Law & Ethics - December 2007

2007-12-07 11:53:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it OK with them for someone to have sex in the oval office or sex without responsibility through abortion but not OK if someone prays and wants to run for public office?

2007-12-07 11:45:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

to be cremated in the cheapest box and have no wake or funeral...Would my family be forced to abide by it. Or can they do whatever they want?

I want them to save the money and not waste it on my dead body.

2007-12-07 11:43:32 · 13 answers · asked by Veritas et Aequitas () 7

What should I do? I already paid the retainer fee for his services, and now he has become Mr. dry personality all of a studden. He is not the same Attorney that I agreed to work with, and i'm so annoyed! Should I just stick with him for the first motion and then change to someone I can get along with? Or is it normal not to like your Attorney? I just feel like our personalitys clash big time.

I'm just frustrated because he only likes to communicate with email, and if I call to confirm something he seems really annoyed by me. He doesn't return emails quickly either. I'm not a helicopter client either so theres no excuse for all this. I only contact him for important reasons. I'm not needy, and I fill out all my paperwork my self. He just stamps them, and makes some corrections (legal terms, ect.), and then submits them.

Is it unwise to change Attorney's in a family law matter? Right now we are dealing only with the first part of court. Like a pro docot.

2007-12-07 11:37:56 · 7 answers · asked by chicata25 4

If there is no will, who should get it?

2007-12-07 11:34:05 · 12 answers · asked by Bhatia 1

Okay I met this friend of mine in the psych ward at a hospital any way I let her stay with me for a few weeks, any way we had she was very nice and well behaved until it wa stime for her to leave. I found her a great place to stay even gave her cash for the down payment. I drove her to her new place and left her there when I got home I found 2,000 bucks gone. When I went back to the place to confront her the manager said she did not want the place and had left. Now I can not find this whore so I contacted the cops and they did not help much! What can I do legaly ?

2007-12-07 11:34:03 · 5 answers · asked by Mike 1

2007-12-07 11:33:52 · 2 answers · asked by hitme200373 1

She is 20 weeks pregnant and scheduled to get abortion surgery on Monday.
The Weird thing is she is a Right to life President at our School (not high school) and also pickets clinics.
She feels she has a moral excuse for Abortion because the condom broke.And she also judge other women being sluts and using it as a for as Birth control.
Should I dump my ignorant friends butt? or should I support her through this?
We have been friends since grade 3.
II AM PRO CHOICE.

2007-12-07 11:33:50 · 6 answers · asked by Tiffany 2

2007-12-07 11:21:27 · 8 answers · asked by sumrbrz_21221 1

I live in FL and the last I knew which was about 2 years ago a 16 year old could date up to a 24 year old. Someone on here said they passed a new law in Jan. saying that it was statutory rape...have they passed a new law and I just dont know about it?

2007-12-07 11:05:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

20 years ago. Imagine primary schools not having a nativity play, pantomimes not allowed to throw sweets for kids to scramble for, fun it is called. Police being taken to court on health and safety issues. A government that has removed itself from basic common sense decisions and appears to run with whatever they believe is the flavour of he moment simply to curry favour with the population.
What daft things do you think has been made compulsory by this shower over the last 10 years of government?

2007-12-07 11:04:11 · 9 answers · asked by Web Foot 2

Ok my x hasnt givin me any support for over a year. In march he was arrasted for possesion of drugs, trafficing and possesion of a replica gun. He spent 6 months in jail. I went and got full custody and the judge said no access. He got out of jail in august and was supposed to give me money from his tax return money. I havent seen anything. I want support from him but unfortunetly Im told there's nothing I can do. He is working now and still not paying. He's gettin paid under the table and refuses to pay unless he can see our son. Now the reason I will not allow that is because he is a drug addict. Before he went to jail he was doing it alot, smoking crack, using needles etc. And he had our son every weekend, I did not know what was going on til he went to jail. Again once he got out of jail he started doing drugs again. I dont want my son to be exposed to that sot of stuff again it disgusts me. Isnt there anything I can do to get child support from him?

2007-12-07 11:02:18 · 3 answers · asked by missmindysue1981 1

I know that it is not illegal to simply wish death on someone in general, as long as it is not a threat. For example "I hope you die in a car crash" is okay but "I'm going to kill you" is not. I'm moving soon and I want to write a letter telling my boyfriend and his entire family how I hope all of them die. Would it be construed as harassment to do this in a letter if I just leave it on the kitchen counter and not sent it through the mail?

2007-12-07 10:59:48 · 8 answers · asked by Amber L 1

The house I was renting was foreclosed on. I had no choice but to move. I don't think it's right that I not get my deposit back. Since the move was not my choice. I think it only right that the former owner pay my moving expenses.

