Title: [TX] Can we get in trouble if we tell tenants that we'll consider selling the house to them in the near future?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 If you would consider selling under some circumstances, than that makes sense. Don't give them a buy option in the contract, or put anything in writing, and be prepared for a bit of a fight when you eventually opt to end their lease to move in.

If, in a couple years, you are ready to move in, you can offer them the chance to buy at say market+10%. When they balk, you can move in with a clear conscious, and, if they accept, you go buy a nice house with the money.


Title: Is exploiting a glitch for money legal?

Question: UK based here. Basically, a friend of mine has discovered a glitch in a game system which allows him to duplicate an in-game purchase multiple times. He plans on selling accounts with the multiple purchases for a price lower than it would cost to but said purchases (obviously with a profit to himself). I was basically wondering whether there are any legal implications from this? Thanks in advance!

Answer:
 Worst case scenario? Some sort of criminal fraud or computer hacking charge.

More likely? Online service deletes all the accounts that exploited the glitch, or adjusts their inventory to be correct, and all his customers are mad at him, and some sue him.Answer #2: I work at a credit card processor, and I have noticed that every time the transactions round up to a penny, a few fractions of a cent get left off. I have discovered a glitch in the system which allows me to send those fractions to a bank account (obviously with a profit to myself). I was basically wondering whether there are any legal implications from this? Thanks in advance?

P.S. I hate my printer--any advice on how you would destroy it? Answer #3: >I was basically wondering whether there are any legal implications from this?

Do you seriously think that this is something for which there are no possible repercussions?Answer #4: This is absolutely going to be against TOS for the game as is selling accounts for pretty much all games. When either is discovered the accounts will be banned.Answer #5: you would get more mileage by reporting it to the company in question.
if its a sub based game, then they may give you friend a lifetime sub as a reward for reporting instead of exploiting.
 They do this, i know someone who did the same, quite a few years back.


Title: Can I be sued over an email?

Question:
Long story short my previous tenant is suing me over an email. She's not the most stable of persons but I need to know if I should lawyer up. Suit is for medical bills that claim she was sent to the hospital over an email that I sent. (should i post said email). This is in small claims - VA.  Email below:

Attention- Tenant,

Unfavorable  performance reports will be made available to future landlords, banks, mortgage companies and other creditors whom inquire and whom you may want to do business with in the future. You may not realize that your poor actions/ performance will be made available to others, including reporting debts to all three credit bureaus, so it will show up on your credit report. We still have on file all your necessary info to include your social security and copy of your drivers license, this can and will be used to properly inform those parties necessary regarding your unfavorable  " tenant actions" along with items you've left undone/ unpaid.  (this never got done)

Your lack of ability to maintain the lease agreement and breaking the lease unapproved by the landlords, as well as leaving the property in such poor shape has been documented. Goes on to describe the poor shape of the condo...."You purposely canceled the carpet to be cleaned and you purposely told us to meet you today June 30th at 8am; so that we wouldn't be informed that the carpets hadn't been cleaned and that our property was left in filth! You had NO intentions on meeting us today , because you never showed up. You also left a wall/ room un painted of which you never had permission to paint. That's also breaking a lease agreement term.

This is also notice to you, that you will not be receiving your security deposit back. You have caused grave damage financially in breaking your lease of 2 years, without our approval. You've also caused physical health issues as well; with the stress you Tenant caused us; in breaking this lease without approval. All of which you will be accountable for. You weren't even in the property a year, before breaking it. We also have documented where we attempted to assist you in allocating another job so you and your daughter may stay in the property.

It would be in your best interest to attempt to make these items correct and rectify them

Answer:
 Sure, you can. Successfully too, depending on what was in the email.

For now, you don't have to do anything. If you get sued, consult a local attorney. Don't post the email.


Title: Desperatly seeking immediate opinions regarding the following letter to my "wifes" "ex wifes" parents.. ask me anything .. please help.

Question:
Dear **** and ****,

I want to thank and commend you for the assistance you have provided for (childs name) and (wifes name) over the last year. This was something that was not your responsibility; your decision to do so and do it with a smile is big, it has and always will have a huge positive impact on (childs name)’s life….

On February 9th I received positive confirmation from (wifes name) that (childs name) could be taken for a vacation to Florida, to visit and spend time with my family and I. My sister has returned home from Costa Rica, secured passes to Disneyland for us, Ben is going to try to fly in and my family has been anticipating the trip. I’m sorry that my family has not been in a position to provide the type of assistance that you have provided. It is not that they don’t want to.

I called (wifes name) immediately on the evening of February 9th and spoke to her regarding the dates... April 19th – 25th. She agreed and all was well with the trip plans. I stressed to her the importance of following through with this decision as it would require commitments from numerous people, and would be detrimental to (childs name) if she were to change her mind. I also discussed with her how important it was to (childs name)’s well being to have a relationship with her grandparents and I, above and beyond letters and phone calls. Everyone loves and misses her and that this would be a great way to reopen communication and ties with her family. It has been nearly 4 years since they have had a face to face interaction with (childs name), so this plan has been huge for all of us, (childs name) included.

Approximately one week ago, after a couple of months of discussing the trip with (childs name), (wifes name) informed me that if I do not provide her with $3000.00+ prior to said trip that (childs name) was not allowed to go. I too am trying to rebuild my life. I have expressed to her my willingness to create a payment arrangement and or to have the matter seen through the courts. I worked extremely hard in 2013, only to end up losing over $9000.00 due to mistakes made by the company I worked for. I have since filed a lien against (Large Business) / ( contracting company) and am in the process of filing suit to attempt collection on said lien. This was an unfortunate situation and not one that I am quickly able to bounce back from.

Time can and will show that my “hard feelings” over the situation do not equate to a refusal to take proper care of my child.  I miss (childs name)’s smiling face more than anyone will probably ever know.  I have tried very hard to remain a positive force in her life. As a father it kills me that she is so far away.  This past year has been the hardest of my life, and I would venture a guess that this is the same for you, her and (wifes name).

I am writing you this letter to ensure that you are completely informed regarding my position of what is going on. My current feeling is, if everything is truly about (childs name)’s best interests, depriving her of something that has been planned and discussed for months is not the correct course of action. I realize in the end it is not a decision for you to make it’s just that you have been deeply involved in (childs name)’s recent life directions and this must be expressed to you.

(wifes name) has informed me that she will seek guidance from someone at St Leos regarding how to break her decision to (childs name). I humbly requested that I be privy to that conversation.

My hope is that you are in a comfortable position to discuss this situation with (wifes name), and or I. It is not your responsibility but it would be very much appreciated. You are involved in (childs name)’s Life on a nearly daily basis and your willingness to discuss the issue would be deeply appreciated.

With Love

*******

BTW .. I live in Michigan and they live in NC .

She took my daughter there secretly. We later established a child custody and support agreement, which I greatly regret now. I have no custodial or visitation rights and the support payment amount is outrageous. I signed it because I was afraid if I didnt she would not let me see my child. SMH. So I need advice on how to handle the situation. I can not afford a lawyer currently but want to bring her to court and establish rights for myself.
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 Forget the letter.  It is only likely to create more conflict.  Now, let's see the other side of this situation.  You live in Michigan.  You have planned a one week trip to Florida with your daughter and family.

>My sister has returned home from Costa Rica, secured passes to Disneyland for us, Ben is going to try to fly in and my family has been anticipating the trip. I’m sorry that my family has not been in a position to provide the type of assistance that you have provided. It is not that they don’t want to.

Dude, your family is throwing plenty of cash around to take a one week vacation.  So are you.  That is the only thing your wife and in-laws see here.  He's not paying child support, but he has money to go on vacation.  That is the only thing they see.

No email is going to change that.  I suggest you pay her the child support, even if you have to cancel the trip to do it.

You will need an attorney in NC to modify child support and get you reasonable visitation.


Title: My dad is being sued but they have the wrong guy

Question:
Hey everyone,

First off let me start off by saying I appreciate any help that comes our way. My Dad lives in FL and today at work he received a letter detailing that the plaintiff had already obtained judgement against the defendant (my dad) back in 2013 and that they will begin taking portions of money off his paycheck soon. The total amount is close to $7,000 and he has no idea where all this is coming from. When he came home, I took a look at the letter and noticed that the address and social security they had for my dad were completely wrong. The letter does not detail why he is being sued, only that he owes money and that his job will be a "garnishee."

His job has already asked him to start filling out the paper work to send back to them but we don't want to send anything until we know what's going on. What should our next move be? I'm aware that speaking to a lawyer will probably be on our to do list but what can we expect moving forward?

Thank you all again!
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 He should start by going to whomever does payroll where he works and pointing out to them what you saw - that he's not the right defendant because his address and SSN are not the same as those of the defendant.  At the same time he should contact the plaintiff and tell them the same thing.  As KimJong said, an attorney might be more efficient and effective.Answer #2: As a side point, your father, and you if you have the same name, should check your credit report to make sure your file is not getting confused with the person the judgement was intended for.  That could be part of the problem.  This happened to me a while back when I was refused credit and found someone else's negative information on my credit report along with some addresses and other history that wasn't mine.  A normal dispute letter to the credit agencies straightened everything out without too much hassle.Answer #3: OP, what court issued the judgement? is it a local court, or out of state? Find out what court it is, what their contact info is, and ask the clerk what the procedure for disputing the garnishment is. Have proof of ID/address ready to go, i guess.

Here is what you would do when disputing a wage garnishment originating in FL: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0000-0099/0077/Sections/0077.041.html


Title: Federal speeding ticket help [VA]

Question: I got a federal speeding ticket (54 in a 35) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I was driving past the place where I had been sexually assaulted by a man who frequents that area. I have a protective order against that man. Additionally, I am a minor and he is in his 60s. The park ranger was somewhat aware of the situation but I’m not sure how aware because he was not the ranger who stayed with me for my rape kit. I know it’s a long shot but are there any laws or the like for someone in my situation? Will the judge be understanding? I would not have been driving that fast under normal circumstances but the fear I have driving by that place is immeasurable and I had to take the parkway as the normal road I take was closed. As a teen driver I cannot afford for my insurance to go any higher and can’t tolerate the idea of getting in trouble for that situation. Any help is appreciated; thank you so much.

Answer: I’m really sorry for what happened to you because it’s obviously a very traumatizing situation, however it does not seem likely that a judge would be willing to toss out the ticket and allow you to knowingly and consciously break the law with no consequences due to a traumatizing experience.


Title: Google has disabled my account with zero explanation, causing me to lose hundreds of gigs of files, pictures, music, and important work emails.

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 When you reached out to ask them what the issue was, what did they say?  Answer #2: REMEMBER (everyone) much of Google is free.

This gives them a lot of leeway when it comes to turning things off.Answer #3: Have you filled the "My account is disabled" form?


Title: Special Needs Missing Glasses

Question:
Hi, quick question:

My youngest brother has Down Syndrome, and this year he started at a new school. My mother informed the school that he needs to wear glasses every day as if he does not, his eye condition will worsen. She also informed them that he needs to be watched while wearing them (he is already in a contained classroom, but she requested additional supervision), as the previous school he attended lost two pairs. The school agreed, yet somehow about a week ago the school informed us that they lost his glasses. The biggest problem is that his special glasses cost about $400 dollars and we cannot afford to replace them yet again. His last day is tomorrow and we were sent an email saying that "they're sorry" and there's nothing they can do. "Oops." Are they at all liable as this was something completely foreseeable? Also, we requested a one-on-one, which we believed would help for other reasons as well, but were denied. Clearly he was not being watched if they couldn't notice he took off his glasses in a 1:2 or 1:3 classroom. He could have run off, or hurt another child under this lack of supervision. My mom believes there is nothing we can do about this, but there has to be something. Thank you in advance!

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TLDR; can a school be liable for expensive specialty glasses for a special needs child when the school was informed previously that they must be watched? Would this be grounds for the school paying for a replacement, hiring a one-on-one (after previously being denied), or sending him to a school designed for special needs children?

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Edit: We live near Chicago, IL.

Answer:
 This is a good reason to review the IEP and ensure the district is doing what it can.

But no, this undoubtedly does not create liability for the school to pay for the glasses.Answer #2: Not legal advice, but if you need assistance to replace the glasses, contact your local Lions club. Their mission is focused on helping people with vision problems or who are in need of glasses. Make sure you contact a club, and not the Headquarters that is located in Oak Brook.Answer #3: NLA: get a GPS locator for the glasses, Tile brand has some good ones. I thought this would be helpful.


Title: Employer refuses to pay salary and bonus because I gave resignation. What are my options ?

Question:
I worked for a firm in brooklyn, NY.

At the beginning of September, I gave my employer 2 weeks notice with Sept 18 being the last day at work.
In response to this notice, my employer informed me that I don’t need to come to work starting immediately.

On Sept 20, I was told that I will not be paid the last months salary because I didn’t give 4 weeks notice (somewhere, in some handbook it says that they need 4 weeks notice)
I was also told that I will not be paid annual bonus (although I was graded A+ employee) because I left before Sept 7 (and mind you, I did not leave, they asked me not to come)

The person relaying this to me was no other than the head (director) of the company.

What are my options to get my compensation and bonus ?

Answer:
 You must be paid for time worked. If you do not qualify for the annual bonus do to leaving before a cut off date, they are not obligated to give it to you. The four weeks thing is bullshit though, they still have to pay your regular wage for time worked.Answer #2: You are not entitled to the bonus because you do not meet the requirement. File a claim with the Department of Labor for your missing wages.Answer #3: You are entitled to your salary for any time worked.

You might be entitled to your bonus. Terminating someone right before a bonus is due can be construed as bad faith. If it is not usual for someone to be terminated early during their notice period, that looks suspicious. If it's usual at that firm, then you are probably out of luck.

If the bonus was already due, but just wasn't paid out, you may also be entitled to it. Just covering some bases since we don't have much to go on with your description there. My current employer clearly states that eligibility hinges on being employed on payday. However, my previous employer only required that you be employed at the end of the bonus period, with payout following two weeks later.


Title: Getting a 10 year US ban lifted?

Question:
Hi reddit,

I grew up in the US. Did all my school there but my family has always been undocumented. After high school my parents couldn't afford college since my state offered no in state tuition for undocumented students. So at the age of 20 I decided to leave and move to Mexico to study engineering.

Fast forward 3 years and I try to get my visa to visit friends and family. On one of the questions they asked me when I left the states. Since I had a bank account and a record of being in the states (being enrolled in college) I gave them the true date I left. Apparently they had no record and took the date I gave them as the starting date of a 10 year ban for having spent more than 2 years in the US illegally. (since I left St 20 yo)

The guy who interviewed me told me that I could try to get the ban lifted once I finished school and had an established job.

So 3 years later I have finished my degree and am working at a very big (US based) company and have been here for a bit over a year.

If I try to get a visa now (6 years into my ban) is there anything I need to do or apply for before tying for the visa? I tried getting in contact with the embassy but they only had questions by email and the people who responded simply said something along the lines of "you are free to try obtaining a visa whenever you want"

Not only do I want the visa to visit my family and my closest friends, but I also would eventually need to travel for work related reasons.

Thanks for your advise!
Topic:
Immigration

Answer:
 > "you are free to try obtaining a visa whenever you want"

Thats really all there is to it. Apply. You might get it, you might not. Given that this is career related you can try talking to an immigration lawyer to help prepare you but there are no magic words that will suddenly grant it.


Title: Wife was fined for not staying in her lane after her car rolled over during inclement weather. It’s only a $90 fine, and probably not worth fighting, but in principle this seems really shady. Any advice?

Question: This happened in southern Idaho.

Answer:
 Did the car maintain its lane through the roll? That would be pretty impressive. Answer #2: "Failure to maintain lane" is commonly cited when a more-serious charge like reckless driving isn't appropriate.   It's relatively easy to establish the elements of the violation if she left her lane and rolled over outside the roadway.

Was it a [40-637](https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH6/SECT49-637/) citation, "Driving on highways laned for traffic", or something else ?

In general, when you lose control of your car due to a combination of weather/road conditions and your speed that is too fast for those conditions, you get some kind of citation.

The general duty to drive at a speed appropriate for conditions is in the [Idaho speed law, 49-654](https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title49/T49CH6/SECT49-654/).

It might be she got a break by getting the lane control citation (1 license point) instead of a speed too fast for conditions citation (3 license points).Answer #3: I'm not sure why you think this is shady. She likely could have been fined for significantly more.

You state that it's probably not worth fighting, and you're right. Answer #4: Well, the advice would be to fight it if you think it's not valid. If you don't think it's worth it, then you've answered your own question.


Title: Resturant law in Texas

Question: Had a manager accuse me of stiffing the tab. Told him last time I walked because of not receiving service. I explained I didn't order anything and am requested by the manager to pay before the end of meal. Is this legal? Considered not going back.

Answer:
 They can ask you to pay first. There is no law. At McDonald's you pay before eating.

I would just leave and never return.


Title: Parked within 5ft of fire hydrant violation - Worth fighting?

Question:
Parked 4.5ft away from a fire hydrant, unfortunately the fine in my municipality is for 5ft. Whether or not I could appeal the 6in is probably up for debate. To make things more interesting, a reserved handicap parking sign was behind my car with only 224" between it and the fire hydrant. Discounting the 5ft leaves 164" for a car to park. [This site](https://www.smallcarsoverview.com/subcompact-cars.php) defines only *sub-compact* cars has being at or under that length. It seems like most people do not have such tiny cars and are being baited into tickets from both directions when they park here. In hindsight, I have seen traffic cops in this area numerous times, so I should have known better.

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Is there any recourse or do I just eat the ticket cost?

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Some photo evidence: [https://imgur.com/a/VSqoWYN](https://imgur.com/a/VSqoWYN)

Answer: I doubt it’s worth fighting. It’s annoying, but you were still 6 inches closer than you should have been. I’ve been to traffic court a couple of times in my state and it really only annoys the judges when people argue over small differences like this or getting a speeding ticket for only going a couple of miles over the limit. Illegal is illegal to them and they have to draw the line very clearly. You as the driver are responsible for knowing the distance you are away from the hydrant. If you can’t fit there because there is not enough space between the hydrant and the handicapped space, then don’t park there. It’s not baiting by the city, as I doubt they configured them specifically to give out tickets, but they know this space exists and police it. You took a chance and lost, I would just pay the fine and avoid that spot in the future.


Title: Former employer charging $15 for 2014 w2's

Question: My college requested my 2014 w2's, and when I asked my former employer, they said it was a $15 fee. Is that legal (in Idaho?) thanks!

Answer: Yes, they can charge reasonable fees for this.  Most companies outsource W2 production and management, and those companies charge a fee when you request old records.  They can pass that on to youAnswer #2: Yes. Remember, your former employer has to now have one of their employees dig up that information from records and get a copy to you. That costs them time and money. It is not unreasonable (or illegal) for them to demand that you cover those costs.


