Law Enforcement & Police - October 2007

We have seen that it didn't with alcohol in the 1920's. Do you think the prohibition on drugs is working? We spend billions of dollars trying to control drugs, do you think we can spend that money on better uses? What do you think about it?

2007-10-03 18:18:17 · 9 answers · asked by Coma White 5

My friend and I have been having an argument over the past week. Picture this scenario:

The police are looking for a fugitive. The fugitive is NOT in your house, but the police think he is. They get a warrant and break in to your house, only to find you smoking a joint on the couch. Can they arrest you for that?

2007-10-03 18:06:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 17:59:53 · 21 answers · asked by meemo 2

I'm referring to the case/manhunt that's going on for the man who actually did this to a 3 year old girl. Police said that everything that could have been done sexually to an adult, was done to this baby. What do you think should be done to him once he is caught?

2007-10-03 16:47:11 · 17 answers · asked by savagegrace 4

in the New Zealand police force only certain areas of the force have guns and the mainstream officers that we see every day only have batons, taser guns have been on trial for a year and in the future may be used as an alternative rather than bringing in standard issue guns for all officers.
What are some facts about the taser gun and are they used often do they work in apprehending people? are they safer than a gun? opinions please thanks.....

2007-10-03 16:40:03 · 13 answers · asked by ashar/97 6

my brothe and i are in a heated discussion he the jail house lawyer say ohh you can get a ticket for driving with your high beams on when there is no need for them

2007-10-03 16:25:43 · 37 answers · asked by golf_tango83 2

Should I wear a suit or plain clothes? This was just a speeding ticket and have never been to court before.

2007-10-03 15:57:05 · 10 answers · asked by felixtricks 3

Let's say that you are the driver of a vehicle with 5 passengers who have been told to buckle their seatbelts. You are in a crash. Two occupants, who have not buckled their seatbelts, are ejected and die. The other two occupants, with seatbelts on, are unhurt.

How does the law handle this today? Given that most states have seatbelt laws, would the deceased people be assumed to have been the cause of their own deaths for not buckling up given that the passengers who did buckle up were unhurt?

I ask this because I have a relative who will not buckle her seatbelt. I wouldn't leave and ultimately, she got out of the car. Her family members are angry about it (I guess keeping their mother safe doesn't count for much). They claim that ultimately, she is responsible for her own safety. I won't change my stance, but I just wanted to find out what you know to be true and what you think.

2007-10-03 15:39:54 · 4 answers · asked by TotalRecipeHound 7

2007-10-03 15:31:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 14:37:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hear on the news all the time that women get killed or hurt when they already have a protective order on someone.Is there anything else to protect them?
and what if the man has never had one against him,is it hard to get a protective order?

2007-10-03 14:35:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was pulled over yesterday at 3:25pm for going 40 in a 30 zone. I am 17 and have NEVER gotten pulled over before. honest to god i am a safe and responsible driver. i wasnt even on the phone or listening to music or anything . Anyway, the cop pulled me over and told me that i was going 10 over. i told him i was sry, unaware and this had never happened to me before. then he went to his car and wrote me a 163 dollar ticket. just like that. no warning or anything. i couldn't believe it. i know i broke the law, BUT i know so many people that have gotten pulled over and not received tickets. I do not think this is fair at all. i feel like he was too i dont know...

ANyways, im going to take a 4 hr class to get points off ins, is there anything else i should do>>

do you think i have a chance in court to contest and say he was totally 'unforgiving' and that i should have at least received a warning, considering i have a clean record, and this was my first time??

oh yah, this was in FL
thx

2007-10-03 14:32:00 · 20 answers · asked by ronie luvr 3

2007-10-03 14:29:32 · 20 answers · asked by heavyduty3158 1

What if someone is speeding really fast in a 65 mph zone going at least 90 and the cop just doesn't care to report them or give them a ticket and just tells them to stop speeding and walks away?


What if I was a cop, I stopped someone who went 97 on a
65 mph road and I didn't even give them a ticket or warning?

2007-10-03 13:50:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

peculiar to 'advanced' countries '......or let's just say there's little or no such in third world countries. I mean, sure people still get attacked in third world countries like mine.. but not in such methodical ways ala the fictional Hannibal Lecter... or the very real BTK (he was very methodical), Dahmer, Bundy or that one in Palo Alto (Ramirez) who killed my aunt years ago. I think there are such cases in some European countries, too. Do you think that social pressures in an advanced society has something to do with it? Any thoughts on this one?

2007-10-03 13:41:49 · 8 answers · asked by bowen 6

Would rather get their autograph, let them go, and just warn them to not drive so fast next time?

OR

Would you still give them the ticket even though you were excited about the opportunity to meet them?



Or what if it was someone else like,

Hulk Hogan?
HBK?
JBL?
Edge?

Would you treat them any differently if they were doing
100 mph on the interstate?

2007-10-03 13:37:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to take a traffic school so i can get that off my record bought i dont know how it works please help me!!

2007-10-03 13:16:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

and i did do the crime but this is my first felony and i spent one nigt in jail when they arestted me and im out on bail will they put me back in jail for the verdict

2007-10-03 13:14:33 · 5 answers · asked by dalil1_2004 1

I was coming home from work monday night and witnessed a very bad accident. The woman in the story (below) recklessly blew through a red light doing atleast 60-65 mph and blind sided a car.I called 911 and was the first person to approach the poor woman who was blind sided.She was in bad shape and I knew she was not going to make it.It was very troublesome to witness it and even more troubling that I knew I could do nothing for her. The woman who blew through the light with total disregard is being charged with vehicular homicide.What kind of sentence is probable in this situation? It happened in New Jersey.

2007-10-03 13:02:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband answered an ad to buy a car. He went to go and see the car and got the man to agree to a price (the ad said the man was an individual, turns out he is a car dealer).

My husband went back to work and called me to discuss whether we had the cash to buy the car ... we did. So he calls the guy up and says yeah, we have the cash, can we make a deal today? The guy says sure. My husband then says okay, bring the title, a receipt for the cash and the car and I'll bring the cash.

The man says welllll, he doesn't have the title, he has to get it from the dealership he bought it from, once he pays them for it. Says it will be about a week. He claims he works for consignment, that they release used cars to him to sell. Says we can call the "wholesale manager" at the dealership and confirm. Since my husband is a mechanic and knows the folks at this particular dealership, he asks the guy "then what's the name of the general sales manager" (even though he already knows) and

2007-10-03 13:02:05 · 10 answers · asked by Lisbeth 3

2007-10-03 12:57:52 · 5 answers · asked by dodgerpup373 2

My aunt has an out of state WARRANT, she got a DUI in a little town in North Carolina three years ago while visiting a friend. She swears to God, she wasn't drunk & I believe her. She is just not that big of a drinker. She did get a DUI when she was 18 yrs old over 22 years ago, so that is on her record.

They threw her in jail... she got her butt kicked by other inmates who kept calling her "california white girl" & they kept intentionally bumping into her and then punching her in the face saying she bumped into them. (When I saw her a week later, she looked like she got hit by a truck). When she finally got around to getting a court appointed attorney, the attorney he got her out OR, then advised her to plead guilty, said that it would be 'timed served", so she did what he suggested.... next thing the judge ruled "2 years" in jail & for my aunt to report to jail on a certain date. She never reported to jail... & I am sure has a WARRANT in No Carolina.

What can she do?

2007-10-03 12:57:17 · 5 answers · asked by Tinker925 2

i was never arrested just wondering if it will show up with my backround check

2007-10-03 12:50:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

email going around the country. giving people false security

2007-10-03 12:48:13 · 1 answers · asked by Sophie's Corner 1

2 days before he goes to court to get a ticket from a month ago reduced! If we don't tell the judge he just got another ticket, will they know, or do we just fuss up? I just the first ticket lowered to help out with the insurance costs. Not a great reason but I have to know if the newest ticket will come up in court? Does anyone know what it means if there is an "I" circled on the ticket means?

2007-10-03 12:22:15 · 12 answers · asked by justafan 2

2007-10-03 11:30:44 · 15 answers · asked by britt 1

i have really long hair and i have tried all kind of shampoo to get rid of dandruff but it did not work so i need some suggestion to do that.

2007-10-03 11:16:02 · 12 answers · asked by nav 1

Recently at my college, the housing department rehearsed a fire drill as they do from time to time throughout the dorms. However, this time, the housing staff went from room to room, checking for extension cords (which are against housing policy), alcohol, and other prohibited items. Perhaps this is legal, I'm not a lawyer, and it is their property, I guess.

The thing that seemed wrong, though, was that upon finding any of these items, they were taken, with no note, verbal explanation, or anything.

Isn't there a law somewhere that protects me from my college taking my stuff? Even if it is against policy, isn't this taking it too far? I'm not looking to press charges, or really make any legal action whatsoever. However, having some link to a law or ordinance that protects my rights would be helpful.

Or is the college at no fault whatsoever? Thanks to anyone who can offer help.

2007-10-03 10:53:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

a friend of my was living in this apartment last year in arlington and he had abunch of other people staying there while he was away and when he came back to his apartment a police officer had written him a ticket for what he called un clean primises which i think is retarted because alot of peoples homes are way worse then how his apartment looked . if the police are writting tickets to one person for having adirty home then they need to writte them for everyone cause alot of people dont clean their homes i know at least six people right now that dont clean

2007-10-03 10:26:11 · 16 answers · asked by munki_23 1

people at the party not the host

2007-10-03 09:42:13 · 7 answers · asked by justwondering101 1