Law & Ethics - November 2006

2006-11-17 10:47:04 · 3 answers · asked by Freddy O 1

I am a home owner. I do not smoke - never have but something here doesn't seem right
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My question refers to a Home Owner's Assignation in Colorado that told condo owners they can not smoke in their own home. The home owners went to court and lost.

These people their bought their condo, signed the lease - then the association changed the smoking rules. If the new rules had been in place at least the owners could of had the option not to move there.
How much power do you believe an association should have over what you do inside your home?
A number of people complain about Big Brother and the government overstepping privacy - is this better?

2006-11-17 10:45:29 · 13 answers · asked by Akkita 6

I really need to know the answer to this question. Some bailiffs came to the property, my goods was in the property as well, but the person in question wasn't in. This was explained to the bailiffs at the door, and they were refused entry. They then passed through the window to gain access to the property. Is this legal. Please do not assume, just I really need the information, as I'm planning on taking them to court!

Surely this cannot be legal, but as I understand it the bailiffs has vast amount of powers.

Help me please!

P.S. I'm in the UK, and they are certified bailiffs acting on behalf of the Local Council. They have never entered the property before. Apparently they have visited on numerous occassions

2006-11-17 09:59:06 · 25 answers · asked by dominicastar 2

Interested in how Marijuana may fight dementia and possibly Alzheimers?
The below article was published in the Columbus Dispatch and cites an Ohio State University Study which looks at the effects of marijuana on the brains of rats with dementia.

http://cannabisnews.com/news/22/thread22...

Ohio -- Give an old, confused rat some pot and it starts remembering things. An Ohio State University study shows that synthetic marijuana boosted memory and reduced brain inflammation in rats with brains altered to mimic the effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
Researcher Gary Wenk, a study co-author and Ohio State professor, shared his work at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Atlanta this week.

The findings support the theory that anti-inflammatories might help fight the devastating disease and add to evidence that compounds in pot might be helpful in treating Alzheimer’s, Wenk said.

click the link for the full article.

Additional Details

2 days ago
Here'a another article on pot and alzheimers

http://cannabisnews.com/news/22/thread22...

2 days ago
Here's a report that came from Fox news

http://cannabisnews.com/news/22/thread22...

2006-11-17 09:31:48 · 12 answers · asked by Derek D 2

2006-11-17 09:20:28 · 5 answers · asked by castr 1

I am doing a persuasive essay in college. My stand is that child predators should not have the chance after a 1st offense to commit a 2nd offense, EVER!!! Please refer me to the information and a viable internet source I can use & cite for a gr8 Essay paper! Thanks Everyone
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
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2006-11-17 09:19:26 · 4 answers · asked by stingray00783 1

I do! 21, same as drinking. I mean really, if you're not responsible yet to control yourself with alcohol (as far as the law sees it) then why are you mature enough to raise another human life? Doesn't make ANY sense to me!

please don't go on about HOW they would control my new theory on "underage mothers", we could argue forever.

Please just say your oppinion on trying to set an age limit. And why you think someone is responsible enough to raise a kid and not have a beer. (don't bring up military soldiers can die for their country and not drink. Unlike young mothers, we get training to do our jobs and to be responsible)

2006-11-17 09:18:39 · 15 answers · asked by ur a Dee Dee Dee 5

Do you think that in CA that even though we passed prop 83 that we should allow a 1st time convicted child molester the chance to commit a 2nd crime by allowing him back into society???? I am writing a PERSUASIVE essay for college. I would appreciate anyone that knows about the true CALIFORNIA law upon 1st offense in CA on child molestation charges to PLEASE direct me to a good/valid net source for info on current CA law regarding child predators and thier 1st convistion and what it normally carries penalty-wise...ty so much everyone!!!....

2006-11-17 09:13:07 · 10 answers · asked by stingray00783 1

Back when the OJ trail ended I remember I was in College and we watched the verdict and all the white people in the class stood solemn and the black classmates cheered. Why did this have to be about race or MARK FURMAN just to distract FROM THE FACT HE IS A COLD BLOODED KILLER?

2006-11-17 09:12:06 · 14 answers · asked by lucy 1

is it illegal to copy actual dvd movies or is it just illegal to copy and then sell. is it ok to copy them for your own personal use?

2006-11-17 09:10:50 · 8 answers · asked by no one 1

The Dutch are up to it again!!! The first to operate a money making slave trade (Dutch Indian Ocean slave trade), and introduce racism into some remote parts of Africa (like, for example, in Rwanda, where they seperated the local black population into two catagories based upon physical appereance, and allowed these sides to kill each other in the 1990's to present), are seeking 'all white all right' political policies to obtain "constitutional guarantee against religious discrimination."(http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/11/17/burqa-ban.html).

As the Dutch government's Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk stated, "The Cabinet finds it undesirable that face-covering clothing — including the burka — is worn in public places, for reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens"

Ok. But are you not a so called 'democratic' country- with freedoms of religions? You show this by BANNING burkas- someones peaceful religious practices?