Title: [SC/FL] Is it possible to receive full custody of children again after being acquitted of a serious crime?

Question:
I couldn't think of a better title question but I will provide further context.

A family member of mine was arrested and charged with the murder of their ex, whom they were divorced from. They sat in jail for a year and a half awaiting trial.

During this time period their children (11 and 8 currently) were put in the custody of the deceased ex's family. However, right before the trial they petitioned for and received full custody of the kids, which we thought was odd considering the family member hadn't even been convicted yet.

Moving past that, the trial came and the family member was found not guilty of all charges.

At this point they're still very depressed trying to get their life back together. Understandably, they feel a huge chunk of their life was taken and they miss their kids very much. They owe lots of money to bills and such that they couldn't pay while locked up, they owe money to the state for a guardian ad litem (sp?) the state required while the family member was in custody, and they owe child support to the family now and apparently back child support for while they were incarcerated.
They're under the assumption that they'll never see their kids again and especially will never be able to have full custody now that it's been granted to the ex's family, and because the ex's family is much more well off than our family is.

For further context this person was never an absent parent. They shared 50/50 custody with their ex and paid all child support owed and was always a part of their kids lives.

Now my question is, does this family member have a genuine chance of having their kids back, even full custody? (Of course assuming they have a job and stable housing and of course are able to start paying off these debts and child support.)

And to add to it. The ex's family lives in Florida, family member also lives in Florida. They pay child support to south Carolina who then forwards it to ex's family. (Well they're ordered too the trial was only two weeks ago). Do they need to open a new case in SC or one in Florida?

Of course as a family we believe they have a right to they're kids. They were proven to not have committed a crime and they werent gone by they're own choice (they couldn't contact the kids while awaiting trial as there was a no contact order due to the nature of the crimes). But I know courts aren't always as simple as that. So I'm just looking for honest legal advice about what to do next and to make sure we have realistic goals moving forward. Any advice is appreciated.

Answer: they should open a case where the kids currently live with their gaurdians. if this person was acquitted of all charges, they have every right to their kids as the exs family do. they need to hire a family lawyer


Question:
My terrible landlord is getting pissed at us for telling potential renters about the 2 years of nonsense we've dealt with living here. We've engaged in a dedicated campaign to inform potential renters (our lease is up in 3 months) about how awful she is, going so far as leaving notes on the walls and fridge, which she tries to take down, which we tell her she cannot take down and if she touches our property we will call the cops. Are we breaking the law? This is in Mississippi. If she *can* sue us, she will sue us. Does she have any grounds to do so?

Everything I write now is just extra: What has my landlord done to deserve this, you ask? I always suspected she was entering our home without notice when we weren't there. Things were moved around/missing, the dogs would be skeeved out, the AC/heat would be adjusted, food would be missing, lights would be turned on or off, windows would be closed, etc. About 6 months ago, I came home from work early to discover, to my absolute HORROR, her having sex with some rando dude who wasn't her husband. In my bed.

 I have every reason to believe this was not a one time occurrence, we only didn't call the police because she gave us a month of free rent and promised it would never happen again. We didn't believe her, but free rent is free rent, so we put up cameras after that. We soon discovered that she enters our house when we aren't home to wash her clothes in the machines we own, using the utilities we pay for. She also goes through our trash. For a time, she had no idea that we knew she did these things, let alone that we have footage of her doing them.

 The other day she came over to take photos because it's time for the house to be relisted online and supposedly she no longer has the pictures from when she listed it last. She lets us know that we won't be able to get whatever "we" spilled on the carpet out, and she'll have to deduct that from our security deposit. She's pointing to a large pinkish stain tucked away behind a chair that I've never seen before and I know damn well wasn't caused by us. I get on my computer while she is still sitting there and while its still dawning on her that we know everything, I find footage of her  entering the house the previous afternoon and spilling wine from the bottle onto the carpet on purpose. We got into a huge row. She gave us two months of free rent, we are still in those 2 months now.

 Also, about a year and a half ago, my dog had puppies, she stole one when it was less than 5 weeks old. She said she didn't think we'd mind (she wasn't even lying there, she seriously just that stupid and shady). That puppy died. SHE ASKED FOR ANOTHER ONE.

She's done other crazy stuff, the only reason we've been here for two whole years is that she heavily discounts our rent whenever she's caught, probably so we don't tell her husband.

Answer:
 Wait until you move out and new people move in. Go back to the house and knock on the door. Show them your video evidence of her psychosis. Tell them to install cameras. Let them catch her doing super weird shit. Let them profit.Answer #2: She can bring you to court for defamation. Given that you have proof of her doing all the things you're accusing her of, she'd lose unless you supremely cock it up or lied at some point. You'll still have all those legal fees to deal with, though. Answer #3: >I came home from work early to discover, to my absolute HORROR, her having sex with some rando dude who wasn't her husband. In my bed.

OMG!  Wow.  I have never even dreamed of that possibility.  What a piece of work.

>  I have every reason to believe this was not a one time occurrence

I guess that would explain the funky smells.

I would advise you to just get out.  Stop pissing her off.  Get all your deposit back.  Then after she rents it out I would stop by and advise the new tenants about the issue and that they should get some cameras installed.Answer #4: IANAL, but I would think that every time you accept her "free rent," you've just accepted that as reasonable payment for whatever she's done. She offered compensation, you accepted it, dispute over.

Either that, or she's now got a blackmail case against you ("They threatened to tell my husband I was cheating if I didn't give them free rent, so I did.")

Again, I am NOT a lawyer. And what I wrote doesn't answer your initial question, it's just something that occurred to me as I was reading your post.


Title: Old high school says they won't let anyone into the football game if they dress "in gangster apparel" and will be asked to leave and change. Is this a simple dress code rule or is that a type of discrimination?

Answer:
 They have the right to regulate student behavior and conduct and dress at school events as if they were on school property during school hours.  If someone decided to challenge the phrase "gangster apparel" in court, however, the school might find that they need to define their terms a little better.

Full disclosure: I'm a classroom teacher.  I cut my teeth working at a "halfway" school.  Gang members look and behave like everyone else.  The most prolific drug dealer is often the best behaved student.  If the school puts up a sign that says *NO GANGSTERS* then they clearly have a failure to understand the problem at the administrative level.Answer #2: What do they mean by "gangster apparel"?


Title: Terminated by Company, refusing to pay me commissions (>$200K) they owe.

Question:
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I live in Texas, employed by a company out of California. I was terminated on an at will basis last week.

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I had closed a 3 year services-based deal with them worth more than $20M in 2017, where we secured financing for the client, so the company was paid in cash. They have been paying me the commissions quarterly since. When they terminated me, they said since it was invoice-based, they didn't owe me anything.  I'm not upset about the termination and not fighting it, it is time to go as they have really lost their way, but I expect to be paid.

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\- There is no provision in the contract that you will NOT be paid commissions if you are terminated

\- My commission plan says that commission is based on target invoicing for the quarter, but also says that for a multi-year deal, the seller gets full revenue credit

\- It would seem to me if they aren't paying me that these kinds of commissions are useless, they could have terminated me at will a year ago, or if I had closed another large deal and paid me nothing because of "invoicing"

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Handful of quick questions (I will be getting a lawyer, just need to know where to start).

\- My contract calls for arbitration in California, but since they have terminated me, am I still subject to arbitration?

\- Would I be under the governance of employment laws in Texas or California?

\- Would the fact that the company has been paid upfront already change the equation at all?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer:
 >(I will be getting a lawyer, just need to know where to start).
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>\- My contract calls for arbitration in California, but since they have terminated me, am I still subject to arbitration?
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>\- Would I be under the governance of employment laws in Texas or California?
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>\- Would the fact that the company has been paid upfront already change the equation at all?

Definitely get an attorney if this is over $200k. $200k - attorney fees > $0.

Your attorney can and will answer these questions for you and you should not listen to internet advice here. Too much depends on employment/contract law in both California and Texas and how the particular facts of your situation fits into those laws. Tell your attorney the whole story and give them any and all documentation surrounding your employment.Answer #2: Generally, arbitration is an enforceable element of commission contracts to a certain extent. The details matter enormously, but that's what you ask your attorney.

Arbitration in California unless your actual work was completely irrelevant to California assuming the arbitration clause is valid. This would only strike the California requirement for arbitration, it wouldn't sunder the entire arbitration section unless your attorney could successfully argue that the California jurisdiction was integral to the arbitration section.

That would be a detail for the attorney to examine if that affects the facts of case.


Title: Computer repair store replaced my screen without my knowledge

Question: I've recently had issues with my laptop (faulty SSD) that basically made my laptop unusable. I needed to access some files for my classes, so I took it to a local shop. Eventually I got the files I needed and took my laptop home. Once I got home I noticed that the bezel border on the bottom left was slightly out of place, I know this because I've replaced my screen once before. Once I got my laptop turned on, I could tell that it was clearly not in 1080p, so I go to switch it to 1080p but the highest resolution I can choose to is 1366 x 768, my laptop came with a 1920x1080 TN panel that I switched with a 1920x1080 IPS screen, I have proof I switched this screen (amazon), there is no reason my screen should be less than 1080p. I go to make sure I have the latest updates just to make sure it wasn't a software issue but still the native resolution of the screen is 1366 x 768 and is clearly a TN panel (the viewing angles are a dead giveaway), and I can clearly see fingerprints on the screen. I've spent some time at the store and we spoke about computers and stuff and I told him that I did some upgrades to the laptop like installing more ram and replacing the screen. He told me that the SSD i had installed was going bad and he had one in stock for $75, so I agreed to replace. I'm even having some issues with the SSD he gave me, I have no idea what else he did to my laptop. I told family and friends about it and I got conflicted results, like confronting him about it, calling the cops, suing him, posting a negative review. I'm not sure what I should do, I live in the USA btw, Missouri. If anyone has any questions just let me know and I can answer them.

Answer:
 I think first would be to document everything. Maybe even take it to another repair shop. The first can quickly claim you put the 720 panel in and are trying to force him to replace it. Then I’d say call the owner and let them know what happened. Really, I wouldn’t want them to touch my laptop again. I’d want a refund of what they did and money for a new replacement screen. Make sure your RAM and CPU weren’t swapped either. Answer #2: What did they say when you brought this to their attention?

Replacement screens are expensive, and aren't likely in stock. I doubt your screen was stolen /replaces, but it's not impossible i suppose. Answer #3: if you are capable of replacing an internal LCD why would you need to leave at shop to replace an HD? The latter is a far simpler job than the other... unless you are requesting complex low-level file recovery. Answer #4: I think it is unlikely that the computer repair store stole your laptop's screen and replaced it with an inferior one.

I would double check that the drivers for your graphic card were properly installed because that would limit your resolution. This is much more plausible given that they replaced your SSD.


Title: (Florida) My car was stolen and wrapped around a tree. The 2 involved were 15 and 16. One is critical and one has passed away. What should I prepare for?

Question:
As title suggests my car was stolen in the middle of the night. I was distraught and confused. According to myself I am the victim here, but things are starting to get muddy and I’m not sure what I should be preparing for. The 2 who stole my car were only 15 and 16. I found out through Facebook that the 16 year old who passed away lived next door to me. Which is new information; nothing police have told me.

My insurance is telling me that in Florida, I could be  held responsible for their injuries/death, which is a complete shock to me. Now I feel like I am on trial and being treated like a criminal by my insurance agency.

I’m wondering what I should be preparing for? Could the parents of the children sue me? Would it be the state suing me? Would I be charged criminally for anything? I’m completely left in the dark about all of this and it’s giving me severe anxiety.

When it was first stolen my biggest worry was “do I have the right insurance for this?” I never imagined I’d be gearing for my own livelihood over someone else committing a crime against me. I feel like I’m in the twilight zone.

Should I be worried? I tried calling lawyers offices but I can’t find anyone who will talk to me about my situation. Most lawyers only deal with injuries. I’m not even sure what you would classify this specific scenario as but it has quite frankly ruined my life at the moment, and I can’t handle all of the uncertainty about what the future holds for this. If anyone can give me and Guidance or help me understand what’s going on I would be incredibly grateful.

Answer:
 I am an attorney although I don't handle these kinds of cases.  You can always be sued.  The better question to ask is whether anyone has a viable case against you.  So, if the facts were that you left the car unlocked with the keys in it and you knew that your neighbor's teenage son was prone to stealing cars or other malfeasance than **given the right set of facts** someone could make out a viable case.

But, if you just had a car stolen in which you took forseeable precautions than I wouldn't see there being any viable case being made against you.  The problem in these types of cases is that people go after the deep pocket sometimes.  Since you have insurance, than that is seen as the deep pocket and you become an attractive target.  But, in general, I can't see a truly viable case being made against you absent some really bad facts that you haven't told us.


Title: (IL) Tenant rights when landlord won't fix issues in the apartment

Question:
My husband and I have lived in this apartment since August '14. We are in a bottom apartment, and have one apartment above us. In November '14 we noticed a wet spot on our ceiling in our main bathroom. The owner of the property employs 2 people that live at the complex to do general maintenance. We contacted those people, just to let them know what's going on. Throughout the winter, the spot got bigger and blacker. We think it's a leak from the upstairs toilet. To us, it looks like we have a huge spot of black mold. The maintenance people have looked at it, but didn't fix it. So this past week, I wake up and look at the shower, and notice the ceiling above the shower is sagging a few inches, and the wall (which is painted) looks like it's sagging. We called maintenance, and they sent a plumber (who also lives in the complex) to look at it. He came, looked at the issues (the ceiling above the shower, the black spot, the paint), poked around a bit, but didn't fix anything. Now this morning, I go to take a shower, and the shower head is coming loose from the wall. I'm about to lose my shit because nothing is getting fixed.

So, what can we do as tenants? I've searched online but can't find a black and white list of our rights. Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer:
 Call your city/county building inspector and/or code enforcement. Black mold is toxic and you shouldn't even be living there.

Also. Any further communication you have with your landlord do in writing or record in case you need proof.


Title: My college's parking (seems to) violate ADA law, and they ignored my concerns these past 2 weeks.

Question:
I attend a school in Colorado and am a disabled student. I have noticed that the parking for disabled students is terrible and doesn't seem to be ADA compliant (let me give several examples)

  1. A heavily trafficked/centrally located parking garage has a few disabled parking spaces by the exit on one side of the building. The other corner on the complete opposite aide of the building also has a major entrance/exit but literally has zero spaces in that corner.

2. There is a row of parking meters by the student hall. The (10 or so) meters closest to this building are all "normal" spaces.  The 2 meters farthest away from this building are for disabled students (these spaces are at least a few hundred yards from the entrance). These 2 dedicated spots are extremely far from the student hall.

3. Last but not least, in a completely different parking garage other than the one previously mentioned, I have noticed that disabled parking spaces seem to have been removed this last year or so. Additionally, there are a series of "normal spaces" right by the pedestrian exit. This exit is handicapped accessable with a ramp. The spaces for disabled students are located far from this entrance, rather than being located adjacent to this exit.

These are a few issues that I have noticed. If I look around I suspect I would find more issues. I raised my concerns with my excellent disability resource center. They put me in touch with the campuses " Director of Parking & Transportation".  I sent my initial email raising my concerns on the 1st of November. She has yet to bother replying, even just to say "we are looking into it". I have been in continual contact with the disability resource center but have yet to get anywhere.

I am at a loss as to what to do. I simply want the campus to be in compliance with ADA law. I genuinely believe they are violating it, and just want it fixed. We have a sizable disabled/veteran community, and I have a hard time believing I am the only one impacted. What do I do? Any advice is appreciated.

TLDR; my college campus seems to be violating ADA parking space requirements and the Director of Parking & Transportation has been ignoring my concerns since the beginning of the month.

Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer: Do some google research for a local attorney who can handle “ADA access” cases. If you have a case, you will be the Plaintiff/whistle blower and are subject to compensation for such. There are statutory damages provisions should you prove a case. However, I am not sure if your school is public or private- which may dictate what can be recovered since most public schools are state entities and sometimes capped under sovereign immunity. Worth investigating and pursuing though.


Title: In Texas, Doctor’s office called Aetna and told me procedure was 100% covered with my plan. I still have their voicemail that says so. Later, I was billed $1,400. Help!

Question:
I waited months to be covered by insurance so I could finally get an IUD. I found an OBGYN (I live in Texas) who I had an initial consultation with.

I told her I wanted the ParaGaurd IUD because I've had crazy complications with hormone birth controls in the past. She convinced me that the Mirena would be best for me, even though I told her my body rejected the Mirena ten years ago, and I was very confident I wanted the ParaGaurd. She talked to me for 20 minutes about how Mirena is much better, patients are happier, easier periods... blah blah. So I said I’d give it a go.

When checking out with the staff, I was very adamant that I would only schedule the IUD insertion if my insurance covered it in full. I gave them all my insurance information and told her the under NO circumstance would I get the IUD if it wasn't covered by insurance, because I have no money. A staff member from her office called me later that day to tell me, great news! My insurance will cover the IUD 100%. I STILL HAVE THAT VOICEMAIL ON MY PHONE.

A few weeks later I received a $1,400 bill from her office. Apparently, it was not covered.

Furthermore, I find out now that the Mirena itself cost $1250 and ParaGaurd would have only been $70.

I did an initial appeal with Aetna, and I’ve been rejected.

I can’t pay this. I was blatantly lied to, and apparently up-sold. Please help!

(TL,DR: Doctor’s office told me procedure was 100% covered with my plan. I still have their voicemail that says so. Later, I was billed $1,400. Help!)

Answer:
 Aetna does list mirena as a covered device under the affordable care act. Does your employer have a religious exemption?Answer #2: I had a similar problem, but it turned out that the IUD was covered by a separate rider provided by my employer. The insurance company insisted that it wasn't covered, I paid for it myself, and then discovered the rider. It took getting my state insurance board involved (once I sent them a copy of the rider they tried to say it was too late for reimbursement), but I did get my money back. Find your insurance policy and make sure to look at both the policy and any riders. It is possible the insurance company has made a mistake.

Edit: Damn autocorrect.


Title: How to i appeal a restraining order?

Question: My abusive ex has issued a restraining order against me. Is this going to effect looking for a job? How do i appeal it? I have only wanted to return her things and she has met me with hostility and threats. She is the one that needs the order. I live in phoenix, Az.

Answer: Have you gone to a hearing yet for this restraining order?Answer #2: If she was able to get a restraining order that means there was evidence against you. You're not giving the full story here.


Title: Anti-Vax ex wife trying to block vaccination of kids

Question:
So, my brother has two daughters with his ex wife (we'll call her Cathy) and he has another daughter on the way with his current girlfriend (we'll call her Shirley). My brother and Cathy don't have best relationship post divorce - but they split custody with their two kids and are able to mostly make things work. Cathy refuses to vaccinate their two daughters, age 6 and 3. Shirley is due in a couple months. Shirley has said she doesn't want the two daughters around the new born if they aren't vaccinated. So my brother asked for a mediation with Cathy to talk about it and she refused to sign the mediation papers and instead presented him with 'What Doctors Don't Want You Know About Vaccines' or some such thing. This is all taking place in Arizona by the way. He's not really sure what his options are. He doesn't want to just not see his daughters for like 6 months but he's not sure if there is any precedent or legal recourse that he may have to get a court order that his daughters be vaccinated. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Or has anyone faced a similar situation?
Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 > 'What Doctors Don't Want You Know About Vaccines'

This is right up there with 'What the Government Doesn't Want You To Know About Taxes'.Answer #2: Is non-vaccination apart of the written agreement?

As discussed in a similar thread earlier this week, it would be difficult to find you violating the custody agreement should you simply go and get them vaccinated.Answer #3: If this goes to court and reasons that he wants vaccination for the benefit of the children, he'll probably win. Especially if he has a doctors recommendation towards vaccination, I know no doctor who is an anti-vaccination; and if they are they shouldnt be a doctor. Answer #4: Do they have joint legal as well as physical custody?  What does the custody order say about making medical decisions?


Title: [NY] Do you have to put your blinker on if you're in a turn only lane?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 "Any “right or left” vehicle movement must have an “appropriate signal” before proceeding. Another words, you must use your turn signal, even if you are in a right turn only lane."

I would suggest that you need to do so beside turning on the blinker only take less than five second


Title: Is entering a venue by using a yellow safety vest to deceive security a crime?

Question: In [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyvRamX1VyA) video, the people behind the YouTube channel, Yes Theory, wear high visibility vests to deceive people into letting them into venues they otherwise wouldn't have been allowed into. Is this breaking and entering? Or maybe theft? Is a crime being committed here?

Answer:
 It's theft of service and possibly trespass.   If they wanted to be a bit smarter about it and minimize their legal risk, they would actually buy tickets (not share video that of course) and then make the video of them sneaking in.  In that case, they would have a legal defense and reduce their risk to merely being kicked out / banned.

And there's a good chance that's what they actually did.
Answer #2: In most common law jurisdictions this is fraud as well as trespassing. Causing someone to do something they would otherwise not have done (or vice versa) by using a false document or false pretenses is fraud. Causing someone to admit you to a venue using a false ID, pass or in this case vest may  meet the requirements of the offense. I am not aware of any relevant case law relating specifically to uniforms etc but no doubt there is some out there.

There is also potentially the common law offense of Burglary which essentially amounts to tresses with intent to commit a crime.

Considering that this is really just a publicity stunt or prank they would be unlikely to face anything but minor charges.


Title: Should i pay or not?

Question:
Hi Reddit,

i hope you can help me out.

I reserved a hotel through a internet agent. The hotel emailed me that the apartment isn't avaible anymore and offered me something else and wanted a confirmation, which i never replied and searched something else instead. Some hours later i recieved a booking confirmation for this certain hotel from the internet agent, which i ignored.

Well weeks later i got an email from the hotel, where they asked me if i forgot about the reservation and they want me to pay up.

So do i have to pay? Who is right?

(Sorry for my english)

Answer:
 Not sure about Austrian law so this is just an opinion.

You didn't make any effort to contact the hotel or the online agent and cancel your reservation.  They thus went ahead and booked you with the assumption you were okay with the switch (because, let's face it, people would say "no" if they didn't like the change.)  Most hotels have a policy where they permit cancellations up to a point before check-in and then will charge you a fee, up to the full going rate of the room, if you fail to show up.  Here, that is what they did.

In essence, you are on the hook for the charge.  Maybe you can speak with the company and see what can be done but it would seem unlikely.

Good luck!


Title: [ON, Canada] How legal is it for a contract to have the clause "You may not show this contract to anyone"?

Question: Wondering if this is legal. I wanted to discuss this contract with my lawyer and roommates who are also signing but this clause precludes that.

Answer:
 Your communications with your own lawyer in the context of a client-attorney relationship are privileged. You cannot sign away your right to seek legal representation, full stop, and a clause preventing you from having a lawyer review your contracts would run afoul of that. Your communications with the courts (and their delegated agencies, like the Landlord Tenant Board) are also privileged: if you had to go before the Board because of a clause like this in your lease, your landlord would not win a suit claiming that you had violated the agreement by showing your lease to the Board.

You can be bound by an agreement not to share the terms of an agreement with anyone else, though.

If this is for your lease, I would respond with a copy of the lease with that clause struck out, and see how your landlords respond. A contract term not to disclose contract terms is _unusual_, at best, and deeply worrying.


Title: Trespasser says he wasn’t trespassing

Question: I live in a 1 acre home and it has a huge metal fence around it. I have house and a walled off backyard inside the metal fence area. Today some advertiser passed the fence gate which fine, I’ll allow, but instead of going to the front entrance which is currently being remodeled, he went INTO my backyard and put the flyer on my door AND left the gate open which my pets could have ran away. I texted the number on the flyer and confronted him about this and he stated that there were no “no trespassing” signs any where that he could see so he had the right to go in there. I thought this was ridiculous and now I’m doubting myself. What are the laws on trespassing and is this justified? I’m in Arizona.

Answer:
 Get a lock on your gate. If they bypass a locked fence then call the police.

As is, you can tell them they are not welcome and if they come back file a police report.

You may want to get some cameras up so you have proof of who is trespassing.Answer #2: > What are the laws on trespassing

Generally, someone entering your land to approach your house's primary entrance to attempt to speak to you, deliver documents, or anything of the like isn't trespassing.  Given that your front door was under construction your rear door would be the primary entrance.  Unless you had specific "No Trespassing" signs(with legal validity in your area) or he had to open a locked gate or something, he almost assuredly wasn't trespassing.

You could have sued him for damages for leaving the gate open, conceivably - but unless your dogs got out or something, you don't have any of those.Answer #3: >but instead of going to the front entrance which is currently being remodeled, he went INTO my backyard

Define "being remodeled". If the front door is under construction and isn't accessible then your back door becomes your new primary access point.

A visitor opening a gate and walking to your door to deliver papers (even if said papers are unsolicited advertisements) isn't trespassing.

If you truly don't want visitors then lock the gate. An open or unlocked gate is the same as not having a gate at all..


Title: Laws about smoking inside an apartment where a toddler lives [washington state]

Question:
My MIL is basically my neices guardian in every way but legally because the childs mother is.. well a piece of work, ill leave it at that.

Recently she started smoking in her bedroom, and i can smell her smoke in my neices room when she does it. She also smokes with her in the car.

I dont want my neice to be plopped in foster care and theres no immediate family fit to take her until i finish school, but is there is something i can legally threaten her with if she doesnt stop (like fill out form xyz wave it in her face and tell her ill submit it to some govt agency)?

Does anyone know of (and can provide links too) any federal or state laws that blatantly call it illegal, or that says this fits a description of child abuse/neglect?

Also she has 3 Chihuahuas and a cat that all piss and shit everywhere including in my neices room and on all her toys because theyre trained to go outside. Does that by any means count as animal neglect or child abuse?

I'm willing to get as dirty as i need to legally force her to stop without getting my neice removed from her custody, at least until im in a position to take her myself.

Answer: The smoking doesn't matter. The dog waste will matter to CPS.


Title: 2nd Security Clearance Investigation - I Super Screwed Up Once Before - I Need Advice

Question:
I will try to make this short, so I apologize for the wall of text.

TL;DR - I withdrew my consideration for clearance after I got into a mess in the process, never received the SOR they sent, it is 8 years later.  Can I recover from this?

I was hired after I graduated college and needed a TS SCI/SSBI with Polygraph.  I passed the interim investigation to start.  During the investigation, they found a DUI from 10 years earlier.  No problem, I admitted that.  A few months earlier, before I even interviewed for the job, 2 cops came by my place and asked if I had inappropriately touched my sister-in-law's chest years earlier when she was like 9.  I said I didn't think so, but if I did it was by mistake and unintentional.  They recorded the questioning.  Nothing happened after that.  No charges, no arrest, nothing.  I am asked by the investigator if I had any contact with the police during the security clearance interview *(4 or 5 months into working the job)*.  I tell him yes, explain the situation, but he already knew about it.Just seeing if I would confess it.

Then I get ready to take the polygraph, and at the time I was super nervous; so I read about it.  I realize it is a bunch of bullshit, and that there are many false positives that come out of being nervous.  I had a wife and kids to feed, so I cannot lose this job.  So I decided to study methods to avoid false positives.  The polygraph guy catches on, and I deny it for awhile.  Finally I come clean and tell him why I did it.  I do not trust a machine that the courts do not even trust.

So he unhooks me from the polygraph and we have a chat.  We go from me talking about that, then the accusations from my sister-in-law from years earlier.  I told him, after a heated exchange, that I did not do anything intentionally if I did anything at all.  Then he starts asking me about porn, masturbation and my married sex life.  I told him my sex life has nothing to do with anything, and I will not answer those questions.  Everything else is OK.  Then he started insulting me and my religion *(this was all very unprofessional)*, we both started shouting at each other, I got pissed, and told him off.

We eventually talk through it all, and when I say I am ready to go again, without any tricks, he says I am too excited now to get reliable results on the polygraph *(which is funny, because it is a polygraph, there are no reliable results)*.  So I go home, and a week later, they call me and want me to fly back up and re-take the polygraph.  I said I would, but they are not going to ask me about my sex life with my wife.  It is private, and the government isn't going to ask me about how my wife and I have sex.  They said they had to, so I told them that I no longer want to be considered for a clearance.  I told my boss, and he told me I could have changed polygraph technicians, or called the company security clearance representative for assistance, etc.  Too late.  I did not know that.  I was told they would send me a Statement of Reasons *(SOR)*, but I never received it.  The apartment complex mail guy changed every 2 months, and while I lived there I only received about 1/2 my mail, and frequently everyone else's mail.  I have no information about what the SOR stated.

So me and the job part ways amicably *(I think)* and the company calls it *"Released Without Prejudice"*.  It is now 8 years since I left that job, and I am interviewing for a different company soon that requires a TS, but not all the other stuff.  I have not had any issues with anything since then.  I will likely get an offer.

Is it possible to accept a job offer, but ask to not start until after my clearance is granted?  And no, I did not mention any of this to the employer.  And if it all comes up again in the investigation, I will be 100% honest about everything, and not try any BS.  To be pre-emptive, I already started filling in the PDF form of the SF-86, and I don't know what to do.

What the hell do I do?  Am I screwed?

Edit: Grammar, added a few details to clarify.
Edit 2: I am in the United States.

Answer:
 Dude, I used to be the CFO of a smallish defense contractor and had my own TS.  You royally screwed up and showed yourself to be rash and emotionally unstable.  If the guy doing the interview can push your buttons so easily, then so can other people and hence you are a secuirty risk.  If you go through this process again you are going to have to be open an honest without getting worked up about all the personal questions you are asked.  Given the last go round they are certain to try to push your buttons again.

EDITED TO ADD:

>I told him my sex life has nothing to do with anything,

As an FYI, that is 100% wrong. Your sex life has EVERYTHING to do with EVERYTHING.  Sex and sex lives is one of the top ways that people "get at you" and induce you to do things you otherwise wouldn't do.Answer #2: >What the hell do I do?

Answer every question honestly and completely. Don't try to fuck around and play games with the investigators again.

>Is it possible to accept a job offer, but ask to not start until after my clearance is granted?

That's up to the employer. Depending on the position, starting without a clearance may not even be possible.


Title: Was I discriminated against? [CA]

Question:
I recently went in for an in-person interview at a small tech company.

I am visually impaired (disabled). The interview wanted me to perform a coding exercise on a senior engineers Macbook and told I had about 30 minutes to complete this exercise and that I would be given 3 "call a friends" to ask the engineers for help if I get stuck.

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When I was handed the Macbook I mention I have very bad eyesight and I can not read the text on the screen. I suggest we increase the font size of the program. (which is common for most text editors)

However, portions of the program related to the reporting of error messages and the files list were still stuck at font sizes I could still not read.

When I would hit an error I felt uninclined to ask for help because I was told I only had three "life lines". I still tried to ask for help with the error message I could not read but it seemed like the interviewers didn't really want to assist much. And I feel I may have "failed" the exercise because I was to slow with these limitations.

Should I contact the EEOC?

Do you think there was another approach I should have taken? I have never been asked to code on another person's computer and with the interview time limit I was a little concerned about "wasting time".

I am not looking for compensation, but looking at how to better handle this in the future and if this is a practice by that company that needs to be improved?

Thank you.

Answer: Did you request an accommodation ahead of time -- not the minute before you started the exercise, but before the interview?


Title: Hayes county TX, is it legal for my neighbor to keep a rooster in a residential area?

Question:
Today it started crowing at a little after 3 AM and again 5AM. It will go on for 15-20 min at a time. This isn’t a rural neighborhood where we each have an acre of land or anything. I could walk from my front door to his (or my neighbor on the other side) in under 15 steps. He has 2 large dogs and 3 small dogs that bark off and on all day and half the night because they are outside 24/7. I can dull the noise of the dogs by making sure all my windows are shut, but about 4 months ago he must have bought a rooster because there’s nothing I can do to keep the screeching crowing sound  out of my bedroom at night. It is slowly driving me crazy.

Is it legal for him to keep a rooster? I’m struggling to find anything about it on the internet.

Answer: Do you have an HOA? Do y'all live within city limits?


Title: Went to jail and they made me sleep on the floor with 2 other people.

Question:
Is that not illegal?

Tennessee was wear it was

Answer:
 Let me clarify:

If the jail has been consistently overcrowded **and** people are sleeping in hallways/floors consistently **and** the political unit that oversees the jail is not addressing the problem, then you **might** have a case.

For example, here, we have overcrowding, and judges are limiting continuances to speed things along to alleviate the overcrowding. Additionally, we are building a newer, larger jail facility. So in this case, they are working to remedy the situation, and judges understand that jails don't get built over night.


Title: How to collect damages after winning arbitration from a company in India?

Question:
I win an arbitration decision against a company based in India.

How can I collect the damages from them? I haven't been able to locate a bank account or any customers if theirs in the US to send a garnishment to. As for as I know they don't have much of a physical presence in the US, if at all.

What other remedies do I have?

I won the arbitration in Oregon.

Answer:
 Oh boy.

So I don't have any legal advice for you, but I do work in international finance, and let me tell you, banking in India...is a bit of a shitshow. Finding which bank they even belong to is going to be an undertaking. There are literally THOUSANDS of small franchised or independent banks in that country, none of whom communicate with each other. If you try to garnish an account at the State Bank of Hyderabad in the branch in downtown Mumbai, and they actually have their account in a different state but the same bank, that request will never be correctly completed. And from my experience, the employees at those banks could not give less of a shit as to your convenience in chasing down information.

Good luck, dude.


Title: What should you do immediately after a car accident in order to cover yourself on a legal standpoint?

Question:
Recently, I got in a minor crash with no damage on either vehicle. In the future, I was wondering what should be your actions immediately after an accident in order to cover your legal bases?

New York

Answer:
 Take tons of pictures, exchange insurance and contact information making sure to actually see (and take a picture of) both their current insurance card and their drivers liscense.  As soon as possible write down or record your telling of the incident.

Don’t admit any fault at the scene.  Don’t be an asshole to anyone involved.

If necasary call the police to show up to the scene.

If necasary call for a tow.  Make sure to inform them if the police are coming or not.

If necasary call your insurance.


Title: Showed up to an appearance date at a small town court and nobody was there. Now what? (Perrysburg, NY)

Question:
I had an appearance date for a traffic ticket last night at 6:00pm. When I arrived at court, there was only one truck in the parking lot and the doors to the court were locked. After walking away from the locked door, a man rolled down the window of the truck in the parking lot and asked if I needed help. He informed that he was the town supervisor and said that they had no plans of holding court appearances tonight. After confirming that the date on my ticket was correct, he ended up giving me the home phone number of the town judge and told me to try calling her. I tried calling her, but received her answering machine. It felt intrusive leaving a message on her home answering machine, so I dialed the court and tried leaving a message with my name and number there. After waiting around for an hour for someone to show up, I eventually left. I called the court today, and again received no answer. What do I now? Will my license be suspended due to a "failure" to appear at a court date?

TL:DR - Showed up to court, nobody was there. A man in a truck gave me the town Judge's home phone number, she did't answer.
Topic:
Traffic and Parking

Answer: [It looks like court is held on Thursdays at 6pm](http://www.perrysburgny.org/). If the phone number you were given (by Dennis, I presume) is the same as on this website, I would call her at home. If not, call the number listed here.


Title: [Canada][Serious] Can university students who received a degree in 'The Humanities' sue their school after graduation for teaching 'opinion' as 'fact', and therefore making them drastically unprepared for 'the real world'?

Question:
A student posted a video, about being concerned, and it seems as though it isn't a false claim. They are purposefully misleading students to 'end the patriarchy' et al, and telling minority students that they 'can't be racist', which the [law](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-21.8/page-1.html) says isn't true (second line... Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides that every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law, without discrimination). There's more, of course...

My question is... Is this not [torture](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-269.1.html) as defined in Canadian law in 269.1 (1)
"torture means any act or omission by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person

(a) for a purpose including

(i) obtaining from the person or from a third person information or a statement,

(ii) punishing the person for an act that the person or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, and

(iii) intimidating or coercing the person or a third person, or

(b) for any reason based on discrimination of any kind,

but does not include any act or omission arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions. (torture)"

Using their grades as the impetus for 'leverage' by the instructors. In the act it prohibits "intimidating or coercing" and they're forcing these kids to be indoctrinated into, what has been referred to by professional psychologist/psychiatrists, as a cult.. On top of this, the kids are probably out tens of thousands of dollars as well. Was it 'coerced' out of them? Could this be part of a fraud claim?  Teaching that science is a 'tool of oppression' and can be ignored... Like, holy crap! This is awful stuff. Oh and don't forget that it's totally OK to discriminate against white straight men..

How is this not illegal?

I'm, obviously, not a lawyer. But I am genuinely curious and concerned about what's going on here.

If they were presenting alternate ideas, so as to stimulate academic discussion, I'd be alot less concerned.

Thanks for any replies.

Answer: This is not torture. Students are free to transfer to other schools.Answer #2: No, this is not illegal and it is certainly not torture. Many people believe that their opinions are factually correct, while it's true that at Canadian universities the humanities professors that feel that way tend to hold similar opinions to eachother with perhaps more confidence than they should have, this isn't a legal issue.


Title: (NY) University Mandated No-Contact/I work in customer service

Question:
I am a male college student. A girl was hitting on me at a party, we are alone and kiss, I am not really interested, some time later she reports to the University that I sexually assaulted her. It's not true, but there's no real evidence one way or the other. The school rushes through a mock trial and then chooses to suspend me, citing "preponderance of evidence."

It's bullshit, but I'm over it. I don't have money or energy for lawyers and I understand (from the lawyers I did talk to) that fighting this institution is a lost cause. I know for a fact she lied  through her teeth, but nothing I could say mattered. The reasoning for the decision to suspend me is transparently senseless as admitted by the university's own legal services (to whom I no longer have access).

Since then, I worked menial jobs making minimum wage, then recently had some luck and got a great job waiting tables. It is a small, up-and-coming restaurant, and on some nights I will be serving alone. My credentials at the university have been seriously compromised, so this is valuable experience (and income) for me...

I am not sure I ever want to go back to this school, but either way I don't want any problems. As part of my suspension the university has declared that I can't have any contact with my accuser (and trust me, I wouldn't want to). But I am so anxious she's going to waltz into my restaurant one day when I'm working alone.

What can I do in this situation? I thought to contact the university but the last thing I want is for them to decide they need to talk to my employer...I don't want to have to divulge any of this info to my employer, either. I am still new and they don't know me. Only my closest friends know about any of this.

When I am working alone, there will be a bartender, and the restaurant owner present. I could imagine scenarios where I could beg either of them to take the table (and just make up some story), but I could also imagine nights (busy nights) where this wouldn't be possible.

I know the reasonable thing would be for her to simply leave the restaurant upon seeing me there. But I can't know that she would (or that she would even see me, or I her, before being seated).

What is the responsible thing for me to do? What are my rights? Can I be held accountable should this person come to my place of work and expect to be served?

tldr; university mandated no-contact order and I'm afraid the complainant will come to my place of work and put me in a difficult position

Answer:
 Is the restaurant run by the schools food service department?  Why would a non legally binding rule apply to arenas where they don't have jurisdiction?  Ianal but don't sweat it.  It's easier to ask for forgiveness (from your employer) than to try to explain this before hand.  Up voted for more exposure.Answer #2: It sounds like the school demands no contact and if there is contact, they'll extend the suspension, expel you, take action, etc. If that is the case and you plan on returning to this school, I would contact someone at the school. I imagine this would work similarly to how a restraining order would work: if you are in an area first, then she comes along, you're fine (unless you are at her place of work/a place she frequents and you KNOW she frequents it).

If you aren't planning on returning to that school (I wouldn't, personally), then it doesn't matter. This is a university matter.

I would also suggest reconsidering fighting the charge, if only because it could show up on your transcript. So if you transfer or a future employer asks for it, they could see you were suspended (and possibly for what).


Title: [PA] Father Was Fired, Any Recourse?

Question:
My father was recently let go from his job. He's in maintenance and the company is a fairly large, publicly traded company (not that this probably matters, but just giving details). He has been with the company for 11 years.

He had a kidney transplant in 1996 and was diagnosed with cancer roughly 18 months ago. His immune system is pretty up and down, so he does tend to be out of work sporadically, including two separate hospital stints over the past month.

After coming back to work from the most recent hospital stay, he was brought into HR and was told he was that he needed to turn in his keys/card, as he was under an investigation. He has been a supervisor at his company for roughly 10 years. The accusation was that he had been logging in as other employees to take their training tests for them. My dad can barely send an email with an attachment, so I'm confident the accusation is baseless. I believe that the real reason he is being terminated is related to his health issues.

His boss once said to him, "How can you feel good enough to come into work, but be too sick to finish the day?" Keep in mind, he's been going through chemo treatments for the better part of 16 months.

Anyway, that the short summary. I wasn't sure where to turn so this seemed like the best idea. Is there any way to try and fight this? I can provide any further details if they would be helpful.

Answer: If he has to miss work due to medical reasons has he filed for FMLA protected leave? Intermittent FLMA is a thing.


Title: [VA] My grandfather just got his license suspended after a nurse made a complaint.

Question:
I'm on mobile so sorry in advance.

My grandfather is in his late 80's and has been driving for forever without any major issues. He just had his license suspended after a nurse in the office of his primary care made a complaint on his driving. the report was super detailed and indicated he almost ran people off the road, but there is no dash cam or secondary accounts as far as I'm aware, just her single account. I've ridden with him several times recently and he's been fine. I read the report from the DMV and it also mentions specific medical information in the complaint that only the doctor's office would have as well.

We've talked to the doctor and he indicates that the complaint did not come from his office and came from the nurse alone, thus turning into a license suspension somehow. this has really messed up my granddad's lifestyle as he owns a few businesses and visits them everyday.

Clearly there's something fishy going on and guidance for first steps would be helpful. The DMV says its up to the doctor, the doctor says its up to the DMV. Both are pointing fingers at the other on who's responsible but we can't get a straight answer. My question is: Can the nurse share his medical information that she has access to, to the DMV? Can she do it privately, separate from the doctor's office?

Answer:
 Many state require you to self report serious medical conditions to DMV.  So at this point he is probably going to have to prove to DMV he is fit to drive no matter who reported.

The nurse reporting behind the Dr. back is another issue. Even if nurse is wrong and is fired/disciplined it seems the Dr. is in a sticky position. Even if he is willing to sign off, he may want a second opinion.

It may be smart to talk to an attorney that handles dmv hearings.  Answer #2: INAL but if there was any PII included with the complaint then I would file a HIPAA complaint against the doctors office.

If anything in the report was a lie, you may want to consult a local attorney about suing the nurse/doctor for defamation.

Again, INAL and if anything I've said is incorrect or there is a better way of going about it then hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in.Answer #3: (not a lawyer)

Virginia law not only allows this, but it shields the doctor and nurse from the DMV telling you who made the report. Virginia Code § 46.2-322


Title: Help: Deposited $3000 at ATM, not showing up.

Question:
California: Last week I deposited $3000 to my credit-union ATM, in front of an actual branch. The ATM was rejecting the last $100 bill, so after a few attempts I just accepted it as-is and pocketed the last $100. I cannot remember what happened after that. I don't recall if I confirmed the remaining step. I know there is an option to cancel the whole transaction, causing the ATM to spit out the money. As I walked away from the ATM I crossed paths with a woman, we smiled at each other. I have a feeling I left the confirmation screen lingering and she cancelled the transaction. This was money which I just received from a student loan.

1.) If this woman cancelled the transaction and took my money, is it my fault? Granted it was illegal of her, but will the credit union assume fault?

2.) I called the credit union today and let them know, they are investigating and will get back with me. Any advice of what to tell them to avoid blame would be helpful. I already detailed the scenario, and the woman. I told them I was 'pretty sure' I confirmed the transaction. I'm surprised there isn't a safeguard such as re-entering the pin to cancel.

Thanks, Reddit.

Answer:
 Your student loan gave you a bunch of $100?  What a very odd student loan.

Theft is illegal even if the person you steal from is stupid.

Proving what happened should be trivial as the ATMs have time synched cameras, and they should be able to see who was there if the transaction was canceled.


Title: My ex posted a gif of us having sex to Reddit. We broke up over a year ago and I did not give him permission to do this. We are in a state with revenge porn laws. Where do I go from here?

Question: We're in California, which I know has laws against this kind of thing. I reported the gif as revenge porn, but the mods didn't take it down, they just hid it from me. I found it again today. Does anyone have any advice on how to get him to take it down? Or how to get the mods of that subreddit to take it down?

Answer:
 Revenge porn is a crime.  Call the police non-emergency line.

Also contact the Reddit admins, not the subreddit mods.Answer #2: Make a police report.Answer #3: Contact the admins, and the police.

The best way to contact the admins is to modmail messge /r/reddit.com.

He best way to contact the police is your local non emergency number. Answer #4: The mods of a subreddit cannot delete a post, they can just delete the link to it from their subreddit. You would need to contact the admins to delete a post. Answer #5: > but the mods didn't take it down, they just hid it from me.

this is a reddit functionality actually, reporting auto-hides postsAnswer #6: Whenever you report something, it becomes hidden from you.

You can find and unhude the post under the hidden link in your profile.


Title: Georgia - if someone is charged under revenge porn laws, who has to see the images that were shared?

Question:
Without going into excessive detail, a guy I used to date recently sent explicit pictures of me to some people I have on facebook.

A friend told me I should file a police report and have him charged under the state's revenge porn laws.

If I were to do this, and it went to trial, who exactly would have to see what was shared? Just the judge? The prosecutor and defense attorney? The jury? Everyone in the courtroom?

I would like to file charges, but what I want more is for these pictures to not be shown to everyone who happens to be involved in the case. Can the judge do anything to keep them from being shown to anyone?

Answer:
 > I would like to file charges, but what I want more is for these pictures to not be shown to everyone who happens to be involved in the case.

Not going to happen.

The investigator will have to see them.

The prosecutor will have to see them.

The defense attorney will have to see them.

The judge will have to see them (if the case gets that far).

The jury will have to see them (if the case gets that far).


Title: My ex is still on my bank account. He is now threatening legal action if I don't get him taken off of the account. (Georgia, USA)

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Nobody on the face of the earth would believe that you couldn't find a single hour during a weekday any time in the past *two years* to go to the bank. Luckily for you, there's not a whole lot he can do legally other than close the account, and that's between him and the bank. But you seriously need to stop being stupid about this. He could literally clean out your account and then you would have a problem that's a lot bigger that this. It's perfectly reasonable of him to want his name off this account, and it's unreasonable of you to keep coming up with excuses not to do it.Answer #2: Why do you want him on the account?  You do realize he has access to any money that you put in there.  He could withdraw it.

I'm sure your ex is concerned because he could be liable for any overdraft fees (as you would be).

Just take him off the account.


Title: Someone sent my porn to one of my family members

Question: I make amateur porn as a side hustle. Tonight my 19-year-old nephew hit me up on Snapchat and told me that someone from my hometown sent him a link to my site without telling him what it was. He watched three videos before realizing it was me. The problem is that he refuses to tell me who sent it to him (probably out of fear of retaliation). Do I have any legal options here? I live in Texas, but my nephew and the person that sent it to him both live in Kansas.

Answer: if it’s publicly available, i don’t think you have much of a case here.


Title: Can a straight, woman who was born a woman sue me for telling colleagues and clients and posting online that she is a lesbian or transgendered, if California has pro LGBT laws and denying it would be homophobic, which she claims she isn’t? I've been served with lawsuit papers (CA)

Answer:
 Yes, and why the hell would you do something like this?

Denying your lies is neither trans nor homophobic, it is merely asserting the truth.  Saying that there are damages merely accepts the reality that OTHER people are trans/homophobic, which is true.  I'd say your logic is flawed, but the truth is that you just don't have any logic to speak of.

You're just wrong, and you need an attorney.

P.S.  Stop talking about her entirely, but ESPECIALLY stop lying about her.


Title: (CAN-BC) Advice with an MIA probation officer.

Question:
This is a long story, so sorry in advance.

Joe was caught with just under 2 grams of marijuana in British Columbia several years ago. Fast forward a year, he went to court and was granted probation with x number of community service hours and had to check in with Mrs Probation office (who was 2 hours out of town) every month.

The first three months were fine, Mrs PO said if Joe wasn't able to drive the 2 hours, he was welcome to call to check in. Starting around the 4th month, Joe would call MRS PO, and would continuously get her voicemail. He would call several times a day during his check in date, leave messages, would call to check in the next month, leave messages, never hearing from Mrs PO. He couldn't submit his volunteer hours, couldn't make appointments with her, and even showed up at her office which was empty.

Eventually, Joe moved to Ontario for work, several months after trying to contact Mrs PO to no avail.

Where does this leave Joe? Is there a warrant for his arrest in BC? Can he fight any of this? He wants to work on a getting a pardon but has no idea where to start.

Answer: He should make sure he keeps a record of all his calls, volunteer hours, etc. A court will be very forgiving of someone who has made a good faith effort to comply with an order, but was let down by the bureaucracy. Answer #2: What happened when Joe tried contacting someone else in the probation office?


Title: GA, USA - Is there a way to pro-actively protect assets from bankruptcy or other litigation?

Question:
My wife and I will be paying off our first home and buying a second soon. We are very debt averse but will not be paying down the second mortgage aggressively because we recognize the need to diversify our investments. I am wondering if there is a way to protect our first home (we're keeping it to rent and for rising property value) from unforeseen circumstances that could lead to bankruptcy or litigation?

For context, my parents went bankrupt several years ago because my Dad was over-leveraged in his business, and became physically disabled and unable to work for several long stretches around the time of the 2008 crisis. My parents lost two homes, their business & social ties, and eventually got divorced. It sucked. I would like to protect my family from some similar series of unexpected events and unintended consequences (i.e. we both get laid off/make poor investment decisions/lose our health, etc).

Thanks!

Answer:
 There's no way to unilaterally excuse yourself from civil liability.  If there was everyone would do it and there would never be civil suits.

Your question is, effectively, "how can I prevent bad things from happening to me", and the answer is "Make good decisions".  Nothing can prevent it, but making good decisions lessens the possibility.


Title: a senior is trying to fight me. Can he go to prision?

Question: Hi. Im a freshman in highschool, and there's this senior who recently turned 18, making him a legal adult. He's constantly threatening to beat me up, break my legs, etc. Let's say he actually does. Isn't that assault of a minor, since I'm technically still a kid? I just want to know so if he threatens me, I can bring up the legal consequneces and hopefully hinder any probability of a future altercation. Thanks!

Answer: Assault is a crime, period, no matter who it is against.


Title: I'm a salaried licensed optician managing an optical retail store in Arizona and my employer is making ALL store managers go to hourly. Do I have legal recourse?

Question:
With the new federal Dept. of Labor standard for overtime, my company is taking all of it's salaried employees (that I know of) off of salary and putting us all on hourly. It's a challenge to schedule my staff due to the fact that for the last couple years there is already NO OVERTIME allowed. Being the store manager (only salaried position in every store), I usually pick up the slack with roughly 5-15 OT hours a month. For things like retail inventory, etc.

My current salary is obviously less than the new labor standard of $50K (approx) for OT and I know why they are doing it. My question is, is this legal? And if not, do I have recourse? I don't have money for attorney fees, retainers, etc. I just want to make sure I'm not getting screwed royally.

Answer:
 Generally this is legal and it is happening to many Americans.

[Here is a megathread](https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/5azmin/usa_new_overtime_rules/)


Title: Hispanic friend was arrested and jailed for seemingly no reason (florida)

Question:
My friend has a bratty 13 year old that she's been having some issues with him lying. Last night he asked if he could stay the night at a friends. She told him yes, but got a call at 8 am this morning that he was at someone else's house much farther away. He was with a friend, but since he was snuck in the grandmother called the sheriff (not quite sure on the exact reasoning behind this, I don't know if she was scared, or if he was being a little jerk lol) anyway, she gets the call to go pick up her son. She drives over to the friends grandma's house, furious at her son for lying and riding his back so far at night). She's not upset AT ALL with the sherriff. Just her son. This woman has nothing against police officers. She respects everyone. She treats everyone, cop or not, kindly. She was even kind of happy, in a weird way, that the sherriff was involved because maybe it'd be a reality check for her son.

She gets to the house, parks her car in their drive way, gathers her son. The sherriff is a complete jerk to her, but to the other moms that are white (ther were two other boys in the same kind of trouble for sneaking) doesn't bat an eye. They get their sons, thank the officer, and go. My friend gathers her son, thanks the officer and he is a jerk, tells her he's going to run her name, she has an expired license. So he tells her he is going to write her a ticket. She accepts the ticket, and then goes inside to the grandmother's house to talk with her. A couple of minutes later the officer knocks on the door, tells her that he changed his mind, he's impinging the car and arresting her. He doesn't read her her mirandas, brings her to jail, and takes the car

Is this legal? She just got back a couple of hours ago....I know that she definitely shouldn't have been driving with an expired license, but does the punishment fit the crime? When he ran her name she wasn't drivibg. The car was parked in the drive way. She didn't provoke at all, she's a legal us citizen, born and raised in Oklahoma now residing in florida.

Are there any officers or lawyers that know if this was legal?

Answer: Driving without a valid license is illegal. It is entirely within a police officer's powers to impound the car and arrest the driver.Answer #2: She didn't have to Mirandized until such a point that she being interrogated in custody. If the sheriff arrested her and took her directly to jail he wouldn't have to give her a Miranda warning. As for the charge? Its a second degree misdemeanor in Florida and can carry some hefty jail time (6 months). So this was legal, if not assholeish on his part.


Title: [Wisconsin, Milwaukee] Can I *open* carry a knife?

Question:
Does anyone know and have a source which states the legality of open carrying a fixed blade (my knife *blade* is 3' 3/4in btw)?  All that I could find were articles talking about needing a concealed carry license to conceal carry a knife/gun.

I just want to know if I would be subject to a misdemeanor for carrying a knife on my belt in plain view.  And if allowed to open carry, would I need to do anything special while possessing a knife while in a car since visibility drops.

Answer:
 It appears to be legal:

> 66.0409 (6) Unless other facts and circumstances that indicate a criminal or
malicious intent on the part of the person apply, no person may be in violation of, or
be charged with a violation of, an ordinance of a political subdivision relating to
disorderly conduct or other inappropriate behavior for loading, a firearm, or for
carrying, or going armed with a firearm or a knife, without regard to whether the
firearm is loaded or the firearm or the knife is concealed or openly carried. Any
ordinance in violation of this subsection does not apply and may not be enforced.


Title: Hit and run advice

Question:
I was backing out from a friend's driveway the other day and I might have hit a parked car. It was dark I couldn't see clearly and I was changing the radio. As I backed I hit the car and slammed on the brake right away. I went out to check the damage and didn't see anything. The back of my car is pretty scratched up already due to my bad driving/carelessness over the years so I can't tell if a new scratch occurred. However there's no dent definitely. I checked the other car too and there was no scratch/dent to be found. However like I mentioned it was dark so I might have missed it (the scratch might have been white and it was a white car). I had a friend check too and she didn't think I did any damage. So I just drove home without leaving any note.

My question is did that count as a hit and run? I was panicking so I didn't think about until now and I'm freaking out. What should I do? I read online if I didn't know there was any damage then they can't charge me with a hit and run is that true? Thank you for any advice!

Edit: I live in California.

Answer:
 /u/loco_coco is flat wrong and should not give advice about state laws he is not familiar with. California does not have a minimum damage requirement for hit and run. Any damage, regardless of how slight, is a hit and run and punishable by up to 6 months in jail.

If law enforcement contacts you *do not* "own up to it".  Make no statements and contact an attorney if charges are filed.

However, it is not too late to tell the other side. You can still tell them that you may have bumped their car but didn't want to wake them in the middle of the night and offer to exchange insurance info.