Law & Ethics - October 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_us/student_arsenal

So, when my dad bought me my first handgun at 14, albeit he kept it in his name and in his posession (although it was mine) he should have been jailed? I like the fact that his dad tried to buy him a rifle but he was a felon and they turned him down, which is correct, and HE should be jailed for violating the law. His mom is a maroon, but should she be formally charged? This is an interesting and touchy subject, I would love to hear your opinions.

2007-10-12 04:24:19 · 16 answers · asked by Wolfgang92 4

Isn't American founded on equality?
You don't have to pay more for a car because you make more money. So why do user fees increase because you make more?

2007-10-12 04:23:22 · 6 answers · asked by ahedou2 4

HI. everyone i need to check something out and i need a web-site that does free background checks to check for warrants and stuff does anyone know of one thanks

2007-10-12 04:18:51 · 7 answers · asked by boxerlover_2006 2

Anyone hear of this? Is this true? I have the story of that supposely happening to some woman.

2007-10-12 04:01:42 · 2 answers · asked by Joe C. 3

I signed up with Ballys when I started my job over a year ago. I only signed up because it was close to my office. I have since left that job and want to cancel my membership but they will not let me because there is a Ballys near my house. A very gross Ballys in a not so great part of the city. I have explained to them that I did not sign up at that location for those very reasons but they don't care. I haven't even been to the gym in months, basically I'm wasting my money. Is there a solution?

2007-10-12 03:54:39 · 3 answers · asked by I hope you can help 1

A doctor's decision should not be linked to their profits.
Cartoon example:
A patient overhears a doctors conversation in the waiting room.
The doctor says: "Go ahead "deary" buy that fur coat, we will manage somehow"
A one cent gasoline tax should handle the cost easily.

2007-10-12 03:52:53 · 23 answers · asked by Lou B 4

I was involved in an car accident, not my fault, while at work and have been out of work since the accident, 3 years now and my lawywer still has not filed with the at fault party's insurance Co.. Is this normal? I've seen mant doctors, had all the examsetc. How difficult is it to fire one and hire another one or should I?

2007-10-12 03:29:28 · 4 answers · asked by pascodude69 2

i was falsely arrested on my lunch break a few days ago,on my way to my house as i passed by a neighborhood tire shop to say hi to a friend i was snatched up by the police and the took my down to the precinct for booking my court date was on Tuesday and one of the charges was dropped,one charge is still pending ,meanwhile i have been out on a list concerning my job of persons arrested and i cannot work until i get the disposition letter saying all charges dropped ,so i called unemployment to claim my benefits and they said they will have to do some investigating concerning the case keep in mind i do qualify since i have worked all year its just this stupid charge in the way can they withhold my unemployment checks i mean these are just misdemeanor charges

2007-10-12 03:22:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son -14 yrs. old-has weapons. Not for killing peolple so calm down. Here it is a right of manhood. He is educated in the SAFE operation and ettiquit of gun safety. We hunt big game -whittailed/mule deer migratory game fowl- together. My question is. . .What the hellis wrong with the yankee kids who need guns? Do they hunt game? Do they know what game is? Do they know that they can be hunted? by the Police?

2007-10-12 03:12:28 · 2 answers · asked by thetruth 2

Can anyone tell me how I would go about finding out if someone is a real Doctor or just posing as one?
This so called Doctor says she was trained in tropical diseases in Mauritious, is there a register i can check to see if she is real. This is quite important!
thanks

2007-10-12 03:03:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Other than suing for defamation of character how do you put a stop to this? She is very distraught that she can't get the reference she expected out of them now. She was their top performer and her boss was threatened by her. He is telling employees she was reason for companies current situation - completely untrue.

I guess the second part of the question is - how to distance yourself from that garbage and move on when the lay off and harsh words leave you beat down and paralized?

2007-10-12 02:56:46 · 7 answers · asked by Delay 5

I'm looking into being a corrections officer...My parents advise me not to however because they get sued constantly by the inmates and risk losing everything. I've never heard of this and you would think there is something in place to prevent that. Any info?

2007-10-12 02:44:23 · 5 answers · asked by uwilltap1029 1

I think it would be a great idea. Think of the money saved on enforcement of a law that will be striked down. Also think of the victims of an unjust law being saved the money, time and hassle of fighing it.
Laws should still be able to be challeged later after a curtain amount of time has passed like 4 years.

Don't give me a stupid answer like 'because the Constitution prohibits it' I get that all the time. The Constitution can be ammended.

2007-10-12 02:18:33 · 12 answers · asked by wisemancumth 5

its a matter of life.!!!

2007-10-12 01:18:16 · 22 answers · asked by rose ann 1

How does Al Gore win the Nobel PEACE Prize for his efforts on the environment. Obviously they ignore the fact that he flies a gas guzzling private jet EVERYWHERE he goes. His mansion in Tennesee uses more electricty in a month than the average home does in a year. His 2 other homes aren't energy efficient either. Hmmmm, I thought the PEACE prize was for people who made PEACE, not PCBs! Can anyone clarify this?

