Law & Ethics - December 2006

Im doing a project and have talk about which part of the 1st amendment stem cell research falls under. Also, what are conflicting views regarding stem cell research, and what are the current rights of citizens regarding the issue?

2006-12-06 06:32:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK so here's the deal: My parents are divorced with a no-contact order. They've been divorced for over 3 years. My father was paying child support with no problems until just recently. The system has been updated so that he is no longer supposed to pay her directly, it's supposed to be taken from his paycheck and given to the state, and the state is supposed to pay her the child support. (To ensure that he's paying, and to make sure they're keeping the no-contact order, I guess). That court decision was made in October. Ever since then, she hasn't been receiving child support payments. Any idea what might be going on? I really need to know because she's trying to get me to move back in with her to help support the family, as she is unable to provide enough income herself. (She's working part time, going to college, and has 6 kids besides me). Needless to say, I really don't want to do that, but I feel really bad about the situation. Help!

2006-12-06 06:27:00 · 7 answers · asked by Viki 4

In light of another shooting by cops, and the fact that I always hear politicians in the US,etc to talk about following the law, with great reverance. I just curious, specially from the early days of this nation, has the law ever been in the side of the powerless, immigrants, poor, minoritites, etc. Would that be a never, few times sometimes, all the time or always.

2006-12-06 06:16:53 · 3 answers · asked by malk e 2

I need to get my child support from my father ($300/mo for 15 years= a lot) He left us for a new family where he collects money under the table for work and has a new house new boat new plasma screen tv. He has the money, but the ORS won't do anything. I need help. where do i go? who should I hire?
-Bitter child in SLC

2006-12-06 06:14:13 · 8 answers · asked by abandoned 1

WHEN I INFORMED THE LANDLORD ABOUT THE BROKEN LINE HE LOOKED AT IT AND 2 WEEKS LATER HAD THE SEPTIC TANK DRAINED,WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.OUR CHILD IS MULTI HANDICAPPED AND A STATE WORKER TOLD US IF THE SEWAGE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED SHE WOULD RECCOMEND THAT SHE BE TAKEN AWAY AND PLACED IN FOSTER CARE,LANDLORD WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND WE ENDED UP MOVING TO A HEATHER HOUSE.WHEN WE WENT TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT IN MIAMI COUNTY KANSAS THE JUDGE WOULD NOT EXAMINE ANY OF OUR EVIDENCE AND LET THE LANDLORD WIN,I AM CURRENTLY GOING TO APPEAL THIS DECISION AND TAKE LANDLORD BACK TO COURT.

2006-12-06 06:01:52 · 3 answers · asked by steve j 2

Why would it not be legal? We eat cows and chickens and pigs, there really is no difference.

2006-12-06 06:00:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Peyton Strickland, 18, shot by police as he was about to open the front door of his house. Shots were fired through the door and into the house.

2006-12-06 05:37:23 · 9 answers · asked by Billy M 4

i heard a fact once that if alcohol was discovered today, it would be put as an A class drug, it kills millions of people a year, and yet it is legal for an 18 year old to drink.

Cars kill many many people, and if any other form of transport had that many casualities they would be banned/ abandoned!

dont get me wrong, i drink and drive (not at the same time) but i was just wondering, is there a reason that these things are acceptable?

2006-12-06 05:36:46 · 13 answers · asked by Aled H 3

I am planning to loan my friend $100,000 for her business with her pay me yearly interests, and I plan to write a promissory note, would appreciate these information

1) Do I need lawyer or notary is enough?
2) Does the note have legel power in court ?
3) Any good sample on the this type of notes? ( cash, personal, interest, when pay back, if not blah blah)

Thanks

2006-12-06 05:32:45 · 5 answers · asked by davoti y 1

the two detectives showed up at my work treatend to arrest me saying that they had enough evidence to put me in jail. They read me my rights,searched me and put me in cuffs stating that if i didnt tell them what happend with the theft that i was going straight to jail..since i had no dirrect information on the crime that i do know got committed cause i was working for the company at the time it happend all i could tell them was how a friend that i had meet through the comapany had planned the crime to beggin with...but the two detectives investagated him 1st and he made a written report that i did the crime and i confessed it to him..
even the place i was living at the time he said it happend was false. im really confused on what to do in this sittuation.please respond with the best answeres you can come up with thank u...

2006-12-06 05:29:56 · 15 answers · asked by frog 1

I have been liveing in my current apartment for 6 months now and from the first week I have lived there one of my neighbors have been making continual unvailadated complaints, my land lord calls and e-mails me to stop doing this or not to do that but, he NEVER checks the vadility of her complaints, this has been an on going issue and I have spoke to my landlord a few times and told him these things are not true and he needs to check before he yells, but she keeps doing it and he keeps giving me static do I have anylegal tenant rights that I am covered under or do I just need to grin and bear it?

2006-12-06 05:26:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If any of you answer yes to my question please click on this link www.cbrinfo.org

2006-12-06 05:24:36 · 13 answers · asked by Buffy 2

Explain why.

2006-12-06 05:18:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Besides the sex offenders, i mean. Why are these people ever let out of jail? Most of the time, they just commit another crime?

And who cares if they are rehabilitated? One less ex-con in this world is bad enough already. We kill millions of babies every year, why not a few criminals?

--One more thing. This would not, of course, be imposed on, say, a 20 y/o having consentual sex with a 16 y/o. That should still be penalized, but not with the death penalty. Even I know that would be going too far!

2006-12-06 05:07:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would it be a felony or a misdemeanor if you rush to someone with a bat in hand, yelling "I'm going to kill you, you lazy buffoon" And what would I be charged with for doing something like that??

2006-12-06 05:03:58 · 9 answers · asked by Fashionista 4

In an Illinois WC case, can the Respondent force the Petitioner to remain working for him by honoring the light duty restrictions if the Petitioner has already moved out-of state to California.

