Law & Ethics - October 2007

I don't understand why people say things like "I'm sorry" at sentencing hearings in order to get leniency. If those people were truly "sorry," wouldn't part of being sorry mean they'd want to be punished for their crimes? I mean, if someone is indeed guilty AND sorry, wouldn't that person DEMAND to be jailed for a long time, as a symbol of remorse?

I bring this up because I was actually on a jury once where we found a guy guilty of attempted murder. He begged for mercy during the sentencing phase by claiming he was "sorry." Some jurors were feeling sorry for him until I explained this line of logic to them. "Let's help him express his sorrow," I said.

It worked; he won't be paroled for at least 55 years. But I mean, realistically, he wasn't "sorry" about the crime. He was "sorry" he got caught, but that's it.

Why do some idiot jurors actually fall for sob stories and apologies?

2007-10-06 16:39:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

They don't want to help with medical expenses, day care, housing, etc, but are still against birth control. WHY???

2007-10-06 16:31:43 · 6 answers · asked by shermynewstart 7

on all new teachers.,including abstaining from sex before marriage,not living with a partner before marriage,having pre-marital sex,using condoms or divorcing.we have a massive shortage of teachers here.what do you thing

2007-10-06 16:24:42 · 4 answers · asked by fatdadslim 6

Im sure you all heard the story of the woman who is going to court for sharing 24 songs and I have some questions if you know anything about the story
Why her? First of all how did they find her out and out of all the people who download over 100's of songs how come she was picked out?
Why $220,000? That much for 24 songs! i don't understand please explain if you can

2007-10-06 15:36:50 · 5 answers · asked by tom s 2

From torture to wars of aggression to inflated no-bid contract to election fraud to the 9-11 conspiracy . . . and now this story breaks. There is some new corruption unfolding here on almost a daily basis. There is so much corruption in the U.S. that it is virtually impossible for any one person to keep up. Is any nation more corrupt than the U.S.

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FBI offered me $4m: Lockerbie bomb witness
By MICHAEL HOWIE
HOME AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT (mhowie@scotsman.com)

A WITNESS in the Lockerbie case has claimed he was offered $4 million (£2 million) by American investigators to lie to the trial judges.

Edwin Bollier, head of the Swiss company MEBO that was said to have manufactured the timer used to detonate the Pan Am bomb, claims he was offered the money by the FBI at its Washington HQ in exchange for making a statement that supported the main line of inquiry - that Libya was responsible for the bombing.

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1597732007

2007-10-06 14:56:46 · 11 answers · asked by Trevor S 4

I got job at hotel ,do they do simple or a full background check??

2007-10-06 14:56:24 · 9 answers · asked by ds s 1

2007-10-06 14:53:03 · 3 answers · asked by vingold2001 1

I bought something on ebay, they ripped me off and claimed that my order didn't "clear". It cleared, they wanted $20 to ship a working part AND told eBay that I never paid. I now have a no pay strike and I paid. User also shipping my item in emails containing personal information of 7 different users. Should I go above and beyond ebay to report this, they seem to be doing nothing.

2007-10-06 14:50:04 · 6 answers · asked by Dex 2

by the courts, can the paperwork be re-done? I recently went over my boyfriends divorce paperwork after it was sent back to him. I found a mistake. There is a place in the paperwork where the petitioner and respondent are switched. There are currently other problems with the dispersion of joint financial obligations (which is why i read over it to try to help come up with a solution) Since the paperwork is incorrect is there a way to have it rescinded and then re-done correctly by a different attorney?

2007-10-06 14:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by walkingdisastr 2

2007-10-06 14:44:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do they do when they do a seizure evaluation? i might have to get one in utah so i what to know what they have to do please tell me everything please

2007-10-06 14:35:10 · 1 answers · asked by Julianne B 2

2007-10-06 14:27:54 · 6 answers · asked by stingray74017 1

Criminal law would be best, but really any law office software would be good.

2007-10-06 14:26:05 · 3 answers · asked by senorjester@sbcglobal.net 1

I just got hired at a hotel, They said they need to check my background , they said it should take 5 days ,and if it comes back clean then I start work in a week. When it takes 5 days to come back, does that mean a full background check or just regular to see if I am a criminal? I have no criminal record but Iam worried about my credit and my education background, I kinda lied about where I go to college. And some of the company I worked for was a small company so I doubt they even will show up on file. The job doesnt require any degree , just really good customer service , Its a front desk hotel job. I made good impression on all 3 interviews so now Iam worried I wont get the job. Does anyone here know wat goes on ?? or does anyone here do the background check for your company. Should I be worried??? This is in NYC btw

2007-10-06 14:26:00 · 10 answers · asked by ds s 1

Why would legislatures vote for such a BAD law? I can't imagine that bikers' groups have more political clout than the insurance industry. Who stands to gain, from this change; and why?

2007-10-06 14:25:43 · 2 answers · asked by SimplifiedHealth.com 2

I ordered a pizza online from pizza hut. I went to pick it up and paid with my credit card. Today while paying my bill, i was going throught my credit card statement, i noticed that the amount charged for my pizza was high. So i went throught my receipts, and found that i was overcharged. so i called my credit card company, and the department that handle this was not open on weekends. So i began to think how can this happen. i concluded that this was not an accident, because i already have a copy of the receipt that i says i agree to pay this amount. I only other option was they recharged my card for a different amount. Even though, it was an extrea few dollars, i felt that had i not noticed the difference, i would of been overcharged. And who knows how many other people they are doing this to.

So my question is can i sue for more then the amount overcharged, for making me all this work. Or for defrauding me if i had not noticed?

2007-10-06 14:24:28 · 6 answers · asked by lone_wolf842@sbcglobal.net 2

Evidently it was enough to get a manufacturing charge.Being that I own the property , should i be worried about some kind of charges on me? i had no knowledge of this and havent even been there im 8 months.

2007-10-06 14:24:14 · 5 answers · asked by Charly B 2

I was terminated from my job of 2 years, due to lack of performance. I am curious if i still qualify to apply for unemployment or not? I live in MD. PLease help!

2007-10-06 14:23:33 · 7 answers · asked by Antonio R 2

a friend recently went in for a drug test for employment. He returned saying that he tested poitive for marajuana, and since he does not smoke at all he claims that it was from being around others that smoked it. Is this possible?

2007-10-06 14:21:28 · 9 answers · asked by raidersgrandma 1

2007-10-06 14:14:40 · 18 answers · asked by mcied150 3

It seems something that is obvious, but difficult to put into words....

Any eloquent people willing to help me here?

2007-10-06 14:06:55 · 1 answers · asked by freshbliss 6

in my home town the cops carry tasers and i asked one of them did they have to be tasered to carry it they said no. now is it me or is that just wrong. they dont know the pain so they will 9 times out of time over use them. Plus have yall noticed that cops now a days only become cops so they can be the big dog in town. Now not all of them are like that but most of them are.

2007-10-06 13:55:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-06 13:51:16 · 8 answers · asked by marinesista84 1

A person that I know is about to pass on and I think that his neices and nephews are not going to get anything. In the state of Illinois, can they contest the living will if it is witnessed by an attorney?

2007-10-06 13:45:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

A. Chief Justice John Roberts

or

B. Associate Justice Samuel Alito


Please do not say neither because there are only two choices to select from. Keep in mind that Justices have the freedom to change ideology and this phenomenon has occurred several times throughout history. Calvin Coolidge, Dwight Eisenhower, George Bush, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, John Kennedy, and Richard Nixon’s SCOTUS nominees changed somewhat during their respective judgeships.

2007-10-06 13:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by Brandon ツ 3

And where can I find those.

What's more efficient, what's cheaper and what's easier to use and find?

Thanks.

2007-10-06 13:27:48 · 13 answers · asked by Manu D 1

2007-10-06 13:01:21 · 12 answers · asked by youwouldlikeit19 1

If a website has no copyright notification on it, anywhere. Is the content on that website fair to use until you are notified to not use it any longer, or until the copyright is posted?

2007-10-06 12:50:39 · 4 answers · asked by Theava 2

I had a restraining order (injunction) against my aunt's husband because he threatened to harm my 4 year old daughter. 4 months later my aunt than tried to get one against me. It was dismissed out of courts after a hearing. Than she tried to get one against my husband 4 months later. Again it was dismissed. I filed a violation of injunction 2 or 3 months before the one that I had against her husband was to end. The judge verbally repremanded him and threatned to monitarily fine him if he violated it again. The injunction than ended (due to dates).

Well, now I recieve 2 legal advertisements in the mail stating that someone has filed and injuction against me and my husband (in thier county)... duh, them! I have not yet been served... I am guessing that will come any day.

So, my question is... can I sue them for harrassment? If so what paper's do I have to file?

I use to have custody of my aunts' kids... that is how this all began... she was jealous.

I LIVE IN CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA

2007-10-06 12:49:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

In a class action lawsuit against Bank of America, the class counsel and Bank of America negotiated an agreement calling for Bank of America to provide various non-monetary offers (but no money) to the class members and to pay several million dollars to the class counsel. Subsequently, several class members filed objections with the court. The class counsel then filed papers saying that the large fee was justified because of the additional work required to negotiate a non-monetary settlement, in excess of what would have been needed to negotiate a monetary settlement. I feel that a monetary settlement would have been in the best interest of the class counsel's client (the class members). Is negotiating for something else and thereby getting more fees an ethics violation?

2007-10-06 12:38:56 · 3 answers · asked by StephenWeinstein 7