Title: Can a LEO or CI or similar grab a drug dealers butt before making a purchase?

Question:
Example: Drug dealer makes a statement along the lines, if you are not A cop you can touch my butt and then refuse to sell to anyone that doesn’t touch their butt.

Would a cop be allowed to commit sexual assault (grabbing the dealers butt would be unwanted sexual touching) in order to make the buy/arrest? Or would the cop face a charge if the dealer could prove the unwanted groping occured?

Answer: In your scenario the dealer is inviting the touching. It's not sexual assault if it's invited.


Title: [FL] Hosting a Prom After Party

Question:
I'm not Hosting a prom after party, but I know some who is hosting one at a rented house.

What are the possible consequences and repercussions if things go wrong?
Are they legally allowed to have an event at the house if a contract allows it? If so, under what circumstances?

What should be an important thing to look for in a contract for this specific event?

Again, not me doing the hosting, lol f-ck that

Answer:
 If there will be alcohol there the first risk is getting arrested. The other biggest risk is property damage.

I would never in a million years host a prom after party for a bunch of high schoolers *and* agree to be responsible for any damage they cause. Next level bad idea. Abort mission.


Title: [Florida] Ebay sellers fee

Question:
So I am in US, I listed my PS4 on ebay in october of 2015,The item was sold for $420 but was never shipped as the buyer never made any payments.Since I was busy with my school I neglected the whole thing.Now Ebay has suspended my account as I've failed to pay fees of $ 46.18. Today I got a call from a collection agency for the balance owed, I explained them my situation ,The lady on the phone told me that I have no other option but to pay the fees.I cannot dispute this with Ebay as my account is suspended. So, What are my options? and what's the worst case scenario I am looking at if I refuse to pay the money?
Topic:
Contracts

Answer:
 I'm assuming the bot scared you? Don't worry, LB is a benevolent bot, and doesn't mind if you just edit instead of delete and repost.

But for the repost:

Worst case scenario - they trash your credit, making you unable to get a student loan next semester, forcing you to drop out. This send you into a despondent drug and alcohol fueled tailspin. Because you leave school, you miss the notice saying you're being sued, and they serve the legal paperwork on your old roommate who throws it in the trash. They get a court judgement, but are unable to collect.

10 years later after you're released from your latest stint in jail for a drunk and disorderly call after you were found homeless, wandering the street, you finally decide to turn your life around. You get a minimum wage job and a cheap apartment. You deposit your first paycheck and go to pay your rent, only to find that eBay finally located your new bank account, and levied it for the original amount, plus tripe the amount in back fees and interest. This causes you to not have enough money for your first rent payment, and you get evicted, starting the vicious cycle over again.

Then the sun goes nova and wipes out the entire solar system.

But that's only the *really* worst case scenario.

 The most likely scenario is they just trash your credit and harass you with phone calls. It's likely not even with the small claims fee.

You won't likely be able to use eBay again though. (At least from the same address).


Title: Do I have to give my landlords a doctors not for my service animal?

Question:
[Fort Collins, Co] For the first time ever, my landlords are requiring a doctors note for my service animal. Do I have to provide one? I've given them my dogs certificate and ID card, shouldn't that be enough?

Edit: (note****)

Answer:
 Sounds like your landlord is very wise, and is on to the people who are abusing the ESA designation, like yourself.

Unless you have a letter from a mental health professional, attesting to your need for an ESA, your dog is not a legally designated ESA. Answer #2: Is this an actual service dog or an ESA? The answer to that question depends on if the animal is trained to do a specific task related to your disability.


Title: An autistic woman [~20F] in my neighborhood is claiming to be abused by her parents. [NY]

Question:
My neighborhood has a Facebook group for the residents. Recently, it has come to light that there is an autistic woman who is being abused by her parents. After some initial hubbub, she made a post to Facebook clearing things up and posting her side of the story.

In it, she clarifies that she is being emotionally abused and financially controlled by her parents. She has been hospitalized because of it. She says all the organizations she has contacted (social workers, adult protective services, police, etc.) have been unable to help her.

My heart breaks for her. People were happy to comment about her situation and bemoan everything about it before she said something, but now that she's actually requesting help, of course no one is commenting or offering help or anything. I feel absolutely awful knowing this is going on and we're all hiding behind closed doors and pretending everything is okay.

Is there anything we can do for her? Truth be told, I've never talked to her before, and I only know things from what she has said, so I do not know the full story. But with the information that is available, what can be done?

Answer: Adult Protective ServicesAnswer #2: Here's a question that isn't legal advice. Would it be advisable to reach out to her? As I've said, I haven't ever talked to her, but I truly feel awful for her. I don't know if it would be odd for me to say something, or what I should even say.


Title: Can my property manager use pictures against me?

Question: I live in a apartment building in California. the other tenants take photos of me taking things to the trash or any other daily thing. They send it to my property manager and she uses it against me. Is this legal? Example; I threw out my mattress and someone took a picture and sent it to her and she told me that she has to be the one to pay for it to be picked up.

Answer: Yes, this is legal.


Title: Could I draw a celebrity's photo and sell it on t-shirts? (Connecticut, USA)

Question:
Hello, so here's the deal.

I drew *this* portrait of John Lennon: https://instagram.com/p/mMP9iIKnPM/

It's based off of *this* well known photograph: http://imgur.com/a/sbjKQ

The photographer, Iain Macmillan, died in 2006. People have expressed interest in buying t-shirts with my drawing of John Lennon on them, but would this be illegal? I've heard of something called the fair use clause — does that apply here? If not, then whose permission do I need to draw and sell this photograph?

Much appreciated.
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer: That isn't fair use. It isn't comment, nor is it sufficiently transformative of the original work. You need the permission of the estate of the photographer, or whatever agency owns the rights to his work.


Title: I have to drive from Florida to Massachusetts with an expired inspection sticker, this is really strange situation and I could use some advice. Thanks in advance!

Question: So I live in MA. I am in FL for four months to train for a new job, after which I will drive back to MA. My inspection sticker runs out in May and I will be here until July. In FL there are no inspection stickers so I'm good as long as I'm down here but as soon as I start driving up, I think I'm going to be in trouble. Does anyone know what I can do to get my car inspected before I hit states where I can get in trouble, especially MA, because by that point it'll be three months late. Please help. And thank you for taking the time to read this.

Answer:
 http://massvehiclecheck.state.ma.us/motorist_out_of_state_vehicles.php

Just follow those instructions and you should be fine.


Title: [Arizona] My employer is adjusting my clock in and out times to shave hours off of my paycheck

Question:
For the past two pay periods the hours on my pay-stubs have been 4-5 hours under the amount on my clock out slips from the end of the week. Where I work a manager is required to clock you in, usually they just swipe on the computer and let you clock in yourself. Recently however my general manager has been clocking me in, occasionally a screen will pop up asking you to approve hour adjustments if you forgot to clock out one night or forgot to clock in. the last two times my manager has clocked me in, he clicked through a few of those screens very quickly before I could see what the adjustments were for. This is leading me to believe they were for approvals on adjustments to my clock out times.

When I checked my pay stub against my schedule the hours are definitely not adding up. The management team where I work is very tight knit and I don't know who to go to with this issue as I'm afraid I might just lose my job. There have been rumors among the employees that this type of thing has happened before.

Should I go over my managers head to HR about this or should I be seeking legal counsel first?

Answer:
 HR exists to protect the company, not to help you.  The most likely result of talking to HR is your immediate dismissal.

Start keeping a log of your hours, including exact times each day. Urge others to do so as well. If they don't agree with paystub hours, go to your state department of labor.


Title: Being put on stand this week for child sexual abuse case (texas)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 Just be honest.

If you don't remember specifics, say that you don't remember.  If asked about your statement about him lying, explain why you made that statement.


Title: Diagnosed with dysthymia, put on anti-depressants, prescription isn't being called in.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What happens when you go down in person and ask if you can make an appointment to see your therapist? It's a bit premature to start thinking about legal options.

Even in the event that your doctor is no longer willing to prescribe Lexapro, you can and should seek a second opinion (and probably an emergency refill on your scrip, for the obvious reasons).Answer #2: Generally, the preferred way to get a refill is to ask the pharmacy that filled the first prescription to contact the prescriber.


Title: My employer posts schedules 12 hours in advance. (Indiana)

Question:
Hello,

I’m not sure if this is a problem but it’s really annoying at least. My employer (Indianapolis,Indiana) posts my work schedule at the most random times. For example... my schedule for the next two weeks was posted just now (9:10pm) on Sunday, even though the first day on the schedule is tomorrow. It makes it almost impossible to schedule things as I don’t know if I’m working Saturday or late, etc.

I feel like this is wrong, but i can’t find anