Law & Ethics - September 2007

My best friend has been in a case with CPS since memorial day. After trouble with the first CPS-contact, the case was taken up by a second. This one told my friend Monday last week that she still had Legal custody of her kids, though my friend's sister has temporary custody (since sometime in late june) and she has the right to go to her kids school functions and medical appointments, etc. Then we find out today, through her mother, that the husband who was the reason for the CPS case in the first place (he attacked her and found me and took the kids who I had for the day, she went back long enough to get the kids after putting up with a 2nd beating when he got drunk) now has legal custody of the kids. My friend was not contacted at any time by any CPS employee. This is after the person who has temp custody of the kids got in trouble for not giving the daughter her epilipsy meds.

What I want to know is was this change in custody legal? Shouldn't CPS have contacted my friend?

2007-09-01 13:47:05 · 3 answers · asked by naomi_ravenmoon 2

A man convicted of killing a woman during a bar robbery in Texas in 1994 was executed late Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal.

DaRoyce Mosley, 32, was pronounced dead at 10:57 pm (0357 GMT Wednesday) after he was given a lethal injection at the prison in Huntsville, Texas. His execution was delayed five hours while he awaited a decision on his final appeal, which the top US court rejected.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070829/ts_alt_afp/usjusticeexecution;_ylt=AilUarBi4D1k0IVuI.u5xUeyFz4D

♫♫ Why does one state do this and so many others don't? Why do we have the "death penalty" in California, but all that means is that we support them for the rest of their lives? Why should us hard working people support those criminals? Besides, you know we are support their families on the outside because Daddy or Mommy ended up in prison for life.

Any thoughts, good or bad, just a general question to a news item.

2007-09-01 13:46:25 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ ♥Be Happi♥ ♥ 6

2007-09-01 13:45:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-01 13:36:51 · 3 answers · asked by MYthoughts 1

I helped out this woman and her 4 kids by letting them stay at my home 2 weeks. Then I change my mind about her and payed for her move to a motel for 2 weeks. She left her two beds, a chest for clothes and some boxes and household things. I've being trying to get her to remove her things for the last 8 weeks. She says she will and i continued to set up dates for her to pick up her things. For the last three weekends she never came even tho she said she would. I told her i will give her things to the salvation army. She continues to make threats and wants to sue me if i get rid of her things. for what i know she moved out of state and I have no idea where she lives. all i have is her cell number. my question is what can i do with the stuff she abandoned?

2007-09-01 13:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by jerry 2

From my understanding the security deposit is separate from the judegement ...so i want to know is he obligated to give me my secuity deposit back since he took me to court for back rent. Because i can use the secuity deposit to pay for the backrent charges. I live in Pa. Because i don't want him to get double money ..back rent and secuity deposit.

2007-09-01 13:28:14 · 6 answers · asked by green215 1

all his answers show that he is gay from his social bias against religion and family to his lack of logic and compassion to humans instead wanting to protect animals more. ( a result of being gay because he fails to love other individuals and feels no compassion because he has no family and nobody to love) please stop giving answers that only show your bias.

2007-09-01 13:27:24 · 6 answers · asked by blktan23 3

I'm 20 years old and went to a casino where I was under the impression that you only had to be 18 to gamble. I have gone before and signed up for a VIP card for which the casino gives you $10 on this card with which you can only use to gamble. To obtain this VIP card I presented my VALID drivers license clearly states in red bold letters that I am under 21 until my birthdate later this year. I was told exactly how to use this card in the machines. Needless to say, I spent the $10 the casino gave me plus some. Last night, I returned to the casino and when the ATM became stuck, I was instructed to see a cashier who then asked for my ID and saw that I was 20. Immediately security came. I was embarressed and humilated and was wondering if I can take legal action against them since I was gambling with the VIP card THEY GAVE ME! I felt I did nothing wrong since it is not posted ANYWHERE in the casino the legal age is 21 to gamble and I honestly thought it was 18!

2007-09-01 13:06:37 · 2 answers · asked by kristina08 1

which do you think will get someone into a college? Low income family (< $30K per year) or a parent who works at the school.
If you don't know, then which do you think sounds more fair?

