Law & Ethics - August 2006

Seriously.

A prostitute is a person who has sex with random people in order to make a profit.

A porn star is also a person who has sex with different people in order to make a profit.

The only real difference is one is being videotaped and released to a mass audience.

So why is a prostitute thrown in jail, while the porn star is not.

Are they not both doing the same exact job?

2006-08-18 01:14:37 · 18 answers · asked by jaredkbyrd 3

2006-08-18 00:58:53 · 19 answers · asked by MizTeri47 2

I've heard a very strange rule that makes no sense to me. Apparently there is a rule for Jusrists that indicates that a Judge cannot be romanticaly involved with a Witch, and that this rule has been around for a while. Personally I don't believe it, but I thought that since ti might be an old law still on the books there might be a probability. Is this ture, and can someone explain to me why?

2006-08-17 23:32:50 · 5 answers · asked by Wonder Weirdo 3

I do.... what comes around goes around.

2006-08-17 22:39:09 · 16 answers · asked by Buda B 3

Which website can I get the format for a will that meets Indian Law requirements. If it also meets with the requirements of the Portuguese Civil code applicable to the state of Goa, so much the better.

2006-08-17 22:05:15 · 3 answers · asked by Ralph R 2

2006-08-17 22:03:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-17 21:27:01 · 18 answers · asked by Sara *Life is so unlike theory* 5

I am not real familiar with warrants, other then what I have seen on telivision. Constitutionally it seems that they need to have probable cause to wire tap. Shouldn't that be an easy thing to get if you have the intellegence? I mean come one, if I am making routine calls to the middleast and recieving packages with odd smells that are caught by bomb sniffing dogs...that would be a pretty good reason to at least tap my phone. If I were to be consistantly contacting the middle east in known terrorist areas is that not enough to get a warrant?
Why should the government even need to have a warrantless program? "insert quote attributed to ben franklin about giving up safety and security and deserving neither" Its dangerous to advocate or support unconstitutional behavior. Especially when the government is so good at turning a blind eye and rationalizing.

2006-08-17 21:19:47 · 11 answers · asked by James H 3

2006-08-17 19:57:12 · 4 answers · asked by jenmorrissett 1

Shouldn't moral and ethical issues be placed in the hands of the people? I understand that certain areas were delegated to government to handle. Overall the general idea was that we fostered freedom in the U.S. What we did not want was a controlling government telling us what to do at every turn. The U.S. was set up in such a way as to allow freedom of expression, religion, press etc. At no point in time do I see reason for the government to be a moral compass for individual citizens. If the citizens of a state or nation decided that a moral view or ethical stance should be acceptable, shouldn't that be considered the will of the people? The framers certainly believed in our natural rights as people...why should our rights stop at morality? Shouldn't there be an avenue for the majority of the populace to set their own moral code, as long as it did not take away those specific rights given in the Constitution...Doesn't that make more sense then legislatived morality?

2006-08-17 19:45:34 · 5 answers · asked by James H 3

...to be willing to take my mom to court for my property when, the first time I tried to move out she literally started choking me and I had to lift her off her feet and throw her onto a couch to get away, and then when I came back to get my things she hit me in the face, twisted my arm behind me, and I had to throw her on the ground to get away. And both time the cops did nothing.

2006-08-17 19:35:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-17 19:27:35 · 4 answers · asked by Sujith K 1

landlords name is nemat maleksalehi. googled him and found out hes got a record of bad deeds. check it out yourself,please! this is an unbelievable situation and my dads been letting malek push him around (unfair/illegal work hours,ect.) for so long! Hes living on social security and barely gets by. After being injured doctor asked if it happened at work but medicare covered it so no claim was filed. tomorrow he is going back to the orchard malek ownes and his injury will continue to get worse untill he has no choice but to face eviction, while this whole time being treated badly at work and home because his boss ownes his apt. what should he do?

2006-08-17 19:10:29 · 3 answers · asked by matt 1

Oxfam has launched an appeal for funds to aid the reconstruction of Lebanon but who do you think should pay for this. Israel who did most of the damage? The Countries that supported Israel? The Countries that supported Hezbollah? Or is it the wider world's responsibility?

2006-08-17 19:09:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Second amendment "A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." seems pretty clear to me. I would like to understand how somthing so obvious, like "bearing arms" is so widely disputed "collective right vs Individual right". Even the wording infringed is obvious to me. Infringed would be a violation of a right. Where is the Supreme Courts stance when considering many notable infringments on an individuals ability to bear arms? Where is a great resource for finding this information in the future....yeah I know about wikipedia already, I need a source that is a little more comprehensive on past rulings, current rulings as well as upcoming rulings.

2006-08-17 18:53:30 · 1 answers · asked by James H 3

It would prevent another Sep 11 or some other attack similar such as the one that almost happened but thanks to superb British intelligence did not.

2006-08-17 18:47:50 · 12 answers · asked by Ski_Bum 3

2006-08-17 18:47:34 · 2 answers · asked by pradeep 4

2006-08-17 18:44:03 · 5 answers · asked by pradeep 4

I Live in c al with my husband who had 3 DUI back in last ones in 1990. Sence
than my husband does not drink. But he did do 6 month in jail paid fines.And know he cant get his license today. He is a plumber and needs to drive and provied for his family. What I am asking is sence he quit drinking has no other bad driving record.Why can't he get his license today? He's been driving with out for 16 years asnd he needs to get a driver licence today.

2006-08-17 18:21:34 · 8 answers · asked by igirltoni 1

When Bill Clinton was being investigated for committing perjury in a deposition in a private matter, the House started impeachment proceedings against him. But when two of George Bush's major policies have now been found illegal -- his detention policy was ruled unconstitutional by the 7 Republican member United States Supreme Court no less, and his NSA spying policy was held unconstitutional today by a United States District Court -- nobody is demanding his trial. Shouldn't the same people who wanted Bill Clinton strung up for lying under oath be after Bush for trashing the Constitution that he took an oath to uphold?

2006-08-17 17:57:54 · 6 answers · asked by rollo_tomassi423 6

original intent? Many would argue that these two words in the Constituiton have been misconstrued to force upon the people systems and policies that conflict with original intent.

2006-08-17 17:48:56 · 3 answers · asked by James H 3

The Dept. of Justice has said, "the Terrorist Surveillance Program is an essential tool for the intelligence community in the War on Terror."

Whatever happened to...
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Ben Franklin??

What scares you more? The off chance that you may be killed by a terrorist? Or the very real probability of leaving your children and grandchildren with an all-powerful oppressive dictatorship instead of a government which is ruled by the people and limited in power by common sense rules?

Would you rather live a substandard life in which you're guaranteed you'll die safely in your warm bed? Or a life that can take you as far as your ambition will take you but that comes with a chance that you may *GASP!* die?

A man or a mouse? Which are you?

2006-08-17 17:40:51 · 9 answers · asked by Mr. Bojangles 5

I'm 16 and just became a usa pernament resident, thanks to my step-dad. also my mom became one. well back to my story, the lawyer that was handling my case told me that i can become a naturalize citizen at the age of 18 because i have been in school in the united states for a long time, well i think that is what he said. because i can not remember the reason. WELL I WANTED TO CONFORM if THIS IS RIGHT AND WHERE CAN I FIND THE INFORMATION ABOUT MY SITUATION. before going to his office again. please help! don't put stupid comments. i am serious, i want to do a better for the united states.

IS THERE ANY LAW FOR THIS