Law & Ethics - September 2007

.... or is it better to have them visible so we all know how stupid and neive they are?

2007-09-02 05:34:17 · 20 answers · asked by dude 2

My mom's ex-husband about 7 years ago forged her name on a loan he took out on her house that my dad paid for before he died. When they got a devoice he stopped paying and she lost the house. In court her lawyer augured that since she didn't sign this document the contract was invalid. The judge didn't see it that way and let the bank take her house away.

I lost my license due to a identity theft issue in 2002. While out of the country for 3 years they said I had gotten 4 speeding tickets in a town I've never been to in a state I don't live in. After they admitted their system was flawed they offered nothing to compensate and still haven't given my licenses back yet.

Two teenagers smashed up my car last year and left it totaled. The police caught them and they have already pleaded guilty in court. Over a year has past and I've received no money for damages they caused.

I have never seen our justice system work right. My life is ruined because of our justice system.

2007-09-02 05:31:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

can this be done legally im 33 my kids are 12 and 9 what about putting value of home into trust for kids etc

can we avoid not evade inheritance tax

dont want residential care home owners getting my parents home instead of there grand children

any legal help would be very welcomed

thank you in advance

2007-09-02 05:04:56 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

This happen with the cop 6 months ago but my phone was stolen last week and now the video is on the internet.

2007-09-02 05:00:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-02 04:57:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, does it mean that those pedofiles, wierdo, bas*a*ds still have access to there prey?

2007-09-02 04:56:30 · 2 answers · asked by Neill 3

2007-09-02 04:44:37 · 19 answers · asked by Sabine 6

After January 2008, Some plumbers merchants and heating spares centers will not sell gas carrying parts to anyone not corgi registered, do you agree and why?

2007-09-02 04:38:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my boss is letting all my other employees (caucasian) on vacation or sick leave, but when i ask i get asked a million smart remarked comments.

2007-09-02 04:30:08 · 5 answers · asked by yummymocha26 2

If I copy movies and/or music and give them away how could this be illegal since I have purchased the item(s) (Music and the disk) and have legal ownership of the disk and it's contents and I am not selling them?

A similiar example would be if I bought a ford mustang and decided to reproduce a mustang exactly by whatever means I have at my disposal and give them away, this is not illegal, in fact it happens daily to many products, So how is the music and movie companies able to make it illegal for the consumer (legal owner) to reproduce there product for his own consumption and use providing he is not profiting from them? Where is the theft?

2007-09-02 04:00:41 · 4 answers · asked by brian k 2

1. Advertisers Wary of ‘To Catch a Predator’

NBC’s sting-operation segments “To Catch a Predator” have scored solid ratings and created positive buzz among viewers, but the network appears to be scaling back its commitment to the program — because the content reportedly makes advertisers uneasy.

So far this year NBC has filmed only one sting operation for the program — which airs as a segment of its “Dateline NBC” newsmagazine — compared with seven last year.

The most recent episode, on July 25, included six national spot ads, significantly fewer than normal for a show in NBC’s prime time, according to The New York Times.

“Some advertisers say they are wary of being associated with the show’s content, in which men lured to a house by the promise of a sexual encounter are instead surprised by [host Chris] Hansen and then arrested,” the Times reports.

And Andy Donchin, a director at the ad agency Carat USA, told the Times: “We’re all concerned with what content we’re associating ourselves with.”

The program’s producers work with a pedophile watchdog group, Perverted Justice, whose members pose as underage Internet users and converse with adults in chat rooms. If a conversation turns sexual, the “underage” Web surfer agrees to meet the adult in person. When the adult arrives at the meeting place, he is confronted by Hansen and a film crew and arrested by local police.

The program — which first aired in November 2004 — is currently facing two lawsuits, one stemming from a suicide.

Perverted Justice maintains that Louis Conradt, a prosecutor in Terrell, Texas, engaged in sexual conversations online, but he did not show up at the meeting place. Police obtained an arrest warrant, and as officers and “Predator” crewmembers approached his home, Conradt shot himself in the head on Nov. 5, 2006. His sister filed a lawsuit against NBC in July, seeking $105 million in damages.

In the other suit, former “Dateline” producer Marsha Bartel asserted that she was fired because she opposed what she called the program’s unethical production practices. She contends that Perverted Justice did not keep accurate transcripts of the online conversations between the predators and the watchdog group’s members.

Brian Montopoli of the CBS News Public Eye blog — and a former staffer at the Columbia Journalism Review — has maintained that the program is in some cases a form of entrapment.

He has also argued that while legal punishment of predators is left to police and prosecutors, airing the suspects on national television is already a form of punishment that the media has no right to inflict.

In addition to the bad publicity and advertiser reticence, “Predator” is also expensive to produce, according to the Times.

Regarding the network’s seeming reluctance to commit to the show, Brad Adgate, senior vice president for research at the ad-buying agency Horizon Media, told the Times: “NBC’s probably thinking about what their return on investment is, and might be thinking it’s better to move on.”

2007-09-02 03:47:51 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6

2007-09-02 03:03:18 · 3 answers · asked by Spycatcher 1

I signed a contract stating My lawyer would represent me on case number XXXXX for XXXX amount of money.I didn't accept the plea he so strongly urged me to take, now im going to trial and i know he isn't prepared. Iwould like to fire him and hire a lawyer who will fight for me, but i need the money i already paid to him for representation. HOW DO I GET THAT $ BACK IN A TIMELY MANNER SO I CAN HIRE ANOTHER LAWYER W/OUT DELAYING MY CASE TO MUCH LONGER???

2007-09-02 02:17:19 · 13 answers · asked by ern.ev2u 1

2007-09-02 01:58:17 · 7 answers · asked by muslim_pork_king 2

Do grandparents have any visitation rights in the state of Florida?

2007-09-02 01:55:10 · 3 answers · asked by mom is a freak 3

Cats in International Falls, Minnesota, are not allowed to chase dogs up telephone poles.

If your dog gets your neighbor's dog pregnant in Danbury, Connecticut, you are responsible and must pay for the abortion if the neighbor chooses to have it done.

No dog may be tied to a shade tree in Birmingham, Alabama.

An ordinance in Belvedere, California, states "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."

Another misworded ordinance is this one from Arvada, Colorado: "If a stray pet is not claimed within 24 hours, the owner will be destroyed."

Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited by statute in Barber, North Carolina.

In Sterling, Colorado, it is unlawful to allow a pet cat to run loose without a taillight.

In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

Cats living in Cresskill, New Jersey, must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.

A Fountain Inn, South Carolina, law once required horses to wear pants at all times. But carriage horses in Charleston, South Carolina, were required to wear diapers.

In Calgary, Canada, a by-law requires businesses within the city to provide rails for tying up horses.

In Winona, MS, it is illegal to drive a car on Main Street because it frightens horses.

In Wilbur, Washington, it is against the law for a person to "ride an ugly horse" - the fine is $300!

If you live in California, you cannot keep your chickens, turkeys, goats, cows, and other farm animals in an apartment.

In Cumberland, Maryland, you cannot keep your chickens with you in your hotel room.

In Minnesota, it's illegal to tease skunks.

In Atlanta, it's against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or a street lamp.

Riding a camel on a highway in Nevada is against the law. Over in Galveston, Texas, it is against the law for camels to wander the streets unattended.

In Arizona, it is illegal to shoot or hunt camels.

It's illegal to take a deer swimming in water above its knees in North Carolina

2007-09-02 01:49:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i sold an antique radio on ebay for £330 and i sent it with the dhl delivery service, when the bloke recieved it it was all broken n demands his money back but i dont want to give him his money back lol i aint done nothing wrong he thinks i broke it and sent it to him which is complete rubbish now he says his going to the police and i want to no what will happen? what will the police do and what can they do? xx

2007-09-02 01:47:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a 24 year old pre-med student. I am a single mom still breastfeeding my 10 month old. I need extremely high grades to get into the med school I want. I currently live in North Dakota, and they will not dismiss you for any of this. I am writing a letter this week. I cannot miss school. Also in my town, you call the court the night before to get the time to report---this can constantly change for an entire month. I cannot arrange daycare at the last minute. I realize it is my duty,and would be happy to serve later or even this summer.

2007-09-02 01:22:27 · 11 answers · asked by sam 1

republicans need not answer,since you would drop to your knees.

2007-09-02 00:40:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-01 23:42:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you report him? Would Y!A rat him out? How do you think will it work out?

2007-09-01 22:43:59 · 5 answers · asked by J 5

my mother currently fosters my god sisters three children and we are about to go through the courts for adoption. she lost her children due to negligence,abandonment and drug use and she still hasnt shown any improvement. she is twenty five years old and she just had another baby yesterday. she knows she is unfit but wants to keep the baby for money. She says that if she is not able to keep the baby custody will be handed over to the supposed baby's father whose she is residing with now. he is an illegal alien. if she is unfit to raise her other children will she still be able to keep this child and if not will they give custody to the father who she is residing with. please help me ive seen the abuse that her other children suffered and i dint want this baby to suffer. my mom wants to take the baby in with his other siblings is this possible.

2007-09-01 22:42:42 · 2 answers · asked by Saraiya B 1

hi i really need help i sold an old radio n ebay for £330 i sent it through a delivery service and he reconds when he recieved it the radio was al broken but no damage to the box so he thinks that i broke it and sent it broken which is absolute bull! he demands his money back but im not giving him a penny so he say he going to the police and i really need to no what the police can actuly do about this? please help xxx

2007-09-01 22:21:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Of course it's embarrassing to the Republican party, and to the man himself, seeing as how he's married, and a father, etc...

But, if the man did "nothing wrong" in that bathroom, wouldn't the easiest solution to the scandal be to just tell the truth about what happened, and explain why he "did nothing wrong"?

The fact that he has not done so is pretty much an admission that he got freaky with his homeboys in the bathroom stall. It's like pleading "no contest".

Come on, folks, let's just be honest here. :)

Anyone see differently? Is there some reason I am missing as to why this guy would refrain from justifying himself?

2007-09-01 21:18:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

'charge' of "Causing or aiding a suicide" ?

If there were a ton of valid evidences to support this case.....
would it still be extremely difficult?

What does the law require as 'proof' to make this kind of case plausalby 'stick' without reasonable doubt? What kind of stipulations are to this?

Also, if some one committed suicide as the result of another person's actions..... could that person be charged with either invoulantary or voluntary manslaughter as well, or instead of?

This is research of sorts...... could you provide case examples if possible?......

2007-09-01 20:00:00 · 3 answers · asked by sugarplumlulu™ ♥ 3

What is going to happen if i decide to bring in 20 pounds of marijuana and 10 pounds of heroin into Singapore? Providing if i dont get caught with it, im going to be ok...

(I do not do drugs, this is a hypothetical situation)

2007-09-01 19:34:24 · 7 answers · asked by Alan A 2

we were just talking about it at work, and this guy says, yes, an employer can lower your pay, if he so chooses to less than what you started at.....I say that isn't right, but he says he's right. Tried looking it up, but can't find anything related to that question....
I know somewhere someone smarter than myself is out there, and can settle this discussion!!! If you do know, could you provide a link if possible?....thanks

2007-09-01 19:00:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

A month and half half into my new job, the asist. manager of my department comes to work on his day off drunk and sexually harasses a chick friend of mine (touching and etc) The situation seemed to be swept under the rug because the chick was too scared to come forward, obviously uncomfortable. I find out a couple days later the assistant manger prick is trying to get me fired for probably knowing about the stint with my friend, to make sure it didn't come to light. I then go to management about him trying to get me fired and the situation in general, Both GM's told me "you are doing a good job, you have nothing to worry about". For a week, ive been hearing the prick's been saying im getting fired. The GMs today then fired me for poor productivity without warning or anything. And i was doing a good job there.
They fired me obviously because i threatened their jobs if she decided to go to corporate. The girl quit because she hated the drama. And the guy still works there.

what to do?

2007-09-01 18:47:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-01 18:31:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

RE: child support. He hasn't followed through and I have no more$$ left. I feel he isn't working for me, but for my ex. (avoided) What do I do?

2007-09-01 18:29:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous