Title: When is it appropriate to present a licensed concealed carry firearm in Ohio?

Question:
Hi Reddit!

Long time lurker here but I finally was curious enough to post something. I turned 21 3 weeks ago and have scheduled to get my ccw very soon. I am aware that this decision will change the way I look at situations and compose myself in public as well. Because of this, I am trying to do as much research and obtain as much knowledge of the law as I can so I can be informed about making any life changing decisions. I was hoping somebody could shed some light about three possible scenarios of when it would be appropriate to draw a firearm.

*You are at a gas station waiting in line to pay for a coffee when a man comes in the store and orders everybody to the ground and begins demanding money from the clerk. Is it appropriate to engage the suspect?

*You are coming home from work late after a long day and it is approximately 1:30 a.m. as you walk in the door you notice movement in the next room and choose to peer in. You find 2 men with guns currently raiding your home for valuables. Should you confront them after calling the police?

*You are walking down the street with your girlfriend. As you are walking, you notice a man walking towards you at a brisk pace until he stops and holds you at gunpoint. Upon demanding money from both you and your girlfriend you notice he is hostile, making threats and not sober and you worry about his decision making skills. what is the appropriate thing to do?

Any help or advice is appreciated as I continue preparing myself to take on this responsibility. Thanks guys!

Answer:
 >I am aware that this decision will change the way I look at situations and compose myself in public as well.

We have a couple other gun nuts in this sub that will probably respond as well, but my opinion on your statement I quoted is that it's not becoming of someone with a proper maturity that should be carrying in public.

What I mean is this, I don't need another clown to come along and fuck up my 2nd Amendment rights.  Your demeanor in public should be the same whether you have a gun on your hip or not.  Having the gun shouldn't give you brass balls to do something you wouldn't have otherwise done in the overwhelming majority of situations.  The general public doesn't need cowboys to come in and be heroes.

Answer #2: The Ohio AG page has a link to the concealed carry manual [here.](http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Publications/Publications-for-Law-Enforcement/Concealed-Carry-Publications/2011-Concealed-Carry-Laws-Manual)

As others here have said, the way you're posing your questions is disconcerting. My response to your scenarios is this:

Gas station: get on the ground and don't be a fucking hero.

Home late from work: Retreat and call 911.

Robbed at gunpoint: Give him your money and don't rile him up.

It doesn't appear that you have a very solid understanding of what it means to use deadly force as an absolute last resort. It appears you want to be Batman. Since I am already Batman, I'm going to need you to keep your weapon holstered.


Title: Ont. Cnd. I was not allowed to leave school field trip to walk home evan thou i had a not written and signed by my legal guardian.

Question: I was not allowed to leave school field trip to walk home evan thou i had a not written and signed by my legal guardian, than the chaperon/teacher told me to get on the bus or there would be "severe consequences'' anything i can do? ps. this happend yesterday and i ended up getting on the school bus.

Answer:
 If the spelling in your note was as bad as the spelling in your post, then I would have told you to get on the bus too.Answer #2: How....how old are you?

Edit-

Nevermind, you are allegedly [12 years old](https://np.reddit.com/r/Sprinting/comments/61dhzd/hello_im_12_and_have_a_sub_14_100m_time_how_do_i/).  Just because a parent gives you permission to do something, doesn't mean the school has to allow it.  Not to mention any and all liability the school would face if something happened to you on the way home from the field trip.

What do you think you can do in this situation, apart from listen to your school and let your parents know about the incident?


Title: [PA] Wife got in car accident, admitted fault, how to proceed

Question:
Hi friends,

Yesterday, my wife pulled out in front of a vehicle while leaving our driveway (PA). I was not there, so all of this information is secondhand. The vehicle was likely not traveling at the speed limit (it was a teenage driver in a hurry to get to work, and people frequently travel at 70+ mph down our 45 mph country road). The vehicle t-boned my wife in her 2016 Cruze, which according to the adjuster is likely totaled.

My wife, in talking to the police and having no prior experience in dealing with situations like this, made the crucial mistake of essentially admitting fault to the cop. The police officer assigned 100% fault to my wife, and our insurance company agrees with the police report (that my wife failed to stop/yield before entering the roadway and caused the accident).

My wife also received a citation, which I plan on appealing on the grounds that my wife misspoke due to the emotional trauma of the event (and of course she stopped prior to entering the roadway- she's never had an accident or a citation prior to this), though I am unsure of how successful this will be.

Is there anything I can do going forward? Aside from eat the 20+% increase in insurance premiums and plead with my wife to drive more carefully?

Thanks!

Answer: Well, police don't determine fault. Your adjuster does. It just so happens that they agree this time. Her admitting fault at the scene to the police really doesnt mean than much as far as the insurance claim goes.You could try to argue she's a lesser percentage of fault than the 100% based on the other driver speeding but it wouldn't be much, 90%, maybe 80% at best but you'd have to prove they were speeding which is going to be nearly impossible. Did your agent tell you your rate would go up 20%? Actually they aren't underwriters and wont know how much the surcharge will be, so it's just a guess. No one will know the amount until your policy renews. I'm doubting it would be that much with an otherwise clean record.


Title: Ticket for parking in handicapped spot.

Question: If you take your car to a mechanic and they park your car in a handicapped spot after they are done repairing it, are they responsible for paying any tickets it gets for being there? Texas if it matters.

Answer: I would say "yes."  But you still have to pay the ticket, to protect your license.  You can ask them to pay for it (since they parked the car there) and if they refuse you can take them to small claims court.


Title: [AZ] After being injured on the job and out for a week, I'm finally able to return to work. However, I'm only being scheduled for 1 day a week.

Question:
Some background. I was hired on full time, they cut me to part time to hire another person.  Shitty in my opinon, but worse things have happened. From there I was called in as needed in addition to my 3 scheduled days per week so sometimes I would be 4-5 days.

When a co-worker took a vacation I was put on the schedule for 6 days a week, which is every day we're open. Then about halfway through that I was injured on the job. I ended up spending 3 days in the hospital and having to have surgery. I have been out due to the injury since 11/16. I was cleared to return on 12/4. I talked with the manager and she's got me working 1 day a week for the entire month of December. I can't find anywhere if my state has any sort of requirements for what I'm entitled to go on my return (hours, position, etc.) Any advice is appreciated.

Answer:
 Did she say why she is scheduling you so lightly? Are your hours or abilities limited from your injury? Is there some kind of company policy for scheduling lighter after recovering from surgery?

It sounds like there aren't any laws regarding minimum hours for part-time employees in AZ, as long as it's between 1-39 hours per week. You could have a chance at filing a complaint for constructive discharge if you believe that "the work conditions are difficult or unpleasant to the point that a reasonable employee would feel compelled to resign A.R.S. § 23-1502 (B)(1)"


Title: I have to take a class and pass a test for my job, if I don’t pass the test they won’t reimburse me. (Virginia)

Question:
For my job, I have to become serv-safe certified or I will be demoted/not allowed to work. I previously asked on here if they are required to pay me for the hours I’m in the class because there were rumors that they wouldn’t and thankfully it was confirmed to me that they would.

However, it was also confirmed to me that they will not reimburse the $180 price for the class unless I pass. Is this legal? Also if it’s not, how do I file a wage claim?

Answer: It's all legal. They can make you take the class (so long as they pay you for your time taking the class), they can refuse to reimburse you if you don't pass, and they can demote/fire you for not obtaining the certification.Answer #2: You wouldn't prevail in a wage claim. This is a certification required by the government, not your employer. Blame the government.Answer #3: I have yet to see anyone fail that showed up and actually paid attention.


Title: [IN] I was technically rear ended by a police officer who lied about the circumstances, the report first said it was MY fault, now it's a "no fault" outcome. Do I have a case?

Question:
Sorry if this is lengthy. Difficult to explain. In Indiana, by the way.

I was in a car wreck on Monday. I was in my small car, had just gotten off onto an exit ramp, and was in the "right turn only" lane to turn right onto the road off of the ramp. I was the first vehicle at the intersection, and I was stopped there for probably 15 seconds at the red light, waiting for it to turn green. My husband was the passenger, and we had our toddler with us in the backseat.

I felt a small collision and heard a scrape to my rear left, and turned to see a large SUV to my left turning their car to avoid colliding with me further, and he pulled out of the intersection completely. I and my husband initially thought he was going to do a hit and run because of how quickly he pulled forward, so we were studying the license plate number, until he turned his lights on. It was an undercover police officer. Off duty and out of his jurisdiction.

He pulled into the emergency lane and got out of his vehicle and motioned us forward. I pulled the car up behind his, and he immediately came up to my window and yelled, "YOU WERE IN THE EMERGENCY LANE!" To which I replied, "....No? I wasn't! I was in the right turn lane. You hit us." The only thing he said was, "It's okay, it's okay," and went back to his vehicle. At that point, I got out of my vehicle to assess the damage and take pictures. My left rear bumper was scraped, but luckily nothing else was damaged. His entire right side of his large cruiser was scraped because of the angle he hit me.

Another officer came to do the police report, and took my statement, to where I told him the circumstances, and he of course talked to the other officer, which I was already unsure about. I had this feeling something was going to happen NOT in my favor because of the fact the other party was an off duty police officer. The other party told the investigating officer that he THOUGHT I was in the emergency lane, and that he was at the intersection first.

No. No. I was there first. I was there for a good while, and he came in after me, and impacted my vehicle. The investigating officer gave me the information to download the police report if I wanted to, and said, "The insurance companies will work it out, we don't say who's at fault." Luckily the car is driveable, but I did sustain a minor back injury that I was seen for later on in the ER after we left the scene (we were trying to get home to get my oldest child off of the bus, and had no time to go get checked out at that moment.)

Two days later, I receive the report, and am livid. The investigating officer, in his report, states that the crash was caused by MY improper lane usage, saying I was in the emergency lane, and that I had caused the wreck by sideswiping his right side, and in his report, it stated that my entire left side of my vehicle was damaged. I feel like that was added in to fit the narrative. The "diagram" he put in was 100% inaccurate as to how the accident happened. This was a very busy intersection, yet there were no witnesses that stopped to offer help.

I ended up calling the state police headquarters to talk to the investigating officer directly to change the report, to ask him WHY he said the entire side of my car was damaged when it wasn't, and to ask why he didn't include my entire statement initially, he only included the part where I said "I was in the intersection trying to merge," basically leaving out where I said I was in the right turn lane and felt and heard the impact at the left rear. He apologized and said he'd change it, and I got the updated report today.

The updated report states my entire statement, however, it STILL lists the entire left side of my car as being damaged, and he removed the diagram of the accident as he believed it happened completely, and the report states, "this officer cannot determine how the accident happened due to conflicting stories." It then lists both of our vehicles as primary cause of wreck due to "other."

Long story short, I feel as if this accident was 100% NOT MY FAULT. The off duty officer hit us, I believe either he didn't see us because of how small our car is, or he just wasn't paying attention, and then tried to fit his narrative and say that I was in the emergency lane and inched past him, and that is what caused the wreck. Physics would defy his story, however, because for only my left rear bumper to be damaged and his entire right side, I would have had to been drifting my car to cause that damage. I feel like the investigating officer was being "buddy buddy" with the other party, as they were talking more than he spoke with me, and laughing at some points.

Now I'm looking at having to pay my deductible for my insurance to fix my car, and it's the worst time of year to do so. Not to mention, I also had an ER visit soon after the wreck, which was a back strain, but still, it'll be a costly visit due to imaging.

I am at the point of, should I hire an attorney? Do I have a case? Do I just suck it up and pay the $500 for the deductible in this now technically "no fault" accident, or do I pursue for damages, depreciation of value of my vehicle, time off of work (the ER put me off for 1 day, I am a nurse practitioner, so that's a big deal to me), and the cost of the deductible? I truly feel like this accident was not my fault, yet even MY insurance company can do nothing about it, even when I gave them pictures of the damage, the intersection, etc.

I almost feel like they could pull dash cam footage from the off duty officer's car, or camera footage from the intersection, or nearby businesses to prove that it wasn't my fault. I know this seems like not a big deal, but I truly feel like I am being screwed over by the buddy buddy system.

Thanks for any input.

Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer:
 You can file a freedom of information act request for the officer's dash cam footage, but you have to be very specific in your request, including the date, time and officer involved.

Since it's a civil request (not from a business) they have to respond within two weeks. Once you have a video, if it conflicts with the statement, submit it to your insurance. Answer #2: You won't be able to sue because a police report is wrong. Police reports are wrong all the time. Your insurance will resolve the issue.Answer #3: Are you able to request an adjuster come out to you to view the police report, and then the complete lack of damage to your vehicle (which was noted on the police report) so your carrier is able to subrogate against the police?Answer #4: If your insurance company can't/won't do anything, then you're out the deductible until they say otherwise.  Your deductible is part of your contract with them, so you can pay up or not.  You can give the adjuster every tool you have to let them fight the police for you, but it's their fight more than yours.


Title: Dispute over items bought with credit card. Are the items mine if the card is in my name even if someone else has made a few payments here and there?

Question:
Title says it all. Broke up with SO, and now she is threatening to take me to court if I take the TV bought under my name on a credit card. She has made a few payments here and there but nothing much, whereas the majority of payments have been from me?

Is she just bluffing trying to trick me in to leaving the TV or can I legally take it with me?

Answer:
 In these kinds of cases the name on the card or who made payments when are generally less important than the actual agreement made at the time. If you both bought it together for your equal use, and both provided consideration, you both have an ownership interest, and one should buy the other out (based on half the current resale value of a used TV, not the purchase price).

The problem is that in court, she would have to prove the existstance of that agreement. Otherwise, the only evidence is the credit card receipt, which leans more in your favor. The payments she made could have been gifts, or payments for other items.


Title: (TN) A friend has a 2 year old outstanding warrant for shop lifting in Knoxville County. She wants to turn herself in. What is the best way to do it? (She has no money for a lawyer.)

Question:
She has no prior arrests/criminal record for anything.

She did some major stupidity 2 years ago and got busted for shop lifting with some friends at Walmart.  She was arrested, booked and spent 3 days in jail.  She was let out on a $500.00 bond she got through a bondsman.  She went to her first court appearance but it got rescheduled.  She went to Florida prior to the second hearing with the intention of returning but then a medical issue popped up requiring a 2-week hospital stay when the second hearing was scheduled.  She missed the second hearing and a warrant was issued.

She remained in Florida for the past 2 years.  Now her life is getting back on track.  She has a 6 week old baby and she is moving back to Tennessee.  Her #1 priority is putting this legal issue behind her.  She is willing to face the music, do her time and pay her fine.  What she wants to know is what is the best way to do this?  Should she go to the court house, or a local police station?  I am thinking showing up on a Monday morning so there is less chance of a weekend stay.  But what do I know?

Also, I’m sure there is a pissed off bail bondsman she needs to get straight with.  Should she put him in the loop before or after she turns herself in?

Obviously staying out of even a hint of trouble and avoiding the police is what she is doing as well.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 She can't afford not to have a lawyer in this situationAnswer #2: If she really can't afford a lawyer, then she should try [one of these free services](https://www.justia.com/lawyers/criminal-law/tennessee/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services)Answer #3: Many courts have walk in arraignments where your friend can go at a set day and time (call ahead and ask when the walk in arraignments are). She should ask the judge or magistrate during the arraignment for a PR bond. If they won't give a PR bond she should try to negotiate a low bond and give reasons to support her having a low bond. If they won't give her a PR bond or a bond she can pay then she will go to jail. This approach is better than simply turning yourself in to the police because you will sit in jail and wait to be arraigned anyway. After the arraignment she should have a pretrial hearing, and then depending on her decision will either plead or go to trial.

My Mom had two similar situations, we hired her a lawyer for $750 for one case and got it dropped. During that walk in arraignment she got a PR bond even after missing a court date. The second case she used a court appointed attorney and also got a PR bond at the walk in arraignment, her bench trial is scheduled next week.


Title: Craigslist Scam Gone Very Wrong

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The review is basically fine. The Craiglist thing, not so much, but I wouldn't worry. The 25,000 part is utter nonsense, and I can't even imagine a judge having the time of day for it.

Best move would be to ignore him, block him, leave him alone, and respond if he actually files a suit.


Title: Orange card saying "you have a court summons"

Question:
I was woken up this morning by someone furiously knocking on our front door. Being a teen and home alone, I didn't want to answer, especially because the knock almost sounded threatening.

I looked through my window and saw an unfamiliar black car in my drive way. I have a crappy picture of it if anyone wants to see it.

It was about 10 minutes before they finally left. I checked the door to see if they left anything and I saw the card taped my door. Pictures below.

http://m.imgur.com/PdB5Sok,Jy51VNG

I blocked out the phone number on the card.

I also found this: http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-a-process-server-prosecute-under-federal-law---1585702.html

Their location is near me as well, around Kansas City. I could not find anything else posting online about this orange card.

Answer:
 It's a scare tactic. You don't have to talk to them, arrange anything with them, or make it easy for them. However, you may want to call the court and figure out what they're trying to serve, because you're likely just delaying the inevitable. Similarly, I find it very hard to believe you're actually being sued in federal court unless there's something going on at home that you're really not aware of.

This is definitely something that you and your parents should look into.Answer #2: Don't answer the door, don't call the number, and certainly don't accept anything from them.  I'm not even sure this is legitimate service of process.

If it's an actual lawsuit in federal court, the other side will send a summons and complaint (basically, the papers that say what you/your parents are being sued for and where) [by certified mail (Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(1)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_4)) usually with this [form attached to it.](http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/notice-lawsuit-summons-subpoena/notice-lawsuit-and-request-waive-service-summons). If that doesn't work they will just leave a copy of the summons and complaint at the front door - this is called "residential service" and it's allowed in [Kansas](http://kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/statute/060_000_0000_chapter/060_003_0000_article/060_003_0003_section/060_003_0003_k/), [Missouri](http://www.moga.mo.gov/mostatutes/stathtml/50600001601.html), and in any federal courts in those states.  Also, [18 USC 1501](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1501) applies to process servers being physically assaulted, not just refusing to open the door for them.  This smells of scam.

TL:DR, if it's a legit lawsuit you'll get a letter or a package at your door, not a threatening buisness card without a summons and complaint.  Tell your parents, otherwise ignore it, and if the guy comes back call the police info line and let them know.Answer #3: Someone is attempting to serve someone in your household. Depending on the state, you can look up local court records online to see what actions may be pending against you.


Title: My best friend (26F) is dying, while going through her things I discovered she had a secret baby that she gave up for adoption; I know who the father is and he has no idea. What are my legal responsibilities here?

Question:
Posted this in /r/relationships and someone recommended I post here, which is a fuller background of the story:
http://www.reddit.com/r/relationships/comments/393idv/my_best_friend_26f_is_dying_while_going_through/

Short version of the story is that I found a birth certificate and adoption papers in my dying friend's things while finalizing her affairs. Her family (including the person who is her POA) and the father of the baby do not know. Am I legally obligated to do anything here? My first inclination is that if she went to such great lengths to keep it a secret, that I should not tell anyone, but interested in what the legal perspective would be.