2007-10-12 01:10:16 · 13 answers · asked by byrnechas 2

I am 17 yrs old, got a little ticked with my dads ex wife yesturday and i ended up hitting her AFTER she chest tagged me. They charged me with battery and let her go home. I am getting a court appointed lawyer and was wondering if i am NOT found guilty will i have to pay. If i AM found guilty about how much will i have to pay.

2007-10-12 00:59:27 · 5 answers · asked by Outerlimits 2

2007-10-11 23:59:11 · 3 answers · asked by ashley c 1

So can I sue Yahoo! for theft and copyright infringement?
Yahoo was founded in 1995, and I began yelling out "Yahoo!" after having sex in 1990.

I demand 1.1 Bajillion United States dollars in damages.

2007-10-11 23:20:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is terrible that every year many underage girls are smuggled into Britain for sex trafficking and underground prostitution. I know that once ensnared they are often beaten, drugged and held captive. But how do the pimps get hold of their victims in the first place? Surely if someone from Albania, or some similair place, wants to emigrate to Britain they would go through the channels of the immigration service? Is it that the criminals pose as officials or employment agents?

2007-10-11 22:26:03 · 3 answers · asked by Z 1

Do you think smokeing bud should be legal? i think it should be, but i think there should be rules like you can smoke it certain places and stuff like that.I just do see why it is illigal to smoke it because it's your own choice, if we want to mess up our own minds by using it.If smoking bud is illigal then other thing should be illigal to because you can hurt your self in many ways that arn't even nearly as worse as smoking bud!

2007-10-11 21:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by tiffany c 1

Is it legal to let a 14 year old babysit from 4pm to 10pm everyday? I have a friend that is forced to do this an it's a little worrisome to be honest. She is baby sitting 3 relatives for no pay for the perivously mentioned time. Also please send me a source if it is illegal.

2007-10-11 20:53:31 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1

My ex and I divorced in 1989. In 1996 she opened a case with DCSS (California) and payment was taken out of my check each payday until she requested to DCSS that my payments be made to her directly and they were until my last child turned 21 in 2001. Well 4 months ago, 11 years later, she decided to go back to DCSS and claim I didn't pay child support for the period I paid her directly. I hired an attorney and was able to prove, with what cancelled checks I was able to find, that I had paid. I had enough proof the lower the amount from $14,000 to $3,500 which angered her off so now she's hired a lawyer and is suing from 1989 to the DCSS filing claiming I paid her nothing. Unfortunately I can't find any cancelled checks. My attorney says If I can't find any proof be prepared to pay $94K. If this goes her way will I be required to sell my house and belongings to pay her?

2007-10-11 20:43:02 · 4 answers · asked by G H 1

IN bathroom, I always believed if your word is no good than your no good?

2007-10-11 20:42:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

On Dec. 22, 2006, more than 30 unarmed Haitian civilians, including women and children, were killed by indiscriminate gunfire from United Nations “peacekeeping” forces, reportedly as collective punishment for a massive demonstration days earlier calling for the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who fled the country amid a rebellion.

Film footage recorded by the Haiti Information Project, a humanitarian organization, shows an unidentified man dying as he describes being shot from a circling U.N. helicopter. The group also has video of a teenaged boy shot by U.N. forces, who, before he dies, explains how the U.N. opened fire on unarmed civilians.

— Haiti Information Project, Haiti Action, Jan. 21, 2007

Good thing we can on the U.N. right ?

2007-10-11 20:38:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like I say, you work to produce world famous music, you donate millions to charity, you live a good and wholesome life, then some woman comes along, gets you hooked, marries you, divorces you two years later and the courts say she is entitled to half your assets........how fair is that?

2007-10-11 19:32:02 · 19 answers · asked by Glenn 2

Litigants are denied the right to have an attorney present when their case is heard. Why isn't this a violation of due process?

2007-10-11 19:31:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yes, I feel that I have touched on a subject, which in with people have many questions, can not afford legal advise, but I feel people should be able to at least be able to share their experiences-- and their knowledge. Dear Yahoo, please help me with this situation, I am not out to bring down the legal system (even if I could).

2007-10-11 19:10:51 · 1 answers · asked by kimberlee g 3

So killing an unborn infant in more humane than killing an animal to eat?

That logic seems a little faulty?

2007-10-11 19:07:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071011/ap_on_re_us/schwarzenegger_bills;_ylt=AvHUmKCMyOipFTRt5dXUvK7q188F

It's about time. The fine is way too low and I think that they should be able to pull over somebody just for appearing to smoke with the kids in the car.

2007-10-11 18:40:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just wanted to gain some information about this before I went out and purchased one! Thanks

2007-10-11 18:34:10 · 1 answers · asked by Scat Man 1