Law & Ethics - December 2006

Okay so earlier this year I ended up going to the hospital because I couldn’t catch my breath very well and I was in pain. Well I ended up having pneumonia and be humiliated the whole time anyway with the doctor and nurse telling me before tests came back that I probably only have bronchitis. The doctor gives me a couple of prescriptions and then a woman from billing leads me across the hospital to discuss payment. I told her I didn’t have insurance and that I was on a very tight budget anyway. That coming to the hospital had been a last resort kind of thing for me. She said basically it wasn’t her problem and she either needed cash, a credit card number or for me to take out a loan to pay the amount. I told her there was no way I could take out a loan that I had no cash at all and that I didn’t have any credit cards. Well then she said that I needed to find someone to give me their credit card number. Okay I said but I’m not sure he will.

2006-12-12 23:10:42 · 7 answers · asked by Misty M 1

We rescued the Frenchies in the Last Big War. Do you think that the Frenchies should give up their claim to this real estate and its surrounding waters. Or are we all Europeans now!

2006-12-12 22:48:37 · 2 answers · asked by Perseus 3

2006-12-12 22:38:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

why does the policeman i have just seen giving an interview on tv,keep refering to prostitutes and "normal women"!! what does he think these young girls are?
allright we may not agree with what they do,but at least afford them a little respect!. says it all about the police today really,out of touch with the public!

2006-12-12 22:28:12 · 14 answers · asked by jmf 2

Has anyone any information or experience with civil suits against GS employees in an overseas area? Do I need a local lawyer, or can I use a lawyer from my home state?

2006-12-12 22:27:16 · 1 answers · asked by rj_tanston 2

C'mon, how many people would you shoot dead right now if murder was made legal for an hour... Anyone?

2006-12-12 21:04:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should we be allowed to euthanise our toddlers if we choose not to keep them, or should we incubate them, and send them overseas to kill brown people?

2006-12-12 20:54:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

N Power owe me quite a bit of money( £178 on july the 4th i dont know how much now ) for overpayment on electricity.Its a token meter some of it is from what they were stopping for debt they said i had ,but then admited it was a mistake .and some because the meter is dodgy and a lot of the tokens don`t work
iv`e been phoning them since july but they`ve done nothing .so last week i went to C.A.B but they told the woman who rang them for me ,debt is not being taken (the meter shows it is and how much )but now they have said they are changeing the meter on friday .It`s the only proof i have got apart from the statement from july which they refuse to accept as proof .they must owe me about £400 by now .what do i do .?i can`t afford to write the money off

2006-12-12 20:38:44 · 7 answers · asked by keny 6

im 18 and my girlfriend is 14 we never had sex and only seen eachother 3 times, we have been going out for a month

Her dad has found out about us and has gone to the police.
what can the police do as we havent had sex

2006-12-12 20:32:47 · 8 answers · asked by mattman 2

how long does it take until you are notified of your violation in the mail? thanks.

2006-12-12 20:31:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know someone who is on the run from a v.o.p. from florida and is currently living in europe. He was on probation and left soon after it sarted. He was on probation for 3 charges of selling drurgs and has one previous sale charge and a couple minor charges. He violated by getting arrested on minor charges then left but those charges were dropped after he left to europe is there anything that person can do to get back home or should he just not leave europe

2006-12-12 20:14:41 · 9 answers · asked by conor g 1

I am on prop-36 and I am down on almost my last violation, I gave one dirty test to the out patien prgrm and I missed one test,I havent shown my face the in almost 2 weeks and I am afraid of going back to jail on a violation {for not being in commpliance} my judge is a very nice lady she has a heart of gold but she is getting tired of me running from my courts,the last time I went to court she told me sinse I have way too many violations ,Instead of violating again to walk in her court room and ask for a ressidential program.Do you think I still have a chance to ask for help and will she give me a ressidenmtial program instead ofa violation of provation and time in county jail??pleaze help me !I need help quiting drugs but I am afraid of getting locked up in jail!!!!!

2006-12-12 20:01:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

who do complain to,when res,pay 3500.00 a month and have to not just get out of bed,thrir room,and in wheelchairs,to go out in the rain,sleet,snow,heat,to smoke a cigerate,the cig they are givin every 2 hours.what is up with this.smoking may be unhealthy,but we have rights.or use to.we can go fight for the usa in war,at 18.drink in bars at 21,u can even smoke in the bars here in okla,but not your room or building you pay for.i know a man ,him/wife smoke she cant walk,he has a blood clot on brain,back is so wore out,he barely walks.he gets up,puts her in wheelchair,finally gets out the 4ft doors to smoke,they buy own cigs.this is wrong.he faught in the war,worked 30yrs in oilfeild,was a police man,and sets with wife in 13degree weather to smoke.can nothing be done

2006-12-12 20:00:20 · 2 answers · asked by pooh 1

Geneva - Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu said on Monday that the Israeli government's failure to permit a fact-finding mission to investigate Israeli-Palestinian violence was "very distressing".

"We find the lack of co-operation by the Israeli government very distressing, as well as its failure to allow the missing timely passage to Israel," said Tutu after UN officials said Israel had blocked his UN fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip.

Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Mark Regev said on Monday that no final decision has been made.

"Israel heard that they decided not to come. We had not given them a negative response, our final decision was pending," said Regev.

"At times not making a decision is making a decision," said Tutu.

He said he had accepted the mission on behalf of the UN human rights council "at short notice".

Investigating killings

"We cancelled important commitments to make ourselves available for this task and to submit a report by mid-December to the council," said Tutu, adding that to take up the mission he had left the bedside of his wife, who was in a hospital following a knee operation.

Because of the failure of Israel to approve the mission in time, the mission team had to cancel its appointments in Israel and the Gaza Strip with people involved in the conflict.

Tutu was to begin leading a six-member team during the past weekend in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun to investigate the killings of 19 civilians in an Israeli artillery barrage last month.

But Israel refused to grant the South African anti-apartheid campaigner the necessary travel clearance, said officials in two separate UN departments who spoke on condition of anonymity before Tutu spoke.

Tutu's team was supposed to report its findings to the UN human rights council by Friday.

It is unclear if the Jewish state will allow the fact-finding mission to take place at a later date.

Weeklong incursion

Israeli officials have expressed concern that Tutu's mission was only entrusted with investigating alleged human rights violations committed by Israel, and not also by Palestinian militants.

The 47-nation council authorised the mission last month, asking Tutu to assess the situation of victims, address the needs of survivors and make recommendations on ways to protect Palestinian civilians against further Israeli attacks.

The shelling, which Israel said was unintended, came after its troops wound up a weeklong incursion meant to curb Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel from the town.

Palestinian militants frequently use Beit Hanoun as a staging ground for their rocket attacks on Israel.

"We had a problem not with the personalities, we had a problem with the institution," said Regev.

"We saw a situation whereby the human rights mechanism of the UN was being cynically exploited to advance an anti-Israel agenda.

This would do the Israelis, the Palestinians and peace in the Middle East no good at all. This would also have done nothing to serve the interest of human rights

2006-12-12 19:54:55 · 7 answers · asked by ALI G 3

i have informed a copmany that i want a vehicle collected asap, as i lost my job and cannot afford the repayments, i offered them a reduced payment that they refused. It has now been 4 MONTHS and i have been promised on COUNTLESS occasions that i will be contactd by their collections dept but i am still waiting any ideas??

2006-12-12 19:38:57 · 4 answers · asked by cadippoz 1

2006-12-12 19:36:33 · 2 answers · asked by reinita 1

Let's pretend that you are old enough to vote and that this imaginary president is everything that you want a president to be, but.......(each situation is a seperate question)

(copy and paste list, then answer)

1) black?
2) female?
3) athiest?
4) for abortion?
5) gay?
6) against welfare?
7) got a GED instead of graduating?
8) wanted to have a career day in every high school with military reps from every branch?
9) Asian?
10) Had gay parents?
11) Had drug addicted and alcoholic parents?
12) Hispanic?
13) wanted to legalize marijuana?
14) went to court for murder but didn't get charged
15) commited adultry?
16) was convicted for vehicular manslaughter?
17) against the death penality
18) was a hermaphidite?
19) took away birth control?
20) was Islamic?

2006-12-12 19:02:52 · 12 answers · asked by ur a Dee Dee Dee 5

Hate groups, while not as visibly prominent as they used to be, still exist, and are a nuisance to most of society. These groups have even gone as far as murder (the KKK would be a prime example) to spread their message of hate.

These groups have been legally able to secure permits through legal means to march, claiming their rights are protected under the First Amendment's right to assemble. However, their message is one of hate, no matter what words they choose to use in public. Hate speech is not protected under the First Amendment right to Free Speech.

So here's the question: Should all hate groups be illegal, and their members able to be arrested whenever they appear at public gatherings, because their message is not protected and offensive? Or should groups like these still have a legal right to march, even though they spread hate?

For those who are interested, here is a list of known hate groups:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism#Allegedly_racist_groups

2006-12-12 18:05:50 · 9 answers · asked by amg503 7

It is a federal offense for Americans to commit war crimes. The War Crimes Act (1996) places various Hague, Geneva and Nuremberg protocols within U.S. law and authorizes the death penalty (also lesser penalties) for war criminals. The Justice Department clearly can proscecute, but would not be likely to charge government officials with war crimes. So who else can bring charges under this law? If a federal grand jury, can one be called without recourse to the Justice Department? (There are other tribunals for foreign war criminals such as the Taliban and al-Qaida, and their leaders.) In short, who can bell the cat?

2006-12-12 17:55:31 · 3 answers · asked by BroadwayPhil 4

If gambling is illegal in ohio, why do we have a lottery?

2006-12-12 17:55:13 · 6 answers · asked by igotbank2 2

Is it true they are forced to be on the jury and get paid almost nothing. What if they make a decent amount of money and are stuck with a 6 month case? Do they go into bankruptcy cause can't pay bills?

If its true, I find it interesting that they are forced to get paid nothing. But the lawyers, judges, etc get paid and live a life of luxury, including mahogony office, wood paneling, etc. Something not right there.

2006-12-12 17:38:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 17:32:27 · 1 answers · asked by missTQ 2

Want to do this on my own and not be taken for my product...

2006-12-12 17:26:43 · 3 answers · asked by scubastieb@yahoo.com 2

the bolts are ripped in half and was planning to put it on my wall. is it a good idea to keep it even if its against the law, should I keep it or not?

2006-12-12 17:22:28 · 8 answers · asked by Joho 7

inmate being verbally abused and refused their medication prescribed by their doctor. the inmate is also disabled and under doctors care. Are their civil rights being violated? Can the inmate sue the county where he is being held?

2006-12-12 17:12:51 · 5 answers · asked by ronniestang 1

mainly in Fall River, Ma.

2006-12-12 16:59:59 · 2 answers · asked by Curiosity Killed the Cat 2

2006-12-12 16:56:51 · 8 answers · asked by yanz 1

Let say if 50% of the populations in United States converted to Islam.Seriously i'm wondering what could happen if this is actually happened since i'm a Muslim myself.No offence but what do you guys think?

2006-12-12 16:50:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 16:40:04 · 8 answers · asked by Nikki 4

Please show where you found this if you can

2006-12-12 16:28:48 · 10 answers · asked by bead330 1