Law & Ethics - November 2007

I got a ticket for skateboarding across a street when I was 16 in 2003, I had to go to court, they gave me 25 hours of comm. service, and I thought it was dismissed or whatever but...

I went to apply to move into some apartments today, and they ran my backgrounf/criminal check, and they told me I had a mistademenor from the City of Glendale (where it happened) and she was wondering what it was about, I told them it was just Jaywalking, and it was no big deal..

Should I be worried about that being on my record? Is it supposed to be there? I thought if I was a minor stuff like that would not show up?

I have to say this is kinda ebmarassing being 20 and asking this, but I really have no idea!!

2007-11-07 12:10:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please explain what BASICALLY happen btw the case of Marbury VS Madison

2007-11-07 11:36:21 · 2 answers · asked by eileen r 1

What arguments could I use in a debate for pro gay marriage

2007-11-07 11:23:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

many folks respect him a great deal. his wife is standing for elections and he is moving around running conferences ' the power within' etc. how come all is forgotten. Was there something I missed in the news which cleared his name..

2007-11-07 10:52:31 · 16 answers · asked by El Dorado 2

2007-11-07 10:50:04 · 2 answers · asked by marty47 4

2007-11-07 10:46:14 · 10 answers · asked by Sarah A 1

2007-11-07 10:37:38 · 3 answers · asked by Steve 1

2007-11-07 10:36:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

would you kill anyone?
why or why not.
and if yes who.

i would kill all rapists, and child molester.
my old teacher is a convicted child molester.
he is put in jail for 20 years.
you can even look him up on yahoo.
his name is Mr. Page, for sykesville middle school.

2007-11-07 10:22:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-07 10:01:04 · 5 answers · asked by KAY EAZY 1

child support cash should be held in a bank where the women can get available funds for that month at whichever time. a documented amount should be written for the withdraw, then when the shopping is over for the child, a receipt should be brought back to the bank and the total should equal the withdraw earlier. this receipt should show purchases of kid items, toys, clothes, school supplys, and toddler feeding merchandise. this way 100% of the money will be spent on the child and the child ALONE!, i'm sick of these chicks beating the system getting all these checks + their normal job (if applicable) buying new cars, nails, clothes, high heels, and god knows what other obsolete items. if you think i'm wrong , fine and vice versa. this is an adult question and i dont want to see ppl saying grow up like always because they cant handle the truth

2007-11-07 09:42:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Was in my uncle's car (purchased in Canada) in Toronto the other day and I noticed that practially none of the labelling, e.g. A/C, CD, etc was bilingual. Doesn't Canada require product labelling to be bilingual (for most items)?

2007-11-07 09:35:57 · 2 answers · asked by ambrosia2600 1

We faced this forboding issue back in the '80s...Back to the Future (part II - 1989) where Michael J. Fox comes home from work on a typical 2015 work day, and then after pulling up his 9 favorite channels on multi-channel home TV system, has to answer to his Japanese boss -- "FIRED! McFly-san!" for some blunder of the day (i.e. no job security when owned by foreign interests).

Are we so far from that future?

As the Iraqi war continues to be financed from overseas loans from Japan and others, are we not selling out our children to other countries who are more than content to let the big, invincible ol' "US of A" slug it out with the bullies of the world while they lay low and let others play protector of the planet?

Will you have to teach your children Japanese because George Bush spent their future in two administrations?

I speak Japanese because I'm an international banker. It's not about which language you speak, its about protecting your homeland sovereignty.

2007-11-07 09:28:41 · 4 answers · asked by John S. 5

Would you be for this idea? Would you be against this idea? And why?

2007-11-07 09:27:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently got a ticket that said speed not reasonable & prudent. Is it possible to drive at an unreasonable speed and prudent at the same time? can this ticket get thrown out because of the error?

2007-11-07 09:24:07 · 4 answers · asked by miked 1

Hi. I just moved to a new state and many ppl here tell me it's a RTW state....what in the heck does that mean?....and, do some states really exist which are NO-Right-to-Work states? The whole thing just sounds so absurd! Please clarify for me. Thanks.

2007-11-07 09:18:24 · 11 answers · asked by adrift feline 6

Our military gets harassed for putting themselves on the line...most people don't have the whatever you want to call it to fight for what's right. It's because of sacrifice that the Pilgrims came here, that we won the Revolution, and World War II. Parents used to sacrifice for their children, but now they discard them...what happened??

2007-11-07 09:06:28 · 20 answers · asked by Lisa 6

2007-11-07 08:46:40 · 6 answers · asked by aubrymsav 1

Mesa, AZ Small Claims Court - Dismissed with Prejudice. I was sued 2 years ago for a disputed amount owed. The plaintiff did not appear on the court date as he had requested a continuance which was subsequently denied. The case was dismissed with prejudice against the plaintiff. He has since turned it over to a collection agency who continues to call and harrass me for payment. The collection company is now threatening legal action against me. Can they do this? What can I do to get them to leave me alone?

2007-11-07 08:46:36 · 4 answers · asked by starpass 1

2007-11-07 08:39:17 · 14 answers · asked by James J 1

Eight people have been killed and at least 10 others injured in a shooting at a school in southern Finland, police have said.

The incident took place in Tuusula, some 50km (30 miles) north of the capital Helsinki.

Finnish police said an 18-year-old man killed five boys, two girls and the female principal of Jokela High School.

The gunman shot himself in the head and is in hospital in a critical condition, police said.

About a dozen other people are being treated for injuries.

It felt unreal - a pupil I have taught myself was running towards me, screaming, a pistol in his hand

Kim Kiuru
Jokela school teacher


In pictures: Finland shooting
Country profile: Finland

Police have not identified the gunman but a teacher said he was a student at the school.

Police responded to a call made at 1144 (0944 GMT) and made contact with the gunman when they arrived at the school 11 minutes later, said Timo Leppala, the officer in charge of the police operation.

"Police ordered him to surrender, to which he answered by shooting towards the police," Mr Leppala said.

He described a scene of chaos with students jumping from school windows and running for shelter as more police arrived.

It is not clear when the gunman shot himself in the head.

Police said he was armed with a .22 calibre pistol for which he obtained a license on 19 October. He did not have a criminal record and "was from an ordinary family," a police spokesman said.

A Tuusula municipality spokeswoman said the gunman opened fire during a lesson at Jokela secondary school, which has 400 pupils between 12 and 18.

'Ran in opposite direction'

Kim Kiuru, a Jokela teacher, said the head teacher announced over the school public announcement's system just before noon (1000 GMT) that all students should remain in their classrooms.

"I stayed in the corridor to listen to more instructions having locked my classroom door," Mr Kiuru told Finland's YLE radio.



"After that I saw the gunman running with what appeared to be a small calibre handgun in his hand through the doors toward me after which I escaped to the corridor downstairs and ran in the opposite direction."

"It felt unreal - a pupil I have taught myself was running towards me, screaming, a pistol in his hand."

Mr Kiuru said he saw a woman's body as he fled the building. He said he then told his students to "jump out of the windows... and all my pupils were saved".

YouTube video

A video called "Jokela high school massacre 11/7/2007" was posted on the YouTube website by an 18-year-old man during the past two weeks.

The video shows a picture of a building by a lake and two photos of a young man holding a gun.

Going by the username Sturmgeist89, the person who posted the video calls himself a "social Darwinist" who would "eliminate all who I see unfit". "Sturmgeist" means storm spirit in German.

The video has now been removed from the website and police have not yet commented on it.

He had also reportedly posted on another website a rambling manifesto.

In it he said: "death and killing is not a tragedy... Not all human lives are important or worth saving."

He wrote that he was acting alone and nobody is to blame for his actions. "This is my war: one man's war against humanity, governments and weak-minded masses of the world."

2007-11-07 08:27:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

They want his family to pay a multi-million dollar fine, among other things.

I think this is absolutely rediculous! He's 10 years old! How is making his family pay a multi-million dollar fine going to help any?

2007-11-07 08:22:36 · 18 answers · asked by Mike G 4

2007-11-07 08:20:34 · 2 answers · asked by levarstar24 2

I couldn't get off work and didn't get to go. This was a child molestation case where the girl is now in her twenties. I know these people (some are relatives), and I really wanted to be there to actually hear what was said. How would I go about getting it?

2007-11-07 08:19:12 · 1 answers · asked by 2bzy 6

I need help writing a complaint letter to a Bowling Ally . I Went to a bowling ally to bowl with friends and was disgusted because the bowling ally mechanism kept breaking down and the pins would not reset. I went to the manager thought no refund, he said file a complaint to the the company owner.

2007-11-07 08:14:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The 10-year-old boy who accidentally started one of the worst California wildfires last month could face stern consequences, should prosecutors decide to bring charges. Though too young to be charged as an adult, the boy could still face millions of dollars in fines, removal from his home and possible detention as a ward of the state. For now the boy's fate - and that of his parents, who would be partially liable for any restitution payments he would have to pay - rests with Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley.

2007-11-07 08:13:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay I asked this question before, however I wasn't clear on some things.

My mother passed away recently and there is a home that I have been making payments on using her money from a joint account. That money has run out. I will be named executor in a few days, however a mortgage payment is due at the same time.

I do not want to put any money into the home not having any security. She has massive medical bills (even with insurance) and some other unsecured debt.

I want to keep the home and it has supposed equity however it wouldn't sell for more than what is owed on the home so there is no actual equity, more so because last in 2005 she took out a second mortgage for home improvements.

I want to keep the home and I will pay off the home in full, however not at the expense of being held liable for her debts. It would break my heart to not have time to grieve and go through her belongings.

I will be talking to counsel soon however I am losing my mind in the moment, it's too much.

2007-11-07 07:55:55 · 2 answers · asked by Veritas et Aequitas () 7

We live in NC and he makes $13.50 per hour and he has only 1 child.

2007-11-07 07:50:58 · 9 answers · asked by island_gal_808 2

I was wondering why marijuana, scientifically proven to be beneficial to the ill and depressed, proven to not cause any physical addiction (like, say, antidepressants), proven to help sleep, should be illegal. We live in a drug culture. Turn on the tv... "If it's raining on tuesday and your knee itches three times, you have this disease... take our drug... side effects, stroke, bloody stool, projectile vomiting..." It seems everything is a syndrome today and the Rx companies are very succesful. Just the other day an ad for an allergy medicine (all in one!), where they said, "we don't know exactly HOW this works..." It seems that as long as the government can make money off the "legal" drugs they are okay no matter how full of bull or what side effects they cause or lack of long-term effect knowledge, but the side-effect free GOD GIVEN herb that you can grow in your own garden and is good medicine for sooo much is illegal, generating billions for the government in legal fines! WHY?

2007-11-07 07:49:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ie. the daughter was both an executor of her father's estate and a (power of attorney).

2007-11-07 07:29:31 · 4 answers · asked by superstar dj 3