2007-12-07 10:56:21 · 3 answers · asked by Robin G 4

My question...

Isn't It alright? TO burn a photo of an ex and post it on myspace? is that against the law? My counsler said to do it to burn my feelings away. today the police told me i cant do that either..Since I cant do anything anymore i thought it was freedom of speech. No body is aloud to do tht any of tht.

So my question is it is bad to burn an ex photo after finding out he cheateD? yes or no?


P.s Reasoning of the people was cause i got threated and my now ex is being an *** and crap

2007-12-07 10:51:48 · 16 answers · asked by sk8tergurl1405 3

Ok! For you people who are saying "What the *beep* are you talking about!"
It has been a problem for a long time!
Muslims have laws, like not exposing too much of your body (like your Underwear). It goes for Men and Women.
Do you think that Muslims shouldn't have Change Clothes for P.E.?
Or anyone who's Religion Prohibits it actually!
I can am required to take P.E. for 2 out of the 3 years of Middle School.
I am required to Change my clothes, or I lose 3 points of of my average.
Every Term, we start off with 100 points towards our report card. Any offense, (like refusing to change our clothes or not changing our clothes), gets points taken off! So if I dont change out, I fail P.E

2007-12-07 10:45:21 · 9 answers · asked by لا إله إلاَّ الله 3

I bought the flag (Made in China) so it is mine and I can use it in my house the way I want to use it.

2007-12-07 10:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-07 10:42:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Than why should it be against the law for the citizens to do the same against our wives and children just to make them tell the truth about what we suspect wrong doing against OUR wishes (demands)?

2007-12-07 10:41:58 · 2 answers · asked by Mezmarelda 6

president of an organization and the treasurer are paramours is that good

2007-12-07 10:35:49 · 2 answers · asked by chief_inv 2

I showed up for work today and was taken back to the stockroom so the lost prevention manager could have a sit-down with me. He talked in the beginning about all the different thefts and stuff that happen at work, and began asking about the things I've stolen. I knew they had proof it was me, although they never flat out accused me or threatened me. So, I was completely honest in everything. I stole at least $200 worth since I've worked there and told them that.

In my description to the L.P. Supervisor, I mentioned (and this is entirely true) about how I have a major problem with stealing, and most of the time I can't even remember doing it until I get home and find the stuff I've taken. I also mentioned how I can't afford therapy sessions and don't know any other way to get help, but I desperately want and need it. Which is still true.

Anyway, I've been suspended from work now and said I'd get a call. What's going to happen to me?

2007-12-07 10:24:16 · 10 answers · asked by zxcymn 2

Today after i got my which felt like my 500th call from people trying to extend my car warranty, and after reporting it on 800notes later i get another call from a caller id stated "out of area" number so i was like i am going to talk to these people and play along, not give them any true information of course, this call was to lower my credit card rates so i pressed 1 to talk, i got put on the line with a guy who gave his name but never a company name i tell him my name is kevin foster (not my name... made up) and i would like to reduce my rates so he starts calling me "kev" and ask my current rate but doesnt seem to care where the cards are through so i tell him some made up rates and he asks if i still have a large available balance which confirmed to me he was scamin he tells me to call him back on Monday gives me a # and ext. and he will send me a form that i should probably fax not mail to him so he can start reducing my rates right away.. this is so a scam u guys agree?

2007-12-07 10:22:11 · 3 answers · asked by KPD25 1

2007-12-07 10:19:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to serve a restraining order. The person have moved to a new residence and I don't have their new address. All I know is that his new apartment is under his fathers name (which I have) and what city it is in.I have his parents phone number but they never answer their phones. And if they did, I doubt they would give me his new address to serve him with a restraining order.
Please help!!!!!!

2007-12-07 10:18:06 · 5 answers · asked by *Rumer*Severin* 5

Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal calling on its members to write letters to the Republic of Iran asking them not to stone seven women.

Nearly all of the women have been sentenced to die by stoning for adultery. Officially Iran had placed a moratorium on the cruel and painful practise in 2002, but Amnesty claims sentencing continues. The group has received credible reports that two people were stoned to death in May.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that treating adultery and fornication as criminal offences does not comply with international human rights standards.

"The sentence of execution by stoning for adultery breaches Iran's commitment under article 6(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that death sentences will be imposed ‘only for the most serious crimes'," Amnesty wrote in its appeal.

Under Shari'a law, a prisoner is buried up to her breast, her hands restrained. Rules also specify the size of the stones which can be thrown so that death is painful and not imminent. Both men and women can be sentenced to die by stoning. In practise, however, an overwhelming number of women receive that penalty.

"It's high time this brutal practise ends. Not only are people deprived of their right to life by the state but they are tortured in the process," Nicole Choueiry, Amnesty's Middle East press officer, told IPS.

"Iran should review its legislation as a matter of urgency to bring it into line with international human rights standards," she added.

According to an independent legal analysis of the country's penal code, Iranian judges are required to issue these mandatory sentences. Rarely, IPS sources inside Iran said, are these sentences carried out.

One lawyer, who asked not to be named, told IPS that the head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi, frequently has been able to postpone executions. He does not, however, have the authority to commute death sentences to life imprisonment.

In addition to the seven women mentioned in the latest report, Amnesty earlier issued reports of two other Iranians also allegedly at risk of being stoned.

According to Amnesty, Parisa A. received her execution sentence while working as a prostitute in the city of Shiraz. She claims she had been forced into prostitution by her husband due to her family's poverty. Her sentence was upheld by a branch of the Supreme Court in November 2005. Her case is under review by the high court.

Iran E., an Ahwazi Arab from the Bakhtiari clan, was sentenced to be stoned for adultery. Her verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court in April.

Khayrieh V., another Ahwazi Arab, was reportedly subjected to domestic violence by her husband when she allegedly began an affair with one of his relatives, who then murdered her husband, the Amnesty report said. She has denied any involvement in the murder but has admitted to adultery.

The Supreme Court has upheld her sentence and the case now apparently has been sent to the Head of the Judiciary for permission to be implemented. Amnesty quoted her as saying, "I am ready to be hanged, but they should not stone me. They could strangle you and you would die, but it is very difficult to have stones hitting you in the head."

2007-12-07 09:54:43 · 10 answers · asked by foxy_blue00 3

Thank you!

waiting for a reply...

2007-12-07 09:37:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My family just recently moved out of a home into another and the ex-landlord is being a real pain. My sister (17) didn't change the address at work and her check went to the old house. Well the landlord has it and hasn't called us back. Is there a law against hold mail from us, Can i file a claim against her? What will happen?? Please let me know what i should do. Oh and I have called her about the check already no answer and it's been 24 hours since that call.

2007-12-07 09:28:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

About half the states in the US still use corporal punishment on students. Isn't it against the law though for them to paddle high school girls and guys that are seniors and 18 or older?

2007-12-07 09:25:17 · 10 answers · asked by Samantha R 1

Tell me what do you think about this ,

Pregnant on death row
Here's a stand-out headline for an interesting case: "Death-row prisoner gets pregnant in solitary." Yup, you read that right: Reuters reported this week that a Vietnamese death-row inmate, held in solitary confinement for almost a year, has been found to be 11 weeks pregnant. Convicted heroin trafficker Nguyen Thi Oanh is now seeking a pardon from her death sentence by firing squad. (Reuters notes that in Vietnam, trafficking more than 600 grams of heroin is punishable by death or with a life sentence; Oanh was in possession of a billion dong, or $63,000, worth of the drug.)

Most immediately, authorities are dealing with the mystery of how she became pregnant, since her husband is serving jail time in another province. Two guards have been detained in a police investigation, for allegedly "abusing their power" by allowing another inmate to stay in Oanh's cell.

Another question, however, may throw pro-choice activists: What happens to Oanh's sentence? It is against Vietnamese law to carry out a death sentence on a pregnant woman or women with a child under the age of three, so her pregnancy may save her life. That's good news for Oanh, but it raises some tricky questions: What is the justification for pardoning a pregnant woman on death row? If Oanh is pardoned solely because she is pregnant, is the Vietnamese court system protecting the right of an 11-week-old fetus to live?

In the United States, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act recognizes crimes against a pregnant mother to be crimes against her child. We've stopped short, however, of extending acts of justice against the mother to her fetus. The U.S. hasn't faced a case like Oanh's, perhaps because only a small percentage of inmates on death row are women. But some states have provisions in place for pregnant inmates: South Dakota makes exceptions in administering the death penalty to pregnant women, delaying an execution past the prescribed 90 days if an inmate is pregnant or deemed mentally unfit.

I'm against all executions, so my vote goes against the death penalty in Oanh's case -- but not on the basis of her pregnancy. After all, surely some of the men who receive the death penalty have recently fathered children. Is it right for women -- even criminal women -- to be spared on the basis that they happen to be the gender lucky enough to get the womb? I'm torn. Faithful readers, weigh in.

2007-12-07 09:16:27 · 26 answers · asked by foxy_blue00 3

2007-12-07 09:09:00 · 5 answers · asked by Jayne Karam@comcast,net 1