Law & Ethics - December 2006

I cant take my 1st holiday next year. i have to get a homeowner to take it, why? I was the one who won the prize. Is this not discrimination?

2006-12-22 11:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by baggy trousers 1

Do you think it's the right thing to do? I pay for more than 90% of the bills.

2006-12-22 11:06:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Donald Trump came across as exceptionally smug, obnoxious and narcissistic, all attributes that he personally admires in himself and which nauseate more thoughtful minds. He may be business savvy, but he resorted to the most naive counterarguments against Rosie O'Donnell. Any 'adequate' high school debater knows that an ad hominem attack (retorting the logic of an argument by assaulting the person rather than addressing the issue) is a serious technical foul.

It is interesting that, rather than debate the central claim that he is or is not a 'moral compass' by providing evidence of his good deeds, he instead decided to focus his counterattack on her weight, her homosexuality, and her personality. Has he absolutely no sense of the emotional weight of his words on overweight teenage girls, or on young men who want to emulate his success, and who inevitably will adopt his superficial attitude toward vulnerable women already suffering low self-esteem about their appearance? Is this not demonstration enough of his wayward moral compass, which is what Rosie accused him of to begin with?

A lawsuit? Please. His was an impulsive, venomnous assault to an astute and outspoken comedianne who gets paid to give her subjective 'view' of popular culture. She was completely within the job descriptions of her character on the show. Donald Trump has eagerly played the role of a media-starved business tycoon for decades now, so he is fair-game for the spontaneous dialogue that The View was designed for by his friend Barbara Walters. Rosie is neither a professional journalist who is paid to present objective facts without bias, nor a corporate foe with an agenda related to knowingly disrupting his business interests for her personal profit. I cannot therefore see for the life of me how he would have any basis for a lawsuit; if so, she has an equal basis to sue him for slander.

In fact, I see more potential for a successful lawsuit filed against Donald Trump because his comments were clearly and deliberately designed to impair her career as an entertainer by miring her public reputation, whereas he is not an entertainer and her comments were only indirectly about his business affairs.

2006-12-22 11:00:46 · 12 answers · asked by pat800 1

I feel like I need to do something, should I just write to the State Rep?

2006-12-22 10:50:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-22 10:49:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do the men of today worry about how they smell, how many earrings they have, how they look, whats going on in sports, how much beer they have but do not care about all their rights being taken away and the very land they stand on is being given away to foreign countries while they are looking at themself in the mirror .

2006-12-22 10:46:50 · 12 answers · asked by Michael L 2

with their own spouse who has dementia in a nursing home?

2006-12-22 10:42:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

So a writer writes a book and gets it published. Months later, a person from his/her past drags him/her to court, claiming, "That was my idea, you plagiarized MY book!", a book that, to the writer's knowledge, was never written. The writer uses his/her Fifth Amendment right, but also contemplates asking for an attorney. Since the writer isn't saying anything, is there a way s/he would still be incarcerated somehow?

2006-12-22 10:36:30 · 3 answers · asked by S 1

2006-12-22 10:30:08 · 3 answers · asked by themainevent0415 3

It was in Rockingham county court , is there any way I can find out what the settlement was for on line , without having to pay for it??

2006-12-22 10:17:02 · 6 answers · asked by Johnny H 1

You can fight in the war at 18 but can't have a beer. Is something wrong with that?

2006-12-22 10:07:25 · 12 answers · asked by Bella 3

I have a friend that works at a well known company and she does not get any type of breaks, including toilet breaks, for her whole shift. The duty member of staff there has said that because she does not smoke she does not need a break. Also this friend is told she has to go to work even if really ill as they cant be bothered to find some body to cover her shift. I am really worried about my friend as she can be doing between 6 and 16 hours a day and still no breaks are given to her. For a toilet break she has to walk off the shop floor and leave the shop open to theift. The c.a.b have told me it is againts the law but the company decides on what breaks are allowed and for how many hours worked.

2006-12-22 09:37:47 · 6 answers · asked by Mrs Bond 3

I drove by the DPS office in my 'little town' and found postings on the door-- they're closed beginning noon today thru Tues 26th... they'll re-open on 12/27 @ 8AM... thanks anyway......YPV

2006-12-22 09:27:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-22 09:21:29 · 11 answers · asked by dooh 1

I am confused. is it legall to look at porn as long as the girls are over 18. I'm not a pervert

2006-12-22 09:14:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

In light of the district attorneys failure to disclose the DNA results to the defense and the subsequent dismissal of charges, do the players have the right to sue for malicious proscution and should they sue the state or the defendant?

2006-12-22 09:01:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering if someone could help me, if you hire a contractor to renovate a building, who is responsible for paying the sub-contractors? the contractor or the owner who hired the contractor? on top of that is there any legel way that the owner can be held accountible to the sub-contractors instead of the general contractor? please help!!

2006-12-22 08:43:03 · 3 answers · asked by wr13169 1

Why are they legal? And no, I don't believe Marijuana should be legalized either, however, it should not be eradicated. How many lives would have been saved if these two substances were banned?

2006-12-22 08:32:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am on a salery, And i have been told that he must pay me, & that he can't charge these days to Vacation time. Is this true? and who can i call to find out? Or where can i find this in writeing to show to my employer? (I can't live on $30.00 a day!!!!!)

2006-12-22 08:32:33 · 5 answers · asked by RON OMAHA,NE 2

in most country's why isn't it properly vetted by police and health authority's after all the illegal operation of the world of prostitution has never gone away and is a breeding ground for a whole host of low-life activity's it makes good sense to de-criminalize it just for getting rid of the worst side of it alone ie:pimps and heroin dealers

2006-12-22 08:16:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a heroin dealer gives a junky some herion and he Over Doses, Should the dealer be charged with assisted suicide??

2006-12-22 08:00:27 · 18 answers · asked by aligrespeq 3

I have a friend who threathens to take out a lawsuit against me .He claims that I am not supporting him in a situation I do not want to get involved in and in return because I said" count me out as a friend" he is completely 'counting me out and to show me how he is taking out a lawsuit against me". I have told him I will countersue": so far no papers have arrived for a claim . I just called him to wish him" Merry Xmas" . I left a message on his voicemail and it is his daughter's birthday so I said "happy birthday also". He just wants money from me now . I feel he is "extorting money". All in all the friendship is dificult to repair without awarding him some money to make him feel good. He has alot of money ,so I do not know why more money will make things better.
As the New Year approaches I do not want to have this thing lingering over me.
How can I offer and "olive branch of peace" without having to pay some money to make him feel better. I feel he is manipulating the situation.

2006-12-22 07:56:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't think people should be forced to be slaves but if you can't sell yourself to someone else then are you really free?

2006-12-22 07:54:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Consider this scenario. The National Front (an extreme Nazi-style right wing group) blow up a mosque. There are 500 mortalities and many hundred wounded including women and children. Around 70% of these people are 2nd or 3rd generation immigrants - i.e. people born in the UK. Would this be classed as an act of terrorism, or as a hate crime? Would the National Front be listed as a terrorist organisation?

2006-12-22 07:43:27 · 5 answers · asked by Mordent 7

Because of the crime associated with them (excluding morality and health issues)?

As I see it, the black market was created by the government when it chose to ban instead of regulate recreational drugs. The crime associated with it would then be a derivative of that decision, and easily thwarted with goverment regulation (you don't see bootleggers running around anymore, do you?).

Many people also say that it's because people are on drugs they commit crimes, but alcohol has been present in just about every crime ever committed, but it is still legal (never mind caffiene or sugar). Why the gap in the drug/crime association?

2006-12-22 07:36:00 · 2 answers · asked by arch_uriel 2

..........and if so, when?

2006-12-22 07:33:10 · 16 answers · asked by mstrywmn 7

I believe a study was recently done at UCLA and they concluded that technically because most of the roles in hollywood films go to white males than women and minorities could legitimatley sue Hollywood Producers for discrimination?! Wild. Do you think that actors should go this far?

2006-12-22 07:31:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-22 07:25:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jim H 1

and gay marrage

2006-12-22 07:21:42 · 4 answers · asked by dustin d 1

Want to do a background check on someone who gave me their driver's license number.

2006-12-22 07:14:29 · 7 answers · asked by smartgirl 1