Edit: less concerned at this point with what to do about the father and more if I am getting myself into legal trouble by hiding these documents from her POA/family

Answer:
 This isn't your concern. The baby was adopted. It would be a unconscionable intrusion for you to tell anybody about this.Answer #2: You are legally obligated to do nothing, and that's exactly what you should do. If you care about your friend's wishes, do not tell anyone. If she wanted her family and baby-daddy to know, she would've told them. Answer #3: In the other thread you say:

I am certain that I know who the father is. He is a part of my friend group, and I know that he doesn't know that he has a child. She insisted to the adoption agency that she doesn't know who the father is. She did not disclose his name on any of the paperwork. But he was the only one she was with around that time and the baby looks a lot like him.

Even if you did have some legal obligation (and you don't), you aren't actually certain.  You are guessing.  Imagine a scenario if you tell the potential father and all that drama comes out resulting in some sort of paternity test after years of debate over whether or not it is in the best interest of the child and he is NOT the kid's father.  Leave it alone.Answer #4: None. You are a third party with no interest, no duty. Answer #5: Is your friend still capable of making decisions?  If so, it's her call, and I would let her make the decision on whether to keep or discard the paperwork.

If your friend is no longer capable of making that call, the decision is for the POA, not you.  Don't hide it, don't show it.  Just leave it be.


Title: [WA] Uber Driver during trip with passengers hit my car

Question:
I was at a dead stop at a red-light and an Uber driver carrying 3-4 passengers during a trip rear-ended me pretty hard. The passengers in his car quickly got out and fled. The Uber driver and his commercial insurance company have accepted 100% liability, and my car is being assessed now. They have indicated to me that there is frame damage.

The difficult component I am curious about is I had a passenger in my car who is having some pretty substantial neck and back pain from the presumed whiplash. The passenger is contacting the Uber driver's insurance company to figure out how to proceed and get medical expenses covered. But they are obviously going to try to pay as little as possible here. What is our potential recourse? Should any of this deal with Uber themselves or their insurance? Or should it all be going through the commercial insurance from the driver? I want to make sure the settlement is substantial enough to cover the likely future medical expenses that my passenger will occur as a result of the neck/back injuries.

TIA.

Answer: Passenger needs their own lawyer, separate from yours.


Title: Employer has me cash a check in my name for them

Question:
My employer has me go to the bank to get petty cash. They make the check out to me and I go to the bank to get cash. At the bank I have to use my card in order to get the cash. Does this somehow reflect that I get $5,000 deposited weekly? Could this affect me in any way?

This is in California.

Answer: You could be unwittingly laundering money or aiding tax fraud. There's no reason for you to be doing this with a check written to your name personally and you are also putting yourself at risk of getting robbed or otherwise losing that money and being responsible for it. If you are ever audited you will have to explain why $250,000 a year is flowing through your personal bank account.


Title: Fired by Wal-Mart. Unemployment Denied. Fill appeal or not?

Question:
I was fired by Walmart a little under a month ago. Today in the mail I got my unemployment benefits determination and was denied because of “excessive tardiness”. I was never written up or given any verbal warnings. I also was in the middle of a interment leave of absence claim with their FMLA company Sedgwick for missing a couple days due to me having Multiple Sclerosis. The MS is what caused the tardy’s, but I couldn’t say that because the only way that Sedgwick approves any intermediate leaves is to be off/out for 3days at a time and I could not afford to lose that much pay just because my disease was making me run a little behind and never used that as a reason for being a little late. Ultimately I reached the 4 point limit 2 days before my 6 month new hire probation was to end whereas and I would be entitled to have 10 points before being let go. Regardless I was still never warned or given a “coaching” about the tardy’s. I want to appeal, but want to know if it would even matter?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 You always appeal.  No one has been able to weigh the evidence yet.  That initial phone screen followed by the employer's one-sentence response only serves to route disputes to the UI hearing.

If you don't appeal, then you're basically saying that you don't want UI.


Title: Would it be illegal for me to give this person a link to jury nullification?

Question:
Referencing [this AMA post](https://np.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/5da1lx/im_waiting_in_a_cook_county_courthouse_after/), "I'm waiting in a cook county courthouse after being summoned for Jury Duty AMA".

Edit : In in NH, AMA posted is in IL.

Answer: It would be incredibly stupid for you to try, in any way, shape or form, to encourage a juror to undertake any action as part of his service.


Title: Airline cancelled return flight, refunds less than half of ticket price

Question:
Hello,
I purchased British Airways tickets from EU to USA* and back with more than half a year between the 'to' and return flight.
Recently the airline cancelled the return flight and their web site instructed me to ask for a refund and so I did, the amount of the refund was not stated.
A week goes by and I'm refunded about 40% of the total ticket cost(~$1900).

Since they are the ones who cancelled one of the flights I expected to be refunded at least 50% of the cost.
They are refusing to refund more because they are charging a service fee, as my tickets were non-refundable.

Can they really do that?
Can my credit card company refund me the rest for service not rendered? (It's been more than half a year since the purchase).
Should I contact a lawyer? I have legal insurance.

Thank you,

*I live and work in CA, USA. However already had a one way USA->EU ticket so I bought a EU->USA->EU ticket (Cheaper & I fly once a year at least to visit family).

Answer:
 Get on the phone with the airline and escalate. You shouldn't even be on the hook for 1% of the ticket for flights that _they_ cancel.

If you don't get traction I'd try contacting your credit card company. Some companies offer travel insurance as a benefit.


Title: Can I lie to Amazon?

Question:
Just want to note that I do not plan on taking action

I recently ordered a package on amazon, and I was pleased that it arrived a full day early. I just checked my account, and I see that my package was never marked as arrived, even though it got here about a week ago. I have the option of receiving a refund. What would be the consequences of asking for a refund, considering that I am completely aware I'm lying?

Answer: You'd be committing fraud, which is a crime.


Title: What happens if you don't have thousands of dollars to defend yourself in the courts?

Question:
Recently the popular YouTube channel h3h3productions was sued on the grounds of a video he used wasn't fair use.

He has spent over 50k and will probably have to spend much more.

What are the odds of winning a case like this with just defending yourself?

Like just being sued can cost you that much money? Couldn't someone with a lot of money just sue you for random stuff and tie you up in the courts?

This happened in Los Angeles, California, United States

Answer:
 Yes, it's possible to do that to someone.

The courts tend to crack down on that stuff, though, and they can award attorney fees.

But yes, that is why Trump told his contractors that if they wanted to be paid, they could just sue him.  Because he knew that if his lawyers wanted to drag things out they could make not worth the money.


Title: Facebook post about POTUS, screenshotted then reposted slandering me. Should seek legal recourse?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: You have no legal recourse. Like most people involved in political debates in this country lately, you should really just grow up and move on.


Title: (FLORIDA): Fuck up idiot stepson threw animal blood on someone as part of a "vegan activist" protest

Question: As the title says, my fuck up of a stepson was out doing "vegan activism" and he dumped animal blood on someone. She was a complete stranger who was walking past and he threw a bucket of animal blood on her. His father is down at the police station to see what's happening. The asshole is 18 now and I'm not having anything to with defending him or paying, he's on his own for that. Not that he has a future to screw up the way he is acting, but for my own curiosity what if anything could he be charged with if this was his first arrest? My field is not law and it seems like something illegal but I don't know. He was protesting in a public place when it happened. The most ironic part of this is that the woman he dumped the blood on (though he didn't know her) was a vegan. I hope he gets put in jail myself, it was an asshole thing to do. Thanks to anyone who answers my question.

Answer: At a minimum, some version of assault, peace disturbance, and property damage.Answer #2: He could be charged with assault and/or battery. Answer #3: How does one obtain animal blood?Answer #4: Is there any chance your stepson is /u/die_fair_lacy?


Title: How far can a protest against a local pizza business go before violating the law? [OH]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Complaining would be fine.  Picketing would be fine, provided that they picket on property they have permission to be on. Boycotts are fine.

Trying to lie or cheat to cost them money - like, say, calling for orders you don't plan to pay for - would be illegal.


Title: County put red clay on lawn without permission

Question: My girlfriend and I woke up this morning to backhoe sounds. She went outside and there were people from the county putting red clay on the driveway. My girlfriend told them she didn’t ask for or authorize this and to scoop it up and take it back, but they refused to. Is there any legal precedent about dumping things onto a property without permission?

Answer: You don't own the first X feet/yards from the street is most places. Check your property lines. 99% you have no case, especially if they're doing some sort of enhancement or repair.


Title: Hosting party and friend wants to invite underage s/o?

Question:
This is in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:

So I'm fairly fresh out of college and living in my brand-new place, and am hosting a housewarming party. There will be alcohol at the party, but I'm making it BYOB, so I will not be personally serving any alcohol to anyone else. Friend (who is 21) wants to invite her s/o (who is 19). Her s/o is a mutual friend, and I know for a fact that she does not drink, but I'm still nervous about it, mainly because this is kind of uncharted territory for me. Do I have any liability or anything to worry about in this regard, or am I just being paranoid?

Answer: Not a big deal your house isn't an age restricted venue and she won't be drinking just make sure she isn't even carrying peoples cups, possession of alcohol by a minor is just as bad here


Title: [UPDATE] I was fired, I started getting unemployment, now they're claiming I quit and that I shouldn't be receiving anything...I have a recording of the manager firing me. (PA)

Question:
[Original Post](http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/30em93/i_was_fired_i_started_getting_unemployment_now/)

I went to the court hearing by myself, and I told my side of the story, leaving out any drama that's not related to the immediate problem. I highlighted the parts of the story that you guys mentioned in the comments that would help my case (Thanks for that!)

They brought in the regional manager and the supervisor who asked me to hand over my keys and tried to get me to sign the resignation papers. They lied through their teeth about me somehow breaking policy, and that they always respected me. I respectfully disagreed and was able to hit each and every lie with a counter that made it clear something was off.

As the case progressed, the referee seemed to be getting more and more suspicious of what they were saying.

Finally, the regional manager said that he had called me the day after I supposedly quit, and that I begged for them to let me take back my resignation and politely told me that I could re-apply to the position at any time.

At this point I internally lost my shit, but kept calm on the outside.

I said to the referee

>"Well, that's actually not what was said."

and I proceeded to explain the rude nature of the call and how he had said

>"I don't care that you didn't quit, don't come back".

As I said that he laughed obnoxiously and actually said out loud

>"And you're going to believe HER?!"

At this point I went against most people's advice and said to the referee

>"I actually have a recording of that conversation. If you will allow it, I have it with me and can play it. If not, I'll happily delete it from my device"

The blood drained from the manager's face. He was suddenly visibly shaken and started yelling

>"NO NO NO NO!! I DON'T WANT THAT RECORDING PLAYED! You know, when people are nervous they say things differently and..."

The referee seemed startled and cut him off stating

>"And why not?  You can identify your voice, can't you? And you would be able to tell if it was faked, correct? If you have nothing to hide, then there shouldn't be a problem. I don't see any harm in this."

He turned to me without waiting for a reply and said

>"Play it"

The manager sat down as the glorious recording played loudly. Afterwards, there was an awkward silence. The manager tried for one last hurrah and said

>"I didn't curse in that recording"

To which I said

>"I don't see how that is relevant to the facts, but you certainly did. If you want I can play it again"

The referee replied

>"No need. We all heard it. I know what's on there"

And that was the end of it.

Today I got my letter stating I was going to continue receiving unemployment and that I didn't have to pay anything back. I also got a letter from the labor department stating that they are investigating whether I should take my former employer to judicial court for harassment/discrimination.

Thanks to everyone for the help!
Topic:
Labor Law

Answer:
 My own opinion is that others are making this out to be a much bigger deal than it is.

A lot that happens in an unemployment hearing is protected. Both sides lie, admit to breaking the laws, and other general malfeasance. I don't know for sure if there is any protection here for you, but it's not common that outside lawsuits or criminal charges are filed over what gets discussed in an unemployment hearing.  If you are accused of a crime you have no duty answer any questions.

Also keep in mind that you are under oath at an unemployment hearing. You do swear to tell the truth. The lady is admitting she lied under oath if she tries to make anything of this.Answer #2: Seems like a good post for r/quityourbullshit. Congratz.Answer #3: Ah, the sweet, sweet smell of victory.  Especially after nuking your former employer's case from orbit... See, it really was the only way to be [sure](https://youtu.be/aCbfMkh940Q).


Title: [California, USA] How can I talk my brother out from being an illegal landlord?

Question:
Hi everyone. I have a scummy brother that I want to help. (This is a throw away account)

Location: California (SoCal), USA

My brother wants to buy a home to rent out for additional income but wants to avoid paying taxes on the income. He wants to do it under the table where everything is done in cash with **no receipts** and no formal leasing agreement. For example, if a tenant doesn't pay rent, he will kick the person out immediately (WHICH I told him that it's illegal as only police can kick you out, but he's arguing that there will be no traces of an legal rental agreement so he can still kick the tenant out) His target tenant would probably be the uneducated fresh immigrants who understand little English (to take advantage of the fact that they won't know laws). We have a family friend that also rents out properties like this so I guess my brother wants to copy him -_-.

 I know this is very wrong, unethical and scummy of him. I want to talk him to being a "legal" landlord because I don't want him to be in some major trouble later on... but he doesn't seem to want to listen to me and I don't know enough to scare him off! So I want to know **what facts can I use to "scare him" away from becoming an illegal landlord?** Thank you in advance!

Answer:
 The most serious crime I see above is federal tax fraud.  It's a felony.

Eventually, someone he screws over will figure out how to properly report it, and he'll be fucked.  It may take 6 months or 6 years, but he's risking prison and it's not a good bet. Answer #2: Super easy to convince him.

If any "tenant" doesn't like him, he treats them badly or kicks them out or even looks at them funny, and they catch on that hes doing everything under the table, good chance they will report his ass for tax fraud and possibly net him years in prison.

Does he want to tiptoe around tenants with the risk of jail time and only to save a few dollars? Doesn't seem worth it.


Title: Not sure where to post but I am desperate, how to get identification with no records proving identity?

Question:
Colorado Springs, CO

I'm so sorry if this isn't the subreddit to post this to, but either way I need help. I have a friend who had some wackos for parents and so she doesn't have her SSN, birth certificate, and isn't even sure what county she was born in. She doesn't have any government issued...well...anything! She might as well not exist. The school most likely has it but they are closed as it is summer and she needs to get her SSN and a form of identification ASAP in risk of losing her job she needs to turn her life around. Where does she start!! (Contact with parents unavailable)

Answer:
 A public records search by name is relatively cheap, and she should be able to from there to a birth certificate relatively easily.

You can try these folks:  https://www.vitalchek.com/


Title: [SC] Prayer for Judgement?

Question:
I received a speeding ticket today while traveling. Ticketed speed was 75 in a 55. Officer did not offer any reduction. I did not admit guilt, but I'm not particularly interested in disputing it.

Ticket is for $180. The money isn't the issue, I just don't want 4 points on my license (I currently have 0).

Some websites discuss a Prayer for Judgement, others say it doesn't exist in SC.

Before I drive 2.5 hours to the court, I want to have a better idea of what my options are. Come to court and ask for a reduction? Ask for the prayer? Hire a lawyer?

Answer: IANAL but my understanding is if it's more than 15 over the speed limit they can not grant it. Did they charge you with reckless driving?


Title: [California] A friend who has dual (Korean-American) citizenship was badly injured in Korea and the responsible party (it's a Korean corporation) refuses to pay for additional surgery that is necessary in the U.S.

Question: Is there any law, like international law, that can help my friend?

Answer: The situation, as you describe it, would be completely Korea's jurisdiction.  You would need a Korean lawyer to take the case through the Korean court system.


Title: Dallas parking lot towed my car today even though I have the receipt.

Question:
Monday, before work, I parked in the same parking lot I always do and headed in to work on foot. After work my car was not there. I called the number and finally got a hold of a real person. They asked me what lot I was in, read it off the meter, read off my ticket number, and got into huge argument with her. But this is what I found out.

This company runs audits randomly twice a day between 9am and 2pm on each of their ticket machines in each lot. Then they visually check each spot for someone stealing parking. They found someone who parked without paying and called the tow truck. Problem. The lot I parked in was 123. But they spot they were supposed to tow was in 128.

(the lady on the phone told me that the only car in that lot that was towed was in 128 after a long argument with her)

Well 128 still had an old beater in the spot and 123 had a another car parked there. I am guessing someone parked there after I was towed away.

The spot I chose to park in had old paint that was rubbing off of it. From certain angles it could easily look like 128. Except the spots directly left and right of me said 122 and 124. So the idiot driving the tow truck did not fucking check to make sure it was the right car spot.

Today I got into the lot where they are keeping my car and they are trying to charge me 250 for the towing fee and 300 for the impoundment fee. I still have the parking receipt and it still shows that I was parked in 123 that morning. I took a picture of the numbers on 123 and it is clearly rubbed off.

They are going to start charging me daily if I do not pick up my car soon. Do I need to contact a lawyer here? What can I do? I can afford the fees that they are charging me but I should not have to pay for their fuck up. They towed the wrong car. They need to pay for it.

Answer: Well get your car out immediately - you have a duty to mitigate your damages. And then contact a lawyer. Or you could write a letter to their head office describing what happened, and if you don't get a positive response, then hire a lawyer. I think I would go with the second option. But get the car out.


Title: /r/legaladvice hits 50K subscribers

Question:
**/r/legaladvice metrics:**

Total Subscribers: 50,227

Subreddit Rank: 790

Subreddit Growth & Milestones: http://redditmetrics.com/r/legaladvice

Answer: [My opinion on this matter, as such growth can only bring us more idiots, troll posts, and /r/bestof or /r/SubredditDrama posts.](http://i.imgur.com/BJOCxpG.gif) Answer #2: And we're all lawyers, I'm sure. Every single one of us.Answer #3: 50 thousand people...all waiting for an update from /u/mattololAnswer #4: this sub just got mentioned in the Gawker article of places that don't suck on reddit. good job everyone. Answer #5: No.


Title: Contractors cut trees they were not supposed to, won't respond

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Get an arborist to value the trees. Not a lawyer, but based on my understanding of tree law thanks to this sub (!) you are well out of a small claims territory so I'd look for a civil litigation lawyer, maybe a a real estate lawyer.

Time to stop being nice. To be quite frank, you've been a pushover so far.


Title: [Arizona] FIL died 3 weeks ago. Someone cleaned out his bank accounts after his death

Question:
So yeah, buckle up kiddies because this has the potential to be a hell of a ride.

FIL passed on May 28. We got the notification on May 30. My wife is his only next of kin and while there has been *talk* of a will, there's been no sign of it. MIL thought she had a copy but we haven't located it.

He was diagnosed with dementia in 2016.

As sole next of kin, it's looking like my wife is going to be the executor of his estate. We're out of state but have retained a lawyer in-state. Per the funeral home and the lawyer, any legal documents he signed after his diagnosis are probably unenforceable. The funeral home said there was a woman there who had Power of Attorney forms signed in 2018. They also said that PoA dissolves at death.

The woman with the PoA docs was his live-in caretaker. We have no idea WTF she is.

Within days of finding out, my wife talked to several banks where we suspected he had accounts but that didn't go much of anywhere because she didn't have the death certificate.

They arrived yesterday. We went back to three of the probably-five banks (two of them are only in Arizona), and found that on June 6 and 7, someone with Estate and Personal Representative forms cleaned out his accounts and closed them. We have a first name for the person who did this, it was not the caretaker.

While the bankers we talked to were incredibly sympthetic, the banks themselves followed their own procedures in good faith.

Anyway. Lawyer-talking will be tomorrow.

*WHAT ARE THINGS WE NEED TO SAY/ASK/THINK ABOUT*?

Anything else we should do?

Thanks all!

Answer:
 At this point there are two questions: who emptied the accounts, and did that person have proper authority to take the money.

Your attorney is the right person to seek those answers. Once known you’ll be able to decide what the next step is (if there is one). Answer #2: Ask the bank to preserve all their video of the mysterious visitor.  Involve your lawyer in this request.

Your lawyer will quickly be able to figure out if the "estate and personal representative" forms were really issued by a court or not, which will affect your course of action going forward.


Title: any defense for "holding cell phone while driving" in NJ (out of state resident)

Question:
I have a mail-in plea form and "enhanced penalties" form as punishment for holding my cell phone while driving in NJ a couple weeks ago on my way to a job (was using the GPS, and admitted to the cop that I had phone in my hand).   The penalty is $256 + tax for first offense.   Pretty much no chance I can make an in-person appearance at a scheduled date, as I live in Texas.

Wondering if there's any advice or reasonable argument I could make for pleading "non-guilty" or asking for a reduced penalty somehow.   I know it's dangerous to have cell phone while driving, but this seems quite harsh, and I wasn't aware of it before.

Answer:
 You don't appear to have a defense.

> but this seems quite harsh

It's supposed to incentivize people to not do it.

> and I wasn't aware of it before.

irrelevantAnswer #2: >I know it's dangerous to have cell phone while driving, but this seems quite harsh

The first and second halves of this statement are in direct conflict with each other. If you know something is dangerous, you should expect the penalties for engaging in such behavior to be harsh.

>and I wasn't aware of it before.

Ignorance of the law isn't a valid defense. Currently, 47 states outlaw the use of phones while driving.


Title: What "victimless" or minimally harmful crime would get a person the longest stint in US Federal prison?

Answer: Life imprisonment for growing a field of marijuana


Title: [NC] Can a landlord deny renting to me due to military service alone?

Question:
I went to check out a townhouse here in North Carolina, and I was asking the landlord a few questions. One question was "Do you have any promotions or specials for being in the military?" and I explained to him that I'm in the National Guard. He actually told me that he would refuse to rent to me alone because of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and how if I were to be deployed and stop paying rent, he wouldn't be able to evict me.

**Main question:** Can he really deny renting to me alone based on my military status?

Some more background information: It would be me and my SO renting the townhouse, but what he said he would do is put the lease in her name and put me as an additional occupant. I have plenty of income to be renting this property on my own, then my SO is getting at least a part time job soon. My credit is good (650-ish) so I don't see any other reason for him to deny renting to me alone for any other reason.

The main things he was saying were:

"If you were to be deployed suddenly, I wouldn't be able to evict you because of the SCRA." To which, I tried to explain that I would receive Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), but even then he refused.

"You wouldn't be able to pay rent with bullets flying over your head." I'm in communications. I would never be in that situation, and I would almost always have access to the internet. Especially because it would take 10 minutes to pay online, and I would always be paid on the 1st and 15th, usually without fail.

I have rented at 2 other places in North Carolina and I've never had this problem. This is not an individual person renting to me, he owns a real estate and rental management company that would be the entity renting to me.

Answer:
 It sounds like he has a misunderstanding of the law. The SCRA provides provisions for you to terminate your lease early if you get deployed. It *does not* make you eviction proof. You might consider getting JAG involved to help educate him, that's what they are their for and they live for this kind of stuff.

As far as your main question; Unfortunately I don't believe military service is a protected class for housing. So it's likely the landlord is within his right to refuse because he doesn't want the financial risk of the lease getting terminated early. But I'm not a lawyer so someone may correct me on that. Answer #2: Addressing a tangential non-legal point you raised: a 650 credit score is borderline ok.  Good is 700+.  Recommend you spend some quality time over on /r/personalfinance once you get your leasing situation arranged with the fine folks' advice here!


Title: US: our employee refuses to clock out at the required time. He always says he was "too busy" or someone came in at the last minute. Every single day. This usually adds 2 or 3 hours a week to his check (which is about $200 a month).

Question:
In Oregon: We own a small office with just 1 employee. If he continues to stay past 5:00, even though we have said we close at 5:00, Is it legal for us to clock him out at 5:00 even if he continues to work?  There is no danger of overtime here, it's just that we are getting furious and feel like we have no options. He just stays.

Home life is rough so he prefers to be at our office. It appears he is working because we have seen emails; however, nothing is ever so urgent it can't wait until the next morning. He is also a terrible time manager.

We don't want to fire him, but that may be what it takes!

For several reasons we are not in a position to fire him yet.

Answer:
 > Is it legal for us to clock him out at 5:00 even if he continues to work?

No. If he's working, you have to pay him.

If he's not complying with workplace rules or his supervisor's instructions, follow your [progressive] discipline policy and terminate him (or do whatever the policy says).Answer #2: You have to pay him for time worked

You can fire him for being a shit employee who takes advantage of you. Answer #3: Turn out the lights, shut down all the computers, bring him his jacket, and insist on walking him out the door as it's time to lock up and go home.

It's kind of a pain, but if you want to keep him, it might be the only way for him to get the point.


Title: Tenants are behind on rent by 8 months (CA)

Question: Bare with me for English is my second language. My father owns a home that he is renting out to a family of five that have no relationship to us other than them renting a home from my father. The family has resided in this home from 02.01.2014 to present day. They signed a renter’s contract that my father printed from the State of California website and agreed to pay rent of $1,300. Which was going to be paid by social security checks that the mother of the family received and provided those checks as proof when we were signing the contract. As of 01.01.16 the tenants have not been paying any rent what so ever. The reason why they can’t pay rent (and this is what was told to my father): the mother of the family, who was receiving the ss checks for whatever reason stopped receiving checks from the state. Her husband who's on disability, is supposed to be going back to work but he's been saying that since the day they've moved in. And the children are young and still in grade school. My father has waited this long to do evict them only because he felt bad for the family and as a Christian man he is very forgiving. In August we gave the tenants a 30 days’ notice to move out even though we could've gone with a three day notice. Last week the tenants told us that they are applying to Section 8 housing and my father would be getting his rent money again. They claim that once they are on section 8 they will be able to pay back the almost $8,500 in late rent. I have a hard time believing them, my father wants to try the section 8 but there is a lot of paperwork that needs to be done. My Question is it worth giving these renters a chance with section 8 (and going through the whole process of applying, waiting for an approval) or should we just evict them and hope that the next tenant is better?

Answer:
 Your father needs to evict them.

He is not running a free halfway home for impoverished families, he's renting out property.


Title: (US) I broke up with a girl a while ago and I'm being threatened with harassment cases

Question: Long story short is I asked around our mutual friends as to what happened between the two of us. Not once I've I said anything offensive, merely just asked a question or replied to a question about her. She told me top stop talking about her but I just shrugged it off. She caught me after asking me to stop, and is threatening to file harassment cases against me if I persist. Is that a possible thing to do here? I'm a 19m and she is a 17f, whether or not her being a minor affects this. (USA)

Answer:
 Merely talking about a person "behind her back" isn't unlawful unless what you say is false or a breach of a legitimate privacy right.

People make empty legal threats all the time. "Harassment" is a favorite accusation of idiots (usually teens and twenty-somethings) because they think it has some kind of legal significance or it sounds scary. But to anyone with legal training or experience they just sound ignorant.


Title: Mistakenly received valuable package in company mail stop

Question: So I am in California and I recently received a package with about $50k in new consumer electronics. The package went through UPS and was addressed to somebody with a similar name as me. However, the internal corporate mail guys mislabeled it and sent it to my corporate mail stop. I am curious if they are legally mine and if the company can fire me if I wanted to keep them. (I don’t intend to keep them as I like my job and don’t want trouble but I am curious if I could)

Answer:
 Let’s guess for the moment that you’re trying to trot out the oft misused FTC guidance that you’re not obligated to return or pay for unsolicited merchandise.

That fails for two reasons. 1. It is intended to prevent companies from sending you stuff you didn’t order and then demanding that you pay for it.  It’s not an opportunity to turn someone’s delivery mishap into free stuff. 2. That guidance has nothing whatsoever to do with your internal company mail system.  Your company can absolutely fire you for taking things that aren’t yours.


Title: Landlord showed up to my home unannounced while I was at work, sexually assaulted my wife. (KS)

Question:
A week and a half ago my landlord, who is a male, showed up at my house unannounced at approximately 7:45 in the evening on May 9th, stating that he needed to look for something in our basement. My wife didn't let him and instead said that she would go look for the item. She didnt find it, and returned to inform him it wasn't there. My two year old son always attempts to run out the front door when we open it. My wife opened the door, and my son attempted to run out. My landlord picked my son up, as we've always had a good relationship with the man and my son has always liked him. He then proceeded to ask my wife where I was, and she told him I was at work, thinking nothing of it. He proceeded to tell her "That's okay, I'm not here for him, I'm here for you, you're the one I like." He then proceeded to put his arm around her, and pull her in to him, kissing her on her neck and jaw, and groping her inappropriately. She managed to push him off, get my son from him and shut the door, while he said "We won't tell no one." We filed a report with the police, have also filed a temporary protective order that was granted, and have filed criminal charges against him. We also immediately began our search for a new home. As this occurred 6 days before my rent was due, I have not paid him rent as I need that money to move out of his home. Today we were served a 3 day eviction notice due to lack of rent paid, which violates the PFA as he or a family member had to come to the house to tape it to our door as we were not home. The officer who took the report the evening of the incident informed us that he had to give us 30 days notice regardless of the incident.

I have a house that I am about to put a down payment on, but I don't get paid until the end of the week. Does he have legal standing to enforce a 3 day eviction, or is there some way that I can fight it long enough to put the down payment on the new home and to make sure all of my things are packed up and taken to the new home on my own terms?
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer: Call the cops and tell them this is a constructive eviction being perpetrated by the person who sexually assaulted your wife, and is the belligerent on a TPO. They will come handle this. You should also go to the judge who signed the TPO and let them know it may have been violated.Answer #2: Call the police and report the violation!


Title: [UT] My grandma will have to pay a huge amount of restitution, but she is broke. Will they send her to prison?

Question: She is 68 and not in the best health. She started a small business with her friend, and they had a few people invest. The business went under and they accused my grandma of spending money where it shouldn't have been spent (I disagree, Ive seen the books and it all looked fine to me, but that's another story). Long story short, she's probably going to have to pay back all the money that was invested. But she doesn't have it anymore. It all went to the business. She has less than $5000 in her bank account and she's probably going to have to pay back around $50,000. I can't eat, I can't sleep. I don't know what to do. I dont want her to go to prison. What can we do? I dont want her to go to jail, shes really a good woman shes just had it hard since my grandpa died. She keeps talking about "going to be with grandpa in heaven" as opposed to prison, and that scares the hell out of me, I dont want her to hurt herself. Does she really have to pay this money back? Her final court date is in a few months and thats when we'll know what's going to happen. Im freaking out

Answer: Well she won’t go to jail for debt. But she could go to jail if she’s convicted of fraud which I assume is what the court date is about.


Title: [Colombia] Laws on cam girl videos

Question:
Hi, I have made a massive mistake and need help. Sorry this post will be quite long. Edit: From Colombia

For a bit over a year I have been a cam girl on the side of my regular job to help pay student fees. My dad is unaware of this and he is quite conservative, so I never planned on telling him. On the site I use, there is an option for someone watching to purchase a VIP room where it is just the two of us.

This is where I need help with the laws regarding VIP room videos. A client messaged me and asked me to undertake a scenario that he liked, and he would pay extra credits for it. The scenario was that I call up my real father and have a casual conversation with him while masturbating, and occasionally moan while on the phone to him, so he would suspect something.

I wasn't very into this at all but I really needed the extra income so I accepted his request. I went into a VIP room with him and fulfilled what he had asked for. My dad suspected nothing because I had the TV on quite loud to drown out the sounds I was making. Throughout the session, he said that the person I was talking to wasn't my real father and he was being tricked. I held my phone up to the screen to show I had the contact name as 'Dad' so that he knew it was true.

I used to have an iPhone 5s and when I called people whose number I had given a contact name, it only displayed their name on the call screen. However, I recently got a new phone and on the call screen displayed my father's phone number right below his contact name. It was incredibly stupid of me and I should've been more careful. I was unaware that I had even shown him my dad's phone number until after the session when he messaged me in private chat with my dad's number.

After the session, my client said like he felt like texting someone. Then he messaged me my dad's phone number and my heart dropped. He said he had recorded the VIP session that I gave him and was going to upload it online and send a text to my father with a link to the video. I was begging him not to because it will destroy my relationship with my dad. During this, the client kept saying he was uploading it as we speak and once it was up, he would send it through. This is when I told him that it would be a very bad idea for him to upload it because the cyber laws in Colombia were very strict in regards to recording a VIP session and posting it online, and that I would bring the law into it if he sent the text to my father.

I have no idea about the legality of this video but I was terrified that he was going to text my father so I said this to try save the situation. The client then said he didn't believe me and was doing this to save myself. But he then said he would look up the laws regarding it, and if what I am saying is false, he is going to go ahead with sending the text.

This happened a day ago and he has not sent anything through yet because I spoke to my dad recently. Today when I went live on the cam site, he joined again and said he would send the video to my dad tomorrow when I was camming so he could see my reaction.

My dad is my best friend and we have always been close. If he sends this video through to him, I feel like my dad will want nothing to do with me, if he sees me masturbating and moaning while talking to him on the phone. I know he will be so so upset with me for this. What I did was incredibly stupid and a betrayal of my dads trust and I wish I could take it back now but I can't.

When my client joins my stream tomorrow, it would be very helpful if I could show him how what he was doing is illegal and he should not do it, but I have no idea if it is against the law. So my question is, do you know of a law that prevents someone from uploading videos of cam girl VIP sessions onto the internet? This would help me so much because I feel like my relationship with my dad is on the line. Please help if you can :(

Answer:
 Not legal advice but do you know his number?  You could possibly ask your dad to use his phone for x reasons and then block the number?   Not saying he wouldn't find a way, but maybe he would assume it was delivered when it wasn't.   If you're not in the same state, sometimes you can block numbers on the phone website and you could ask for dad for his login to "look" at something?  I figure if you're really close to your dad like you said, it wouldn't be a far stretch to ask. Answer #2: Unfortunately, this would almost certainly fall under Colombian law. And this forum is made mainly for North American law (US/Canada). You would likely find better advice from a Colombian lawyer.

>This is when I told him that it would be a very bad idea for him to upload it because **the cyber laws in Colombia were very strict in regards...**

Can you point to these specific laws you mention here? We can take a look at it for you and try to help with a creative solution.


Title: Trouble at work

Question:
I am in Colorado

Sorry for the long post ahead...tldr at the bottom.

I'm seeking for advice on what to do here. I've been with my company for 3 years now. Things had been working out great! I got promoted 3 times within my first 2 years with the company. I had never received any sort of write up or disciplinary action before.

In March, a new leader was a signed to lead over my team, previously he was on the same level as myself. He has been with the company for about 12 years. I talked with some other peers and they all told me to watch myself and don't get on his bad side. We are going through a transition in my company to a new format, so before my team that works under me switched, all the leaders had to go through a month of online training for the new format. When us leaders got together and started talking about how we were going to run our our teams, my manager made some comments about his vision. Well his vision is a piece of crap. He wants it to be a controlling environment, tons of micro managing and no room for opinions. I spoke up to him and gave him reasons why this is against our culture and quite honestly a bad business plan, of course I said it in more of an eloquent way. I've been on his bad side since. One day after this meeting, he pulled me aside and said he had some concerns he heard from other leaders, I had a perfect tract record and disputed his concerns and asked why had no one ever said these things before. He told me to shut up and learn to take feedback better and then told me he doesn't trust me.

Unfortunately for me, during this transition, my girlfriend just had a baby. And the nerves hit, we had a couple fights and then she decided to kick me out. I found out about this out with no time while he was on vacation in March. I called him and told him, he approved some time off so I could find a place. Eith I had to take an extra hour off twice that week because the apartment needed me to sign come view the apartment and sign the lease on different days. Since I work until 5 i had to leave early to do these things and since I'm a salaried employee, I didn't see a problem with me doing these online trainings at home that night vs in a room at my work place. He came back and had a talk about that.

He continues to get on me, says he is disappointed over the next 2 months. Then bad luck strikes in pairs for me. I get out to my car to go to work and my tire is flat, I immediately let him know it's flat and I don't have a spare and that I wouldn't be in today. I gave him as advanced notice as I could which was 4 hours before my shift as I was going in early. I have no one to count on, so I had to take my tire, walk 10 miles to my closest tire shop and then wait an eternity to fix it and then walk 10 miles home with the tire. I forgot my phone at home and this took the whole day.. once I get home, i get the tire on and go into work for a couple hours to support my other team members. He comes in the next Monday and puts me on a formal for attendance and lack of communication. I'm salary, and there have been many weeks where I've worked 70 plus hours, I thought that was the point...

The next part is my fault and I can't make an excuse, a week later, my girlfriend breaks off the relationship and says I can't see my son. I was up literally all night in talks eith her and about an hour before my shift I passed out sitting up and woke up an hour late for work. I call someone at work and make sure that my team is supported. I Get to work, and he tells me is taking me out of good standing. Which is a final write up. I decide to take a personal leave for the next week to deal with life and get back. My team members under me told me he was trash talking me to them while I was gone and was talking about replacing me to them. They also told me they reported that to his boss.

I fix the attendance crap and then he moved onto my performance, said I wasn't up to par, said I wasn't documenting things right and put me on a formal for that! The structure here works like this, 1 team manager and 4 managers under him that lead 4 teams. I'm number 1 in performance in our entire community, there may have been some things that weren't up to par but I'm leading the way in performance by a long shot. He treats me differently then the other leaders and those that are performing below me, which is everyone, is not on a formal. I spoke to all of them about his conduct and micromanaging and they all stated he is crap but they are afraid to speak up so they don't get treated like me.

Finally today, he puts me on another formal for quality of my work. I told him id get sometbing done by the time i came in monday, he calls me sunday actually yelling at me because its still not done. I was with my kid when this happened and i told him i already had time saved for today to gdt it done, he then shouted just get it done 5 times in a row and then hungup on me.Like I said there are somethings I'm not great at, and areas I'm lacking and I see that as a development opportunity, not a let's fire this guy for crappy work when he is our top performer. It's especially damning when my peers aren't being held accountable to the level that I am, they haven't received a single formal discussion. I'm being railroaded, it's obvious, unfair treatment and noe I have anxiety issues on top of everything because of how I am being treated. I talked with upper management they aren't doing anything. I talked with hr yesterday and told them is record calls to show this abuse. They told my it's not technically harassment under Eeoc because I'm not a protected class and also that I'm not allowed to record conversations. This is a one party consent state. So what do i do? Is there anything I can do if I lose my job, I'm losing my mind but I cannot lose this job. It sucks because I used to love coming to work every day. Looking back on my record and seeing 2 and half years of nothing but positive yearly reviews and kudos and then seeing 4 wrote ups in 4 months is crazy. Thanks for reading

Tldr
New boss started in March, I did not agree with the micromanaging style he wanted to employe for our teams. He confronted me and didn't trust me. Personal issues arose made missed a couple days of work within a month time period. He is railroading me and after 2 and a half years of no disciplinary action and perfect reviews, I've now received 4 writes up in 4 months and he is holding not holding my peers accountable the same way he is with me. He has admitted to my team he wants me gone. Talked to upper management and hr and I it's going nowhere. Please help

Answer: When the boss wants you gone, you will likely end up gone. That's all there is to it. This isn't illegal, assuming you're in the US and not Montana.


Title: Voluntary termination parental rights - best way?

Question:
I had a predetermined short term fling. He works construction travels for jobs. We used protection, it didn't work.

We had the discussions of what if. He said he does not want more kids. He would want to terminate.

I do not want to terminate.

I am self sufficient , make enough to support myself and children, and am on the path to making much more.

We are both worried about the future.

I offered him to be involved or not. He said definitely not. Im ok with that. Ive been through an aweful custody battle and divorce recently.

I want to know what is the best way. To never name him on anything or for there to be documentation of him giving up his legal parental rights.

Answer:
 Where do you live?

If it's in the US, you can't just sign away rights, and nothing you can sign will guarantee he's never named or obliged to support his child. Nor can he sign anything that will guarantee he'll never try to get visitation or custody of the child.

If you trust him to stay well away, and you're lucky enough to never need any type of government benefit... You can simply not name him, and leave things be. But things do sometimes happen. He might change his mind, you might change your mind, you might end up on disability and have the state forcing you to name a father.

If you end up marrying someone else who wants to adopt the child, that'll finally sever (potential) parental rights. But you can't just ignore that relationship in a finite, legal sense for the most part. It's not for your benefit, but for the child's.Answer #2: >To never name him on anything or for there to be documentation of him giving up his legal parental rights.

Not a lawyer.  But in most places in the US, you cannot voluntarily terminate parental responsibilities.  If you name him, he will probably be required to pay child support, regardless of any agreements the two of you make.  I believe the logic is that child support is a responsibility to the *child*, and therefore any agreements the parents make have no bearing on it.

The best way to have him completely uninvolved is to never name him as the father.


Title: [CAN,NB] The executor sold my dads house, I can see online it sold for 1$ and then a few days later 82,500$....why?

Question:
My dads bitch sister convinced him to change his will before dying making her the executor. We have NO idea what is going on with his estate at all. I noticed the house was up for sale and then sold in about three weeks. The house was worth 125,000 and she listed it for 89,900. Since it sold so fast I figured she took the first and lowest offer because she's a horrible person.

I can finally look on our government website and I see it was sold for 1$ and then with in ten days it sold for 82,500. Could she have sold it to her son or someone for 1$ and then get them to sell it so they could keep the money from the house? We live in Canada on the east coast.

Answer: It's possible that was a placeholder amount because the final negotiated price wasn't known. But this isn't really self help territory here.


Title: Roommate's parents threaten to cut him off if he lives in an "off-campus" apartment, lease requires parent signature as guarantors. What rights does he/do we have?

Question:
Hey /r/legaladvice,

(If this is in the wrong place, needs fixing, could go somewhere else, please message me!  I'd be glad to move and change anything needed.  We all just really need help and are unsure where to go.  Thank you for any help you can offer.)

We're in a bit of a pickle here.

For starters, my roommates and I are three students (19M) looking to live in what is considered "off-campus" apartments around our college in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  We've found a brilliant apartment, and have the lease currently, due to be handed in on the 29th (a small extension may be possible) lest we lose our spot.  This will likely cause us to lose any chance of having affordable and appropriate housing "off-campus" in the coming year.  We are trying our best to avoid that.

One of our roommates, who we'll call Chris, has encountered trouble with his parents who, as per the leading agreement, need to sign as guarantors for the housing.  Chris' parents refuse to sign, urging him to leave the housing and continue to live "on-campus", in the dorm building for Honors Students (an environment in which he and we would no longer like to live.)  Chris can be levelheaded, but often let's his temper get the best of him.  He tells us that he's done his best to appeal to his parents and plead his case, but they will not have it.  They have gone as far as to verbally harass him, disparage the character of myself and our third roommate, Enrique, and generally act in a manner that we cannot understand.

For further background, Chris' parents have a history of overprotective and obsessive tendencies.  They kept a firm hold on his sister, until far into her thirties living with them before she was deemed ready to live with her husband.  The same is expected of Chris.

Chris, Enrique, and myself are by no means partiers.  We are all students in fields involved with education and science, and could not afford to be caught doing anything unsavory, and additionally, Chris and I have acholarships that substantially cover our tuition and fees.

Chris has a hostory with his parents, going back into an era of past self-harm (one of which I believe is long past) and they may be able to use this to control him.  If I'm not mistaken, he went through some degree of therapy and professional help to aide this.

Chris has been so riled up lately, all he can seem to think about to remedy this situation are lying, forging signatures, and generally acting in manners illegal and unethical.  He also cannot seem to wait to "bitch out" his parents, admit he's a partier, come out as gay to them, and more (which I don't believe will go down well.)

Enrique and I have urged him to cut them off, as he is capable of being financially independent and proceeding on his own.  However, Chris does not appear to see things in the same light.  I have pointed him in the right direction, showing him past Reddit posts, detailing how he should collect his SS card, passport, important other documents and so on, send an email levelheadedly explaining what's going on, secure his bank accounts, and more, but I don't know if he's ready.  He says he's ready to cut them off, but I don't think he will when it comes down to it.

I'm sorry this is so scatterbrained.  I never really got along with Chris, but he's my friend nonetheless.  I want to do what I can to help, and I know Enrique wants to do the same.

Should he cut them out?  What rights does he have?  What steps should be taken?  Should he just let them treat him like property, emotionally (and possibly physically) abuse him?

Thank you for any advice you can offer.

TL;DR:

Roommate's parents threaten to disown if he moves out of dorms.  Roommate does not want to live in dorms, under parents control.  Parents need to sign lease as guarantors to live in apartment.  What do?

I'll probably add more as I remember.  Thanks for reading the walls of text.

Answer: He has the right to be an adult and take care of himself and his own bills, schooling, etc. Or he can do what his parents want. He can't force them to do anything.


Title: Does my father have to add me to his health insurance by law, because I'm under 26.

Question:
Hello /r/legaladvice!

To start off I live in Texas. I've been paying for my own health insurance ever since 2015. I was 23 at the time I finally got my own health insurance policy. I am now currently 25.

My dad just got a new job and he e-mailed me saying that I need to send him a copy of my birth cirtificate. He didn't say why in the e-mail so I e-mailed him back and asked why he needed it.

He said that I had to send him **my** birth cirtificate for health insurance coverage, and that I needed to whether I wanted the coverage or not because he "has to by law" place me on his health insurance policy "because I'm still under the age of 27."

I emailed him back stating that I was pretty sure the law was 26 not 27.

I have a few problems with this. I have **never** had to present my birth certificate in order to obtain health insurance coverage. So the fact that he is asking for mine sent red flags. Second, is he legally obligated to include me in his health insurance policy if I have been independently paying for my own coverage?

As it stands right now I told him I would provide him proof of my insurance coverage, but until I looked into the matter more thoroughly to tell them that I refuse to provide my birth certificate.

-My dad is currently working overseas in the marshal islands.

Thank you for your time.
Topic:
Insurance

Answer: No, you are not required to be on his insurance. If you don't have insurance you may be subject to a penalty however.


Title: Can I do anything about my husbands workplace being ok with his infidelity?

Question: [deleted]

Answer: No, his work is not responsible for making sure he doesn't cheat. He is an adult and his workplace is not required to police him at all times. Cheating is also not illegal, and the workplace has no duty to try to stop or prevent it.


Title: [Hypothetical] If someone breaks into your house and you kill them, can you eat them?

Question:
Just a strange question that came to me.

If this person breaks into your house with a weapon and tries to kill you, but you defend yourself and kill them, are you allowed to eat them or part of them?

Answer:
 I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with you, but I bet it's got a long name and is expensive to fix.

No, you absolutely cannot.


Title: Broke into my neighbors detached garage to rescue my dog.

Question:
I'm located in Washington state.

I've been having some small squabbles with my neighbor recently.

Long story short, my dog has been missing for a couple of days, and I thought my neighbor stole my dog and put him in his detached garage. I've been hearing my dog whimper, and he yelps when I call "Barney" to him. It's coming very distinctly from his detached garage.

After a couple of days, I became fed up (especially since the police refuse to address the situation), and decided to wait for my neighbor to head out.

Once he left, my brother in law and myself hopped the 7 foot fence. We brought his halligan and pry bar (my brother in law is a volunteer firefighter).

We tried prying the door open fro the bottom, but after 20 mins to no avail, we decided to use a an electric circular saw. This took us a while to get the extension cords, and after messing about for 30 mins we finally found a way to connect the extension cords to one of my neighbors outside outlets.

We decided to cut a medium dog sized hole into the corner of my neighbors garage door, minimizing damage. Also, we had to be careful as we didn't want to hurt my dog as the saw cut through the door. After about 40 minutes of careful cutting, we got the hole cut. After prying out the piece of cut garage door, the dog came darting out, excited to finally be free of that detached garage.

Unfortunately, the dog in my neighbors detached garage is a black Labrador. My dog is a Labrador Shepard mix, light colored. Part of me wants to take responsibility for this, the other part of me realizes its an honest mistake anyone could make considering the circumstance of my dog missing.

My neighbor eventually knocked on my door and started accusing me of *destroying* his garage door. I neither admitted fault, nor denied it. He claims he knew it was me, because I had questioned him earlier in the week about my dog missing, and if he took my dog and put him in his garage. Once again I remained silent when he accused me. He eventually turned around, and walked off my property, but turned around, brandished his holstered gun, and told me if I step onto his property again, we're going to have some problems.

I assume he's going to file another law suit against me. But I'm wondering, despite the circumstances, seeing as how my dog was missing *AND* he brandished his holstered gun in a threatening manner, do I have ammunition against any potential future lawsuit over his garage door that I damaged, not outright destroyed?

EDIT: The black Labrador was handled with care, we got an old leash from my backyard and tied him up outside in my neighbors back yard. We also got some old bowls and filled them with water and some dog food. The dog looked fine, so we left him in my neighbors back yard tied up before we left.

Answer:
 Perhaps you could try not being a "bad neighbor".

From your post it sounds like:
1. you falsely accused your neighbor
2. you broke into his garage (a crime), damaging the building in the process
3. don't want to take responsibility for your crimes

I can understand why the neighbor might object to your behavior.
Answer #2: TBH does it really matter what we say? You didn't listen before and now you want advice again?

No you cannot blackmail him into not filing a lawsuit against you with questionable behavior and what you feel is justification.

Get a lawyer and offer to pay to repair his garage.Answer #3: TROLLOLOLOLO


Title: Can I play netflix movies in a campus theater as long as I don't charge?

Question:
Good morning, I work for a unversity in the states and was wondering if I could show netflix movies in our campus movie theater? Were not going to charge for the movies, it's just another service we want to provide for our students.

We have a very nice movie theater that just sits until enrollment or graduation sessions. I'm trying to think of ways to utilize it.

Thanks for any help

Answer:
 "The Netflix service, and any content viewed through our service, are for your personal and non-commercial use only. During your Netflix membership, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, license to access the Netflix service and view movies and TV shows through the service on a streaming-only basis for that purpose. Except for the foregoing limited license, no right, title or interest shall be transferred to you. You agree not to use the service for public performances."

from here:
https://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse section 6 column bAnswer #2: Talk to your school student union. They might have an umbrella policy to show movies for school events.

But you cannot just show them. That violates copyright.


Title: Air conditioner repairman wants to charge me 600 for 3 hours of work, but I have video of him doing nothing for about 2 hours

Question: I own a business, and the air conditioning was broken. I called this guy in, he doesn't do anything for two hours, then calls me over and tells me that I have to replace the whole thing. Now he wants to charge me 600 for him being here for 3 hours. What should I do? I live in PA, if that matters

Answer:
 If it's a central air unit, the charge may be legitimate: IANAHVAC, but I went through this last year with our home unit. The diagnostics include putting something into the unit (coolant in the line, maybe?) and then letting it go for a couple of hours to circulate. They still have to be there during this, so while it looks like "no work," it's definitely billable time.

Not saying this is the case for yours, but before you go official on it, it might be worth asking some local techs what it would entail to test/diagnose the system. If it's common up there like it is here, then that could have been what you were seeing.Answer #2: Call other HVAC service providers and ask if this sounds right. /u/voteron1's observation aligns with my own, but $600 still sounds high. Did you agree to $200 an hour? Answer #3: Ask this on /r/hvac they've been very helpful to me in the past.


Title: Is it legal take pictures with your camera phone at Barnes and Noble?

Question:
Is it copyright infringement to take pictures of bookcovers or pages of the book for your *own personal use*? Let's say you come across a single recipe in a cookbook or a medical chapter that you need to reference and snap a photo with your phone. Is this illegal? Are you technique breaking the law, not some moral ethics?

I was at B&N one night when a teenage employee 'caught' me taking a photo of some coffee table book, 'You know that's copyright work??' and preceded to try to berate me for it. I didn't even think anything of it prior to her coming over. I wasn't trying to conceal what I was doing, I didn't think it any differently than someone using their wifi, power ports, sitting there reading their books cover to cover or magazines or whatever people do there besides solely purchasing books or walking through the mall.

She left with, 'I'll get the manager'. The manager never came, I sat there for 15-20m and got up. No one was around, not even her. I went downstairs and approached the manger myself and apologized. She said it wasn't allowed because of copyright and apologized back for her employee, but it definitely felt half-assed. I said she could have approached me in a more appropriate manner and when I left, I questioned to myself if it was really against the law to take a snippet of a book for memory if you didn't want the entire book.

Answer:
 B&N can consider it theft. And trespassing.

The CR holder will have a hard time going after you for CR infringement, but B&N can certainly kick you out, have you trespassed, etc. Answer #2: Yes taking a photograph of a recipe or other information inside of a book that is for sale would be illegal.  You are stealing intellectual property and violating the authors copyright on that material that you know is being offered, not for free, but for sale.Answer #3: Pictures of pages is certainly copyright infringement. Pictures of covers... It depends on the cover.

Regardless, the store is welcome to prohibit you from taking pictures, and they can kick you out for doing so. Answer #4: There's a reason they don't put photocopiers in B&N / other bookstores.

Yes, it's absolutely copyright infringement.  Even just a page, a recipe, a line. You could try getting the book from the library to copy things more discreetly.

If I see a book that I want to look into further, I just snap a pic of the cover, which has both the author and the title, and then track it down later.


Title: My wife(separated) moved out of state with my son on a snap-decision. Now she is saying I must move to where she is(4 hours away) in order to see my son. Is this legal?

Question:
Back in October, my wife, who I have been legally separated from since 2011, made a move to Las Vegas. We both lived in Temecula, CA which is about 4 hours away, so at first I didn't interfere. We agreed on meeting halfway each time we dropped off the kid. No, I never got the agreement in writing.

Today she has informed me that in order to see my son on the regular, I'm gonna have to move to Las Vegas near them. Is there something that can be done about this? I would consult a lawyer but I'm afraid I'm gonna pay for bad news.

Answer: Act quickly, and hire someone who practices family law in CA. CA still has jurisdiction here, and you might be able to have the child ordered back to your area. You need to do this ASAP. The clock's ticking.


Title: Transferring money overseas and tax law?

Question:
A close acquaintance of mine has recently moved over to the UK from here in Canada. He has requested my help in the transfer of 20,000 CAD from his account here by e-transferring it to me so that I can western union transfer it to him.

I am uncomfortable being the middleman for such a large transaction, and have concerns about legal ramifications.

What are some other options available to him for overseas money transfer? And are there any legal consequences for helping to transfer $20k overseas?
Topic:
Tax Law

Answer: If you are uncomfortable the answer is obvious: don't do this. It is sketchy.


Title: Basement apartment flooded last night. The guy my leasing office sent to inspect the drain outside the front door told me it was nothing but a concrete bucket.

Question:
Last nights torrential downpour barricaded the basement stairway that leads to my apartment door with about 3 feet of water. I phoned my leasing offices emergency maintenance number and received a call back in about 40 minutes. The third party contracted out to help with floods was spread thin due to the number of calls so we waited about 12 hours until they could get to us. The leasing company is sending out a cleaning company to get all the dirt and degree that made it through the large gaps between the door and its frame, so I am not worried about the mess. What really bothers me about all of this is the plumber telling me that the drain is nothing more than a bucket. When I finally got ahold of  emergency maintenance they asked me to pull the drain off and make sure it was clear. There is no drain. In the plumbers exact words, “I couldn’t do anything, it’s literally a bucket”.

What do I do? I am at such a loss as to where to begin. Getting ahold of the leasing office is impossible. Just before posting this I finally managed to get the front desk to answer and she had to pass on a message because all the people I needed were busy. Are there any legal actions I should take? It looks like a drain. We were even told to make sure the drain was free from obstruction. But it’s a god damn cement bucket!!

Answer: Probably meant to hold a sump pump with a hose leading else where


Title: (Virginia) What constitutes as consent for police to enter a home after a 911 call?

Question:
So I did a bit of searching on the subreddit and I could not find anything regarding the generalities. I know it is complex and is so different in different situations. Basically, I would like to know if I gave consent to a search.

So I called 911, the call transfered to the police station automatically, and I called an ambulance for my friend. Told them it was a non emergency and was not dire. They came to the parking lot and police came up first. They said they have to come in to ensure the area is secure. I told them that I want the EMTs to come in and there is no need for them to come in. They kept stressing that they had to enter the property and I tried to stand my ground.

When the EMTs were coming over, the police was still asking the question and I just walked in my house. The police followed after even though I did not want them to come in. I did not want to stop them because I thought they had to come inside. I told them to leave after the EMTs left, but they refused. I, unfortunately, eventually lead them to a couple of grams of pot that I hid for my friend when I called the ambulance. Even though it is not mine, I will probably be the one charged even though they knew it was not mine. Which sucks, but thats life I guess.

Did I consent? What would constitute as consent?

Answer:
 > Did I consent? What would constitute as consent?

Hrm.  Let's see here.

> I, unfortunately, eventually lead them to a couple of grams of pot that I hid for my friend when I called the ambulance.

That.  That right there.  Assuming they weren't holding a gun to your head or there was some other coercion to make you give up the cannabis, your actions there comprised consent.


Title: My ex violated a court order. He consumed alcohol while he had our daughter overnight. What do I do?(TX) Bexar County

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You can file for contempt if you want, but your lawyer can advise you if you can get your decree modified.

What does supervised visits do?   It is one thing to point out that he was drinking, a different thing to say that a beer can was within a few feet of a six year old.