xml&coll=1

2006-08-27 03:31:15 · 2 answers · asked by jeeveswantstoknow 2

To run a public event like a fete or fairground what kind of legality issues would you have. Would you need insurance to cover any problems, or would the people who run the individual stalls (like fairground ride, or hot dog kiosk) have that insurance. Please help. Thanks.

2006-08-27 03:12:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-27 02:40:18 · 1 answers · asked by venkat r 1

2006-08-27 02:19:15 · 12 answers · asked by betty 1

then where's the law from all of these ****?????

2006-08-27 02:01:30 · 7 answers · asked by the twist 2

In December of 2004 I went to an ER menstrual bleeding that had lasted for 16 weeks. I did not have insurance, so they gave me a student doctor so that he could practice on me while the regular doctor watched. They decided that my problem must be PCOD and I was prescribed Progesterone. The doctor told me that I had to be sure that I wanted to take it, because it is a birth control, and if I ever want to have more children I shouldn't take it. He told me at least four times before I left that I had been given a birth control to stop the bleeding. I got a two month prescription from him and I took it exactly as prescribed. In January I got pregnant and I gave birth in October. I went to a different doctor this year, and she told me that what they gave me as actually a fertility treatment that they give to women with PCOD rather than a birth control, she could not believe how bad they screwed up. I just wanted to know if I had legal grounds to sue, and if I could win.

2006-08-27 02:00:39 · 8 answers · asked by kimberly b 4

the house i live next door is owned by the ministry of housing.2 weeks ago they moved in a guy with mental problems. several people have already had problems with him. he is constantly watching me out his window. tonight when i was coming home he stuck his head out his window and shouted abuse at me, he said i had been trying to get into his head while he sleeps and he wont let me win.last week he said something similiar and i ignored him.but tonight i got angry and i told him where to go.... he said that i would regret that, and he would get me while i sleep. i have been up to the police station and reported it, i am so scared. does anyone know what else i can do?

2006-08-27 01:54:23 · 10 answers · asked by aussiejoeanne 2

Is there a way or a device that lets you know if your phone is beening tapped or if there are cameras in your house and how accurate are they? i think someone just hired private investigators on my @$$ and these guys can play real dirty. no im not cheating on my girlfriend i dont even have a girlfriend...but its a long story...thx...

2006-08-27 01:17:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother will not press charges againest her> I was wondering if I can even though its not my account.

2006-08-27 01:11:21 · 16 answers · asked by Amiie 1

On Inheritance Tax?

I personally think it's a load of crap. If your parents die, the government claims most of the things they leave to you in payment of...in payment of...NOTHING. Blair wants a new desk, why not nick it off a dead person?

The people should just give you the things in their will when they know death is imminent so it's not technically inheriting.

2006-08-27 01:06:14 · 16 answers · asked by Xan 3

US government is out of the control of it's people

2006-08-27 01:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-27 00:21:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which charities can you trust with your donations?

2006-08-27 00:08:30 · 20 answers · asked by wolfmettle 3

to vote for liberals solely because of their gun control agendas

2006-08-27 00:04:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 23:12:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

She purchased what she thought was a brand new Ka recently but still hasn't had the logbook through, when she queried this with the dealership she was told that they had made a mistake and they had sold her a pre registered vehicle, making her the second owner. She has paid a first registration Fee and number plate cost, and the order form is a NEW car order form. Does this fall into mis-representation under sale of goods act or something?

2006-08-26 22:46:37 · 16 answers · asked by coyote21 2

i was visiting my wife at g.h.r.c. and was told by deputy i could no longer visit my wife because my drivers license was expired and i was an ex-parolee as per a sargent. I have been visiting my wife now for last 3 months with no problems. my d.l. is not expired and i am not an ex-parolee, i have never been to prison and never been on parole in my life. i feel i should sue the sherriffs dept. and the deputy himself.

2006-08-26 22:23:47 · 9 answers · asked by ntvrsmnl 1