2006-11-17 09:06:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

everyone at my job must take a lie detector test for thief incident, i'm just wondering if you can fail the test and tell the truth and vis versa

2006-11-17 08:53:01 · 11 answers · asked by ????? 2

Question Details: I have having problems with employees smoking at a non smoking mcdonalds resturant in Ohio. Its after the dine in side closes and we are a 24hr resturant. I have contacted the owner of the resturant and she wont do anything about it becuase shes a smoker herself. What can I do to protect my self from the harful effects of second hand smoke. Managers allow this smoking also. Im making $8.50 and I like my job besides the smoke.

2006-11-17 08:49:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

if a drivers license can be reinstated in one state by paying a very large reinstatement fee and fines can he or she get a drivers license in a different state that he or she has moved to.

2006-11-17 08:49:14 · 3 answers · asked by Frogette 1

If I buy a CD and throw it away, do I still have legal ownership of the music? Can I go on some web site and download the CD in what would normally be pirated fashion but still be legal?

2006-11-17 08:43:38 · 7 answers · asked by Tyrone 2

I am teaching the concept of federalism to my students. We are examining a recent case in California where the County of San Diego is suing to overturn a law (proposition 215) that allows for the medical use of marijuana. Marijuana is listed as a schedule 1 narcotic (most dangerous classification) by the federal government. I am not debating the merits of the law one way or another. I am interested in finding out how the federal law that bans the use of marijuana is resolved with the state law in CA that allows for the use of medical marijuana. How does the federal government punish a person for doing something that is legal in the State of California? I am sorry if this is confusing, but I am trying to understand it myself.

2006-11-17 08:42:38 · 8 answers · asked by williambahl 1

My grandmother passed leaving one living child, 2 preceeded her in death( one was my mother) and she had guardianship over me and my two siblings. Now that we want to sell the property are we entitled to profit?

2006-11-17 08:33:08 · 3 answers · asked by rlashon2003 1

go where you want with this. does this include stem cell research as well? when do you think life starts? is it really the mothers choice? i mean there are usually two other lives involved in this decision. the babies and the fathers. when is it ok to have an abortion?

2006-11-17 08:28:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What accounts for the fact that the U.S. has 1/3 of the worlds prison population, but only 1/20th of the worlds population?

"As of 2004 the United States had the highest percentage of people in prison of any nation. At a rate of incarceration of 726 inmates per 100,000, the United States has the highest reported rate in the world, well ahead of the Russian rate of 532 per 100,000. In 2004, more than 2.1 million Americans, or roughly 1 out of every 138, were in prisons or jails, a figure which represented one third of the world's prison population. To illustrate these figures, if the United States had the same rate of incarceration as Japan or China, only about 100,000 people would be in jail."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States

2006-11-17 08:25:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have an assignment.....about this and i really liked this idea...but i don't know why i like it or why it would be good...can anyone help?

2006-11-17 08:23:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was recently in a auto accident. I am not at fault for the accident. Now I'm in debt. I call the person who is at fault to try to work something out. But he says he can't help me. I guess he thinks that I won't take him to court. When I take him to court am I going to get my money right away? if not how can I get my money quicker?

2006-11-17 08:20:43 · 9 answers · asked by Free Sprited girl 1

i just got mowed down by a car when i was crossing the street and am going to sue but i want to move to a different state. can i move before the case ends?

2006-11-17 08:20:15 · 2 answers · asked by Lacey 4

Hey guys, Ive been surfin the net and im only finding partial info on what im looking for. id like to know where i stand as an adult now.

thanks :)

2006-11-17 08:19:34 · 3 answers · asked by ~Jennifer~ 3

Did the myspace founder, Tom Jones get sued?

2006-11-17 08:14:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was dating this girl who was separated, she decided to go back down to Georgia rekindle her flames with her "ex"-she remembered how much of a jerk he was so she came running back to me. She came back, ended up she's pregnant and was saying "it's for sure yours"-later in June, she went down there again after I pampered her for the three months she was back, at that point, I learned she cheated twice, once in June, once in January, so I was completely done. She moved back up here, had the kid on Oct. 28 and is now threatening to move down to Georgia to be with her supposed to be ex. So far, she's here, the kid's here, no DNA test yet, question is, can she leave the state not knowing the fatherhood of the child? And what are my rights being minnesota has this thing against people with a penis rasing a child? I'm the only one mentally stable out of all three of us.

2006-11-17 08:00:35 · 4 answers · asked by scott m 1

2006-11-17 07:56:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know the stats on how much it is used during trials and things? as far as i know, the polygraph test is supposed to be very accurate. i'm not saying that it should be used as complete proof of someone's innocence or guilt but wouldn't it make sense to use that as another form of evidence?

2006-11-17 07:50:42 · 9 answers · asked by tom l 3

I think that marijuana should be legalized. What do you think?

2006-11-17 07:40:32 · 16 answers · asked by just wondering 1

2006-11-17 07:29:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

By mainstream sports I also mean the ones in high school, college, and and professional

2006-11-17 07:29:32 · 5 answers · asked by IRunWithScissors 3