Law & Ethics - August 2007

I mean in what year was legal in California

2007-08-05 05:58:42 · 2 answers · asked by espola 1

911 call was recorded with threats in the background and also charged with battery with doing harm. The victim has dropped charges. Will this person do jail time? Charges are; aggravated assult with attempt to commit a feloney and demestic battery with bodily harm.

2007-08-05 05:53:37 · 1 answers · asked by bring_bling 2

Has anyone ever had a vehicle, that was legally authorized as handicapped towed because the vehicle was parked on private property and the handicapped parking space was intended for the use of residents only? A sign that says authorized vehicles only is misleading since a handicapped license gives authority to park in a handicapped parking space. I would like to know if this happens often. We can't tell people what to put on their own property, but the use of the handicapped insignia can be resticted to public use only. Perhaps private property should post their own signs. Therefore, when the universal insignia for handicapped parking is present, the handicapped person would know that they are not parking illegally. How do you think a situation like this could be improved?

2007-08-05 05:53:17 · 4 answers · asked by anmlprht 3

is it?

2007-08-05 05:51:11 · 12 answers · asked by carly w 2

I wan't to live in the mountins and pick wild mushrooms, berries, nuts to sell in the city markets. I would be moving around monthly( never in one spot longer than a month).

2007-08-05 05:38:26 · 2 answers · asked by Barbara g 2

2007-08-05 05:37:40 · 10 answers · asked by destiny3 1

Hundred years ago, if you were drunk, mouthed off to an LEO, and maybe threw a punch, you would get knocked over the head, tossed in jail overnight, and fined $20.

Do that today and it's a felony, you lose many rights, including forfeiting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and could spend many months in jail or prison.

And this is not the only example, there are Three Strikes laws and other crap like that.

Are we going overboard with our criminal punishments? Just had enough so it's "lock em up and throw away the key?"

2007-08-05 05:14:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine works as a front desk man at a hotel and works 8 hour shifts with no break. Is that legal? I thought that if you worked an 8 hour shift you had to be given an hour break. Oh and this is in Amarillo Tx.

2007-08-05 04:53:09 · 15 answers · asked by ithek_thundervoice 4

I am being wrongfully sued an cannot afford to hire an attorney. This man thinks I stole something from him while I was cleaning his house and I did not steal it, the police have already closed the investigation against me and have said they did not think I stole it. Well he is now trying to sue me I was served the papers 2 days ago.
Does anyone know how I can find an attorney willing to work pro bono?
thanks!

2007-08-05 04:19:42 · 8 answers · asked by jstme9678 1

Dear fellow Yahoo users:
A heated debate is going on about the quantum of Sanjay Dutts sentence. The Hindustan Times followed by the rest of the media contrasted the double standards of justice meted out in the blasts trials with the absence of any justice whatsoever in the riots cases. Please read the Express link below about the Memons as well as the DNA link about the political twist to Sanjay's case. Today's news has former Commissioner of Police MN Singh openly admitting that politicians prevented prosecution of Satpotdar & co. Another channel had Soli Sorabjee's considered legal opinion that Sanjay ought to have been given relief u/Probation of Offenders Act.
In the interests of justice, perhaps several of the blasts convicts should be given parity with Satpotdar & co. - and set free immediately. Please read the links and think about it. Thank you.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?...
http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/208698.html

2007-08-05 03:27:12 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4

can you leave your half to someone in your will other than your spouse if he/she is in care? Obviously their half would go towards their care fees but can I give my half to my children? They don't live with me.

2007-08-05 03:11:18 · 6 answers · asked by garfish 4

the nafta superhighway is all about putting longshoremen out of work unloading ships from China in a Mexico superport (walmart), and putting American truckers out of work. this is all part of the SPP North American Union, like the European Union.. joining of all countries and making everything the same, taking away the laws of the countries and replacing them with global region overseers and more taxation, less freedom and self governance. the whole scheme is treasonous to America, BUSH signed the US into the North American Union in march of 2005, and "grandstanding Amerca's mayor" giuliani is making big bank from part of what is about merging the US, Canada and Mexico.. destroying 3 nations soveriegnties and economies, and plans to "save us all" by introducing the "AMERO" (like the "EURO") dont beleive ME about all of this, look into it all for yourself. how can the people of this country be so unaware of the treason and what it means for us all?

2007-08-05 03:04:38 · 4 answers · asked by informed 1

2007-08-05 02:43:50 · 9 answers · asked by Father Da'Vinci 1

2007-08-05 02:28:42 · 10 answers · asked by spicy cola 2

2007-08-05 02:12:03 · 10 answers · asked by Faye Prudence 3

Today is Sunday and payday was Friday. The company I work for hires a Fed Ex Type of company to transport paychecks. Well he never showed up and now I have no money! What can I really do? Do I have any rights here?

2007-08-05 02:09:21 · 11 answers · asked by Denise Z 1

UK Small claims

Documents including:

Stike out requests,

default judgement requests...

2007-08-05 02:02:12 · 5 answers · asked by Alexander J 2

I was put in jail thursday nite at 8:00p.m until fri at 10:00a.m.The problem was they said I had a writ of attatchment for a bill I was sued over.I tried to explain that the writ was released over two months ago as I was paying directly out of my check for this.The officer said oh well.They took me to jail and was not even given a phone call or anything.They would not even check to see I was telling the truth.It took my wife calling the court house and the party involved to get this fixed.I missed a whole day of work of overtime of $22.50hr.I have three children and its very hard two make it now days.Am I asking alot that they pay me for my ten hours.The Sheriff apologized but this doesnt help my pocket book.What would you do?

2007-08-05 01:36:19 · 8 answers · asked by porkchophaynes2007 2

2007-08-05 01:14:17 · 8 answers · asked by baker 616 1

2007-08-04 23:29:24 · 4 answers · asked by Lou 2

Enron became corrupt with the money it made but its corruption was aided by the big financial institutions: Merril Lynch, trusted Arthur Anderson accounting and the Bush administration. The money was so plentiful nobdoy wanted to stop even though it obvious to anybody who looked Enron was going bankrupt.
The quest to find Osama Ben Laden may have been right, but it soon became corrupt and we were lied to and went into Iraq but not without the help of Congress, Republicans and Democrats and the media as well. Iraq became a "Thing" that nobody wants to stop even though rational thinking people can easily see the lies, oil contracts, bilions to Haliburton while our soldiers are dying. The adminstration continues lying about our "success" and the Democrats keep giving the president powers, the media mumbles that it stinks but still buys the White House propaganda and shovels it down America's throat
In the end it is the people who trusted, who loose.
Question authority

2007-08-04 22:26:16 · 2 answers · asked by Larry A 5

I never took jail house confessions for real.

Like when a person in lock up 'confesses' to his cell mate that he did this crime or that crime' and they use it in court as a jail house confession. I do not think they should be able to.

Mostly I think guys in jail try to make themself look as bad and as evil as they can so people will leave them alone..

Am I right or should they be able to use jail house confessions.?

2007-08-04 19:40:17 · 3 answers · asked by LadyCatherine 7

Ok, I won't give all the details, but here is sorta what happened, in a nutshell...

So tonight, I was at work and some work didn't get done. It wasn't work from my department, and it was work that the MANAGER didn't have other people do, when there were plenty of free people on the floor.

When the store closed, and it was past the time we were scheduled to, the MANAGER told us that we had to stay and do the work, and we weren't allowed to leave. He locked the doors and would not let us out. They even had security near the doors so we couldn't leave.
Many people BEGGED to leave, and had real reasons as to why they had to.

The majority of the workers are minors, as well.

We were compensated, but didn't have the choice to leave. We should have been able to leave after our scheduled time, right? Isn't that some sort of contract?

Does this break some sort of Labor Law... Is it false imprisonment?

Also, I work in a right to work state, if that makes a difference.

2007-08-04 19:30:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

While I know that the letter is fake I am curious what the intent is. If I deposit the check in and it bounces it costs me like $25 for a bounced check, but it doesn't give the company any $. I have attached an exact copy of the letter, please review and let me know what you think. Thanks!
The internation lottery commission made a policy that every wining must be insured before delivery to avoid lost or false claim. Based on this, our company issued you an official check in the amount of $4670. to enable you to pay the insurance fee on this winning. Please note that our company has paid the tax associated with your winning and we will be sending out to you the Tax Clearance letter along with your 90K check. You have been assigned to one of our analysts with a # of 1-905-598-0653. He will process it. There is a security code attached and he will need it. There's some more stuff but thats most of it. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

2007-08-04 19:18:04 · 9 answers · asked by esbm_alf 5

2007-08-04 19:14:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If our country is so corupt and the politicians so closed minded that they ignore the needs of there people is there any way to get them out without having to resort to violent struggle?

2007-08-04 18:55:42 · 7 answers · asked by Vivianna 4

If you have not read it yet here is the link. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070802-1.html
If you could only use 3 words to voice your opinion on it what would those 3 words be? If you read it to your self did your mouth drop open and remain open for 30 seconds or more?
Finally, are there any web sites I can go to to find out if I have a distant relative that may have unknowingly stopped at a crosswalk, when the pedestrian crossing was 1% Lebanese ? Cause My great great grandchildren are going to wonder why they are they are destitute.

2007-08-04 18:53:12 · 5 answers · asked by babycattos 4

What number do you call when your job is shorting you on your paycheck and choosing to take to long correcting the problem. I cant call BBB because its considered a case that lead to lawsuit. I cant call the unemployment office. Its a number in the blue pages but i dont know what their called. Can anyone help?

2007-08-04 18:42:07 · 6 answers · asked by meka g 6

Should there be a registry for ALL crimes?

i.e. a murder registry, arson registry, theft registry

why or why not?

2007-08-04 18:35:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The legal age of majority in most states is 18, but in Mississippi it is 21. So, you can't get married until 21 without your parents' permission. (Actually they notify your parents and allow you to if your parents don't respond and say you can't after a certain amount of time.. but my parents would.)

Could someone that is 18, and a legal resident of Mississippi, be able to legally get married in another state? And if so, would it be recognized in the state of MS?

2007-08-04 18:34:21 · 3 answers · asked by sfi_junkie 1