2007-09-01 13:00:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If an older man sleeps with an underage girl he get more jail time and is treated bad,

when an older woman sleeps with an underage boy she gets a much less severe punishment and it's moe acceptable?

2007-09-01 12:58:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am sueing for rent and utilties in a small claims court. I don't know what to call the magistrate who will be presiding over the case.

2007-09-01 12:55:40 · 9 answers · asked by Lori% 2

At work my boss walks in and he is wearing shorts. I looked down and noticed that his legs appeared to be shaved. So I asked him, "Do you shave your legs?" He said yes. He rides bicycles and so he explained to me why people who ride bicycles do that. I told him how I once had a cyclist roommate who shaved his legs and how I had found that creepy. Anyhow, my boss later told me that he thought my negative remark about him shaving his legs (and using the word creepy) was offensive. He was very serious. I got scared. The tone sounded like I had crossed a line in the work place. Did I harass him? I feel so confused and ashamed. Okay, so creepy wasn't the best word to have used. I totally respect my boss and would not want to do anything wrong to him. He knows that I am gay, so I am not sure if he thought I was checking out his legs or what. I did apologize and he accepted. We got along well after that, but I still feel weird and so confused and ashamed about it. Help.

2007-09-01 12:55:12 · 9 answers · asked by Zippy 3

Ok sports people i have a serious question.?
my son plays football for the ymca. All of a sudden they changed the rules that nobody over 100 lbs can carry the ball, the reason being is that if kids that are carrying the ball weigh more other kids wont be able 2 tackle them. what the hellll is that!!!! parents of the whimpy kids complaining, now the bigger kids dont get a chance to learn how 2 play those positions, is this discrimination, now my son wants 2 lose 20 lbs so that he can play this position and hes not fat. he was running 2day, rollerblading, and working out at the ymca, and he says that parents only want skinny kids in the league.
He is not fat and now he thinks he is fat and he is only 10 years old.

2007-09-01 11:49:35 · 5 answers · asked by thesunnshynne 5

2007-09-01 11:44:45 · 24 answers · asked by TB 5

Must be a good reason.

2007-09-01 11:37:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

how come when i put up a video of a song that i like (we be burnin-by sean paul). a few days later i get an email saying the video is deleted/removed due to copyright infringment??? and theres a lot of other people that have the vid posted in search.

only difference with the one i uploaded compared to the other ones was that it was a tad bit faster (the song..just by like half a second maybe, but that was it). overall the music video was same as the hundred other ones that other people posted, maybe just clearer :P but yeah why did they remove it if others have it also?

2007-09-01 11:36:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a car from Ugly Duckling in 2001. It fell apart in 3 months, and we gave it back to them. My last payment was in Feb.,2002. There is a statute of Limitations in Ga, of 6 years. The Duck sold their Accounts Receivable to Associated Receivables, in Augusta Ga, in 2005. We have gotten Interrogitories from them in Feb. of 2007. Can we expect that they will come after us before March when the SOL is expired?

2007-09-01 11:32:39 · 5 answers · asked by hasdad62 6

My school is constantly on lockdown and there is no emergency or anything. When the bells ring all doors are shut and locked student who are late have to sit in the hallway until the principal comes to take them to detention and after 4 tardies student have to go to juvinile court. In the morning before school all starts student who are already at school are made to sit in the caffeteria from 7:30 to 8:15 however school starts at 8:30 and all together theres about 1700 students that attend. This is to reduce the number of fight. The minimum of days u can get suspended for is 1 u get sent home and come back the next the 2nd time suspention is 10 days and juvinile court. Freshmen (450 students ) are kept in 1 hall which is 7 class rooms and the upperclassmen have to be in the other 4 halls, this causes all halls to be more crowded. Teachers grab student sling students across the halls and slam them up against the walls if they are not in dresscode. Is this legal?

2007-09-01 11:21:33 · 13 answers · asked by Whisper 1

why is it ok for a mans crack to hang out of his pants in public but men can not show boxer shorts under there pants? how are they going to ban baggy jeans, what will people's choices be skinny jeans and sweat pants or maybe flairs...if these laws pass how free are we really?

2007-09-01 11:20:34 · 8 answers · asked by turtle57 2

2007-09-01 11:10:55 · 7 answers · asked by homedawgs2 1

http://www.click2houston.com/education/14024156/detail.html

now...they the ebonics thing, that was wrong. it should've been labeled "street slang" or something. other than that, i don't get what's so racist about it. it doesn't imply all blacks speak like that, but there is a substantial enough number that understanding the slang could be the difference between life and death.

also, they were the ones that invented the "language", why are they now saying it's racist for cops to try to understand it? it's like a group of white men building a laser that exterminates white people, and then saying that it's racist for anyone to use it -- why make it then?

i really don't get it....your thoughts?

2007-09-01 11:10:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

so i'm looking at these female predator teachers on tv...you put an unattractive person on the front page of news and they are viewed as the monsters that they are. yet, this new breed of pageant looking female predators get all the benefit of the doubt the world can offer...cause there is no way someone with that face or that body could have a sick and sadistic brain encrusted in there...

do you get taken by the appearance of these criminals as well?

are you more willing accept all the excuses that are made up to put in place of their defense in order for them to get away with their sick actions against children?

2007-09-01 10:59:14 · 9 answers · asked by la21unica 4

10 pts

2007-09-01 10:55:45 · 2 answers · asked by lele 2

CHILD ENFORCEMENT TEWRMINATED THEIR SERV. TO ME FOR REASON I WOULD NOT SIGHN DOCUMENTS ALOWWING OREGON STATE TO COLLECT. MY REASON FOR NOT SIGHNING WAS THE STATEMENTS WHICH INDICATED ANY AND ALL AMOUNTS COLLECTED WILL BE APPLIED TO WA. STATE ARREARS. SO BACK SUPPORT AMOUNT OWED TO STATE IS 5 THOUSAND, BACK SUPPORT OWED TO ME IS 30 THOUSAND.I ASKED MY CASE WORKER TO REWORD THAT PART OF DOCUMENT, TO SAY ANY / ALL MONIES COLLECTED WILL BE DISSBURSED AS INICATED:
1.)MONTHLY AMOUNT SET IN CHILD SUPP. ORDER
2. IF $ RECEIVED IS GREATER THAN,1,ABOVE THAT AMOUNT LEFT OVER SHALL BE DISBURSED TO CUST.PARENT,ME, FOR BACK SUPP.OWED TO ME
3. LAST IF $ COLLECTED ,& 1 & 2 HAVE BEEN PAID TO DATE $ LEFT AFTER 1AND 2 PD., STATE SHALL TAKE THAT AMOUNT TO PUT TOWARDS BACK SUPP. OWED TO WA. STATE ARREARS

2007-09-01 10:52:14 · 3 answers · asked by mouthpiecekelc 1

2007-09-01 10:49:48 · 2 answers · asked by american hispanic 2

Yeah, he got my license and everything with his cell phone. He cut me off, braked, then I flipped him off, he braked again and was obviously taking a picture or video w/ his camera phone. Then I turned the corner to get away from him. Anyone know?

2007-09-01 10:48:56 · 20 answers · asked by Kevin N 2

2007-09-01 10:45:42 · 3 answers · asked by james m 1

Basicly my question is this......how much is/does/will a computer tech see, if you take your computer into them to be fixed??

Its not like we're looking up anything really crazy OR illegal....but my husband and I have both been known to look at porn (Im being honest at least!)....NOTHING seedy or illegal like I said.....but porn none the less. Not to mention our online banking that we do, and other various searches that we may plug into yahoo. Even reasearching my mothers cancer...that NO ONE knows she has yet....

How much does a computer technician see, or GO LOOKING for....when they work on your computer?

I know there are index.dat files that cannot be deleted..that supposeably contain EVERYTHING you've EVER brought up on your computer. Im not to thrilled about having someone look at what I consider our privacy!! Do they actually dig into things like that, or do most just stick to what needs to be done??

2007-09-01 10:14:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-01 10:11:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a serious situation here and I would ask for anybody's advice. I know someone that was driving along and they were with another person and that person was driving there car also. They were together but driving separate cars in one day. And one of the people got into a car accident, and before the police even arrived the other person that was with them got into the car that got into a car crash. The police will try to investigate I think. Will that person go to jail. What will happen now. Please help me this has not happened to me at all but a close family member of mine.

2007-09-01 10:07:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous