Law & Ethics - December 2006

Last time I promise!

Okay, so I'm writing a report on Thank You for Smoking, and I have pinpointed four things that the main character did to discuss in my paper. Would you please tell me if what I have is correct? I'm not sure how trustworthy some of my sources were, and I'm having trouble finding better ones.

His first major offense was talking to minors about smoking when he went in to Parent’s Day at his son’s school. He does tell them that rather than believe what everyone tells them, they should find out for themselves. Although this is highly unethical, it is not illegal as Nick doesn’t actually tell the children in Joey’s class that they should smoke or its okay to smoke.

Next, he was sent to bribe Lorne Lutch with a large amount of money if he would stop speaking against tobacco. This is not technically illegal. Of course, the Academy said it never intended the money to be a bribe, just a gift. This would be illegal if Lutch was a public official, but he wasn’t.

2006-12-02 06:51:07 · 6 answers · asked by Famous Amos {not the cookies} 5

If you were a vicitim of racism by a person you knew, you got spat on in the street and were called Packi scum, would your report it to the police or would you get you brother and cousins to help you beat the cr@p out of him?

2006-12-02 06:45:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The ACLU is trying to take or freedom of religion and the right to express ourselves away. Do you think it's right or does it offend you? If it offends you, what should we do to stop them?

2006-12-02 06:45:13 · 10 answers · asked by james_r_24 2

How do they know they are taking the propery of the person the order is made out to. What do you do if they have taken your property by mistake

2006-12-02 06:27:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many companies ask their legal counsel for advice on a particular practice. If the lawyer provides advice that the company follows, should the company be immune from legal liability resulting from this action?

2006-12-02 06:26:26 · 6 answers · asked by Rob M 1

I’ve been to a solicitor to change the deeds to my house. That was 3 weeks ago, I’ve phoned to ask if all is ok and when will I receive the paper work to sign, they said in a couple of days, that was 8 days ago. My question is. Is 3 weeks so far a long time or is that normal

2006-12-02 06:19:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-02 06:14:17 · 15 answers · asked by dtshaff 3

Is it not sensible to Stop preaching Islamic brotherhood untill you stop killing your own people for religious reasons. (Shia and Sunni fights)

The truth and word of Quran. How can the truth and word of God can be misinterpreted?.

How can a person read the truth and word of God and kill the person sitting next to him and reading the quran. Is that the truth?

The followers of truth and word of God has created more troubles for others and for themselves than anyother sect in this world.

2006-12-02 05:51:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What exactly is the law and what does it state?

2006-12-02 05:47:04 · 5 answers · asked by FlamingBananasplit 2

2006-12-02 05:34:18 · 5 answers · asked by tropicalstormkeith 1

ok, according to this graph (link below) the areas highlighted in sky blue are decriminalized areas for marijuana...is this inlcuding recreational use of the drug, medical, or both. someone help cuz i really didnt know this.

2006-12-02 05:25:20 · 7 answers · asked by mzsouthernprincess 3

2006-12-02 05:23:06 · 2 answers · asked by tropicalstormkeith 1

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court confronts whether race can be used in deciding where students to go to school on Monday, testing the willingness of President George W. Bush's two newest court appointees to overturn programs to foster racial diversity.

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In a pair of cases that could affect millions of students nationwide, the high court will consider whether the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equality allows public elementary, middle and high schools to use race as a factor in admissions.

A sharply divided Supreme Court voted 5-4 in 2003 when it last addressed similar issues and ruled that racial preferences can be used in university admission decisions.

Oral arguments on Monday should offer insights into the views on this hot-button social issue from the court's newest members, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, conservatives who joined the nine-member court last term.

Alito replaced the more moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, author of the 2003 ruling that left unresolved whether race also can be used as a factor in deciding admissions to elementary and high schools.

As U.S. Justice Department lawyers in the early 1980s during Ronald Reagan's presidency, both Roberts and Alito strongly opposed quotas and some affirmative action programs designed to benefit minorities.

In one case before the high court, Seattle used race as a tie-breaking factor in deciding who gets into which of the city's public high schools when too many students seek admission to the same school.

School officials there aim for each school to have about 40 percent white students and 60 percent racial minorities, reflecting the city's overall racial composition.

In the other case, the Louisville, Kentucky-area school district used racial guidelines to keep black student enrollment at most elementary, middle and high schools at between 15 percent and 50 percent to maintain diversity.

A group of parents in Seattle and the parent of a white student in Louisville who had been denied entry into his neighborhood school challenged the use of race.

Their lawyers said the Supreme Court has yet to decide a case involving a school district's voluntary use of race-based pupil assignments for a purpose other than to remedy the effects of past segregation.

Both supporters and opponents of the programs cited the Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 that outlawed racial segregation in the nation's public schools.

'PRESERVE DESEGREGATED EDUCATION'

Theodore Shaw of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., a civil rights group in New York, urged the court to "preserve and pursue the soul of desegregated education enshrined in Brown and its progeny."

"The Orwellian arguments that voluntary integration efforts constitute racial discrimination in violation of the ... (Constitution), if validated by this court, would be an unwarranted and tragic reversal of historic proportions," he said in written arguments.

The Bush administration's top courtroom lawyer, Solicitor General Paul Clement, also invoked the 1954 ruling in urging the court to strike down both programs.

Clement argued the two race-based student assignment plans are just as unconstitutional as the school segregation policy struck down in 1954.

"The promise of this court's landmark decision in Brown and its progeny was to effectuate a transition to a racially nondiscriminatory school system and thus achieve a system of determining admission to the public schools on a nonracial basis," he said.

Clement and lawyers for the parents will argue against the plans. Attorneys for the two school districts will defend the programs as constitutional

2006-12-02 05:21:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have another question regarding child support, just so I understand how everything works. I live in Citrus Heights, California and just finished court orders for my son. The father and I are to pay 50% of all necessary medical, dental, or vision expense, etc. I have sole physical and legal custody of my son and father has 0% timeshare. Judge ordered support to be paid by wage assignment and to pay $486 per month commencing on 9/1/06 and arrearage in the sum of $25.00 per month till paid in full commencing on 1/1/07. Just trying to plan for my son's future, because his support will go in a trust fund for him towards high school, college, etc. NOW, What if he doesn't pay at all? What if he only provided one employment and he has 4? Will the courts go after him and put him in jail? I don't want anything like that. I just want him to act responsible for our son, but I can't make him do anything. His parents are disappointed in him and aren't helping him out.

2006-12-02 05:18:05 · 5 answers · asked by hollyramage3 1

In the cristianity religion its says if you commit adultree then you should be stoned ( be hit by stones till death ) so i dont know how many of the islamic people actually believe this.

2006-12-02 05:17:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a bill from a builder for work to my house that I did not instruct him to do. The builder was instructed by the person who caused the damage.
I feel if the builder makes a mistake why should I have to run around with letters ect to tell him. If he takes me to court at his great expence then he will be more careful next time.
Question is could the court fine me for not telling him of his mistake. I welcome a court case with full publicity of how incompetent the builder is

2006-12-02 05:11:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We moved from California and have a family trust to avoid probate. Need to know how to make necessary changes.

2006-12-02 05:06:09 · 2 answers · asked by Caroline C 1

Unvaccinated children cost us in two ways:
1) When they get sick, they visit tax-subsidised hospitals
2) When an epidemic breaks out, un-vaccinated people continue to spread the disease to the rest of us.

The issue of mercury in vaccines has been scientifically studied and found to be a fantasy. Regretfully, many parents will believe anything when they are worried about their children, regardless of the lack of scientific proof.

There has been enough time to consider the extremely remote possibility of vaccines possessing bad side-effects - now let's act before we suffer the consequences of ignoring science.

What type of law should we create to resolve the issue?

2006-12-02 04:36:22 · 11 answers · asked by Tom D 4

I'm plannig on moving and want to know if I need to refile.In case something happens.Would I be required to go to court where order was ruled on.

2006-12-02 04:30:09 · 6 answers · asked by jpb 1

Empoyee has gout. Does overtime so he can enjoy his weekends. Usually calls off an hour or two before he is to come in sticking me with his 8 hours. I have complained to the boss at our union shop and he said he got in trouble when he mentioned the above mentioned abuse. I even requested changing shifts to get out of this situation. I work in a 24/7 operation where leaving is not an option. My daughter in law is a D.O. and said with proper diet and medication the gout should not be that big of a problem. please advise, desparate in ohio.

2006-12-02 04:19:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Feel free to persuade me and make me understand but in a NICE POLITE RESPECTFUL MANNER!

Ok why is it that if you purposely hurt a cop whther kill him, or run him off the road or injure him you go away for a LONG time

BUT why is it that parents who abuse their children(babies especially) very negligence to them, hang around child molestors, drink heavily perform sexual acts in front of the, do drugs...they get nothing and their kids don't get taken away?

I know a personl that did this. I just don't understand why she can't get any jailtime how she treats kids but oh no if you touch a law enforcement you're going to hell.

Can you explain that to me?

2006-12-02 03:58:15 · 3 answers · asked by Out of the Blue 1

2006-12-02 03:48:05 · 12 answers · asked by mohammed s 1

2006-12-02 03:35:55 · 5 answers · asked by joe c 1

2006-12-02 03:27:40 · 3 answers · asked by Tiny 1

2006-12-02 03:26:21 · 5 answers · asked by Logician 1

do you think criminals should face bare back whipping for crimes? what ages should be allowed to be punished this way? what is your thoughts on the process, procedure, and where its done? as many details and thoughts, will earn you best answer. thanks!

2006-12-02 03:23:18 · 7 answers · asked by flyboy7683 2

I didn't mean to say that buying pirate products is the right thing; my point was that if producers sold the originals at a fair price, nobody would have to go and look for cheaper illegal copies, and since I guess you all know the supply and demand criteria, there's no need for me to give any further explanation. I see no reason why people should sell their products at such high prices, they shouldn't b e allowed to do that since allowing it means to allow thefts in this case= applying double standards; law is the same for everyone isn't it? Shouldn't it be?

2006-12-02 03:10:22 · 5 answers · asked by Love_my_Cornish_Knight❤️ 7

These lawyers claim to be good hearted individuals who are only interested in pursuing justice. To prove their commitment, they are willing to work for free until a favorable settlement is achieved. What cash poor accident victim could refuse such a noble proposition?

Please consider: Nobody works for free.

These lawyers are able to cherry pick their cases based upon how lucrative their practices are. No competent lawyer will accept a personal injury case unless they are sure of a settlement. Also consider that the lawyer will typically receive 60% of the settlement plus their expenses (taken off of the top). The kindly lawyer will end up receiving upwards of 70% of the settlement, leaving a miserable ~30% for the person who actually was injured (talk about adding insult to injury).

If you doubt me, then just try to hire a personal injury attorney on a hourly basis. They make so much more by working on "CONTINGENCY" that you won't have any takers.

2006-12-02 03:00:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

They said that but my opinion is that the justice in Spain is wars, bad and injustice. In spain the justices don´t exist

2006-12-02 02:58:43 · 2 answers · asked by Fora Aranda de Duero Villaba 7

I'm thinking if the max sentence is served before the preliminary hearing, then the DA would no reason to press charges. They would the charges be dropped and the person's record cleared?

2006-12-02 02:48:18 · 8 answers · asked by dtshaff 3