Law & Ethics - November 2007

My father is mentally ill and in a supported living program.
Once a week for the last year he has been participating in an art class put on by the supported living program's Social club.
This past month there was an art show at a gallery featuring His and some of the other aduts(In the program) art work. All the paintings had a price tag of $65.00. He sold three of his paintings and was very proud of himself, it gave him a nice self esteem boost. The art gallerey gets 20% which i can understand. Now, this is what bugs me, the program that he is in is also taking 20%. This orginization is state funded and gets funds from united way as well. Also, he is only getting an SSI check and that just barely covers his bills. should these people really have the right to take a 20% cut?

2007-11-30 16:18:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a company violates the ADA, is it a criminal or civil offense (assuming they are found guilty)? Civil??

2007-11-30 16:16:20 · 3 answers · asked by Walking on Sunshine 2

im tring to sign up for something and is says something about that

2007-11-30 16:13:41 · 2 answers · asked by ♥Victoria 1

I could never agree with it. Because the whole point of punishing someone is so that they would understand their mistakes and suffer the consequences of their action. But the death penality doesn't teach the person anything. U just let the person die and they never learn anything. Ya, u can eliminate that person from the society but... i believe that u can punish someone but the God only has the power to play with someones life. If he gave the life, no one has the power to take it.

Well thats my opinion. But what is ur opinion on this topic ??

2007-11-30 16:09:50 · 28 answers · asked by Brilliant Queen (BQ)_forever !!! 5

My ex husbands name has never been put on my daughters birth certificate, she is 13 years old now but it was proven in court that he is the father. He has never been involved in her life and has only paid six months of child support in all of 13 years, is there some legal way that 1. I can get a passport for her without his written permission, 2. can I get her name changed without his permission, and 3. can my fiance' legally adopt her, giving her his last name without my ex husbands permission ? I have full sole custody of my daughter. Needing an answer right away.

2007-11-30 16:04:50 · 8 answers · asked by ? 1

Is it true that children born after 1992 in California have to wait until they are 18 to get their Drivers license???

2007-11-30 15:58:43 · 4 answers · asked by ATF 1

2007-11-30 15:53:40 · 6 answers · asked by Grand pa 7

I am working in private company and during my field duty I was assaulted by some locals. My police case is still going on but as I was on my duty am I have right to get compensation from company??

2007-11-30 15:53:27 · 4 answers · asked by Prahalad S 1

The ACLU pushes hard for the rights of the liberal elite, the athiest, Mexican illegal crossing the border and the list goes on. The ACLU WATCHES us, but who watches them? What do you think?

2007-11-30 15:47:30 · 7 answers · asked by The New Statesman 1

Hi, i need help from you. here r some questions and i need 20 ppl to answer. so, please.

1. Have u ever smoked marijuana? (yes/no)
2. Do the majority of your friends smoke it? (yes/no)
3. Is it easy for u to get? (yes/no)
4. How often do you smoke it? (never/weekly/monthly/yearly)
5. Do u think it should be legal? (yes/no)
6. Does smoking it affect your grades? (yes/no)
7. Why do you smoke it? (peer pressure/for fun/stress/other)
8. Who influenced you to smoke it? (friends/family members/other)
9.a. have u ever been in trouble for smoking or having possesion of marijuana? (yes/no)
b. If yes, by who? (parents/police/school official)
10. Who you smoke with? (friends/family members/other)
11. Where do you get it from? (friends/dealers/family members)
12. how much do you spend on it? ($5-20 a week/$20+ a week/$10-20 a month/$20-40 a month/$40+ a month)
13. how many times have u come to school high? (never/1-5/6-10/11-15/16+)
14. Does it affect your life? (yes/no)

2007-11-30 15:43:59 · 8 answers · asked by Ganbatteru 3

How do you get a royalty agreement to re-record a song if the company that published/produced the record is not in business anymore and the artist/s that made the album/s are not known (i.e. Various Artists)?? The album/songs I am considering is from the 1970's +/-. Maybe you could help - "Christmas is for Kids" - it was a album produced for Big N Department stores. I have searched the US Copyright Office online and have not come up with anything at all. The album was probably produced before the new copyright law went into effect (1978??). If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

2007-11-30 15:41:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Charges are:
1. Uttering forged Check
2. Petit theft $100.00 or more but less than $300.00

I thought that a warrant would of went out and when arrested they could bond out and then start court proceedings. Help me understand what this Procedure is with out a warrant being issued.

2007-11-30 15:37:01 · 2 answers · asked by brandy m 1

2007-11-30 15:36:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Suppose person "A" has put themselves into a situation where person "B" is going to give them no choice but to kill them in order to save "A"'s own life. Suppose "A" know about this condition in advance, but entered into the situation anyway. "B" would not otherwise be harming "A" or any of "A"'s family, property, etc... but would definitely try to kill "A" once the situation was initated. Assume the situation itself is not an illegal action on either person's part.

The situation occurs, and "A" ends up successfully killing "B" as once the situation began, there was absolutely no other way for "A" to survive, and "A" knew this would be the eventual outcome.

In various jurisdictions, would this be more likely to be treated as self-defense, pre-meditated murder or some quasi-hybrid of the two?

2007-11-30 15:32:39 · 11 answers · asked by uncleclover 5

i have been tested at least 6 times for drugs in the past 3 months and they still say i look like and act like im on speed.

all drug tests clean -no illegal drugs detected- no alcohol detected

2007-11-30 15:22:50 · 10 answers · asked by Valley Mental Health tooele Utah 4

please tell me how i can know my CBSE registration number ???
and also my examination centre ????

2007-11-30 15:17:24 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard once that untill someone actually walks out the door or puts an item in the bag of another store, you can't be caught shoplifting because you still have a chane to pay. I heard this from the manager of a company I use to work for. If this is true, could someone give me a link to some page where it shows this little detail?

2007-11-30 15:15:00 · 13 answers · asked by hoppif1986 1

What would you ask? We have a lawyer coming to class.

Yes, I know.. Why are lawyers souless and moneygrubbers yada yada..
I was looking for something more respectful and insightful into the law.

2007-11-30 15:02:32 · 11 answers · asked by nothingconstant 7

My best friend who has 1 prior recently got arrested for posession! (Actual Charges)Transport/sell narcotic controlled substance-les Does anyone know what the les stands for? poss.marijuana 28.5 grams or less/violation of parole/posess narcotic controlled substance! Authorities tend to exaggerate the facts (the 3 drug charges pertain to 1 amount) not exactly sure of amount but he had it for personal usage not what the arresting officers jumped the gun and assumed! My friend was already under prop 36! Im really concerned for his future! Can someone with or without experience dealing with these type of cases please help me provide him with the best strategy in dealing with this unfortunate situation to make it one thats resolved with minimal time of incarsoration!!

2007-11-30 14:58:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

A crime has been committed.

A life has been taken.

The name, address and personal information are known by police.

However, this person shall never go to trial or jail.

Question: Why?

2007-11-30 14:54:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My workload has increased dramatically since I was first hired for my job, but there's been no increase in the size of my paycheck. If (in my opinion) I have just cause for a payraise, and quit if I don't get it, is there a chance that I could still collect unemployment?

I also have perfect attendance for the entire year-and-a-half that I've been on this job; for this my employer has given me quarterly bonuses to the tune of about $50 (whoop-dee-doo).

Ironically, I used to work for the unemployment insurance bureau in my state (Texas) though I was never a claims adjuster; I was only a data-entry clerk. All I know for sure is that quitting doesn't give you blanket disqualification from unemployment bennies; it all depends on the circumstances I suppose.

After all, the unemployment office can't penalize me for being ambitious, can they?

2007-11-30 14:48:21 · 21 answers · asked by Student 3

well im making a book review about Tuesdays with Morrie
(its a school project)

ive seen alot of reviews online
is it already plagarism when i just copy it and just change the words/lines in it?

like for example: (from the internet)
For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

(my version)
for the author mitch, that person is his prof. Morrie, his menthor for almost 2 decades ago.

is this already plagarism????

2007-11-30 14:46:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I did a presentation about pre-employment drug testing and how it should be abolished at school, and I got a lot of scrutiny. I used the the following premises in my argument.
1.) Not everyone who uses drugs is a hazardous/costly/unproductive worker
2.) Not everyone who doesnt use drugs is a good/beneficial/ hard working worker.
3.) Therefore, drug use should not be a sole determinant.

Then I stated cases in which failing a drug test in some companies can get you immediately rejected from potential employment. I then concluded with the idea of evaluating on performance(and in the case of pre-employment, past performance; i.e. past employers, GPA, etc.) to determine qualification for employment.

A fellow peer commented on whether or not drug users are likely to be worse workers than non drug users. I made the rebuttal that that statement was a stereotype, and may have some truth to it, but it should not be used to conclude that all drug users make bad employees.

Thoughts?

2007-11-30 14:42:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

something to prevent kids and theives from pulling the trigger? Like everything else that's changed in this world, it could be incorporated over many years and we wouldn't even remember how it used to be 10-20 years from now. Pro or con and why?

2007-11-30 14:39:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know someone that has signed over all parental rights..name was never on the bith certificate..and the ex would never let him see the kids anyways because she doesn't like his girlfriend. They have been to court already for the signing over the rights..She's also said that she doesn't want any money from him..now she's trying to get child support..Does he still have to pay it??

2007-11-30 14:32:43 · 2 answers · asked by Zozi Raisin 1

I am a regular employee that pays all of my taxes...ALL of 'em.
I have a boss.
He finds the jobs.
He bids the jobs.
He makes the calls on how to build stuff (I am a marine carpenter).
He pays me, and has done so steadily for two years.
I have to have liability insurance.
If I get injured, I think I'm screwed...I have no personal insurance.
How good of a deal is he getting by paying me as an independent contractor?
And again, is this legal?

2007-11-30 14:26:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend got her boyfriend out on bond, using a payment plan with the bondsman. She agreed to pay $250 every two weeks. She said $2000. She still owes $500. Her boyfriend's charges were dropped now she says she is not paying since it is over. What could the bondsman do to her? She didn't put up any collateral.

2007-11-30 14:25:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey i'm filling out an application. if something is due by december 3 does that mean you can turn it in on that date or it has to be turned in before that date.

2007-11-30 14:18:43 · 5 answers · asked by stephen11506 3

These claims were made during the last debate. If you know which two made the claims can you also tell me what state they lived in at the time.

2007-11-30 14:12:47 · 1 answers · asked by ohiotradingpost.net 3

My son will pay over $140,000.oo to get a DPT degree.

2007-11-30 14:00:44 · 4 answers · asked by orangefouch 1