2006-12-06 05:01:11 · 2 answers · asked by orzoff 4

Why kill a child just because you wanted to have sex, then realize you don't have enough money for a baby?

Is it that hard to just NOT HAVE SEX???

2006-12-06 04:57:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have no problems with laws that protect me from others (for example, drunk driving laws), but why does the government feel it needs to protect me from me? For example, why do they pass laws that say I need to wear a seat belt? I do anyway, but not because it is the law. And now New York is banning restaurants from using trans-fat. Instead, why not make the restaurants tell you what foods are cooked in trans-fats and let the consumer decide?

2006-12-06 04:52:16 · 12 answers · asked by Mutt 7

the government would bring in alot more money......there could be smoke shops instead of bars and they could make laws like they do for alcohol such as no driving under the influence and age restriction.......so why not?

2006-12-06 04:47:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My good friend has been sleeping with his ex-girlfriend now for the past couple of weeks. He is 28 and has just left for the Military. His ex-girlfriend has 2 children, 1 son that is 7 from a previous long term relationship, another daughter who is about 8 months old whom she had with her current boyfriend (possibly her fiance'), who is unfortunately in prison till february serving time for a series of traffic violations/violation of probation (I dunno something not too serious-what I mean is he didn't commit any felonies). This woman has just found out that she is pregnant with my friends baby. What would you do if you were her? or what would be the best (morally ethical) solution to this? or My wife is friends with this woman, What kind of advice would you give her if you were my wife?

also, I think that she has every intention to stay with her current boyfriend. (who I'd like to add is really a nice guy who cares for her)
-don't mention Jerry Springer I already thought of that!

2006-12-06 04:46:08 · 8 answers · asked by Sam Adams 2

by this i mean that famous people have the power to get people to drop their charges becasue they are famous. is that true or not

2006-12-06 04:42:10 · 6 answers · asked by toby2377 1

Roomie's not paying rent, or bills, he's in denial about his 30day notice?How do I get my key and parking pass back, and him out after I gave 30 day notice, thinks he's staying? He ruined my finances by my covering Nov. $200.shortage, plus utilities; All of Dec rent of $1050., and all utilities paid no late fees. He's not on lease. Paid no security deposit as agreed he would. Did not pay for parking pass key either. While he initially agreed paying $600 and 2 payments of 150 for security deposit to move in, only paid $400. Doesn't see why he can' 'just continue to pay rent'? a master at passive aggression or just nuts. I'm moving on Dec.30 I'm concerned he'll keep come back. What kind of legal preparation can I make?

2006-12-06 04:39:39 · 5 answers · asked by Jill M 1

Would you rather the kids get high on synthetics? Oxycontin is great in the nose?
OXYCONTIN - LEGAL
Hows about some good ol' speed. They sell this crap to families like it's candy.
RITALIN - LEGAL
How about they get drunk and be too incoherant to know you're talking to them?
ALCOHOL - LEGAL
Spraypaint seems like a cheap alternative, right?
SPRAYPAINT - LEGAL
Either that or they can just buy a bottle of cough syrup?
DXM - LEGAL
Dramamine is an over the counter car sickness medication that knocks off your cerebrum balance causing temporary and possible long term insanity. One of the worse drugs that is an OTC in my opinion. If you never heard of kids getting high off this I would suggest you look it up.
DRAMAMINE - LEGAL
Wonderful death rates because of these drugs.
Fact is the drugs are there and people are going to get high no matter what. Many teenagers will say they move on to alternative methods of getting high if they cannot get alcohol or marijuana.

Legalize it?

2006-12-06 04:29:53 · 9 answers · asked by NONAME 2

Can anyone explain how the illinois constitution differs from the federal constitution.

2006-12-06 04:25:14 · 3 answers · asked by adam a 2

can an officer of the law make up a false piece of document,and use it agianst you?

2006-12-06 04:16:12 · 3 answers · asked by frog 1

like cell phones or laptops - with or without your knowledge?

2006-12-06 04:12:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

be when givin a chance to be on jury duty take it and hope you get on a pot case if prosicuters cant get convictions wont that end thier war on pot users

2006-12-06 04:08:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now, to be fair, I want to say ahead of time that this is a loaded question. But that's what we do in the politics section.

I've always been curious how people justify "the seperation of church and state" calling it constitutional, simply because Thomas Jefferson ambiguously mentions it in a letter to someone. This claim is even more questionable when you consider certain phrases in the founding documents such as "that we are endowed by our Creator" and the fact that the date on the Constitution contained "the Year of Our Lord". Yes, all British official documents contained this phrase, that's true, but if the founding fathers were really wanted to break all ties between church and state, wouldn't removing that dating convention be an obvious first step?

So why did they insert that clause in the first ammendment? Because British law had alternated between mandating Catholicism and Anglicanism several times, and the founding fathers knew well the death and misery this caused.

2006-12-06 04:05:11 · 11 answers · asked by Daniel A: Zionist Pig 3

My daughter is having some issues and the doctor has told her to keep it quiet from us, the parents. Is this something he/she can do? She is only 12 years old and she has told us about the doctors request. This practice, that has 7 doctors in it all rotate with all children for visits, is this normal? BTW it has nothing to do with pregnancy or the such..

2006-12-06 04:03:03 · 4 answers · asked by Chuck 3

I gave my resignation to my previous employer VERBALLY on Dec. 4, 2006. I gave them WRITTEN notice the day after (Dec.5, 2006). They decided to let me go on Dec. 5, 2006. Is that legal? Aren't they supposed to let you finish working your two weeks? I thought that was harsh since the Holidays are coming up, so that leaves me in kind of a bind.

2006-12-06 03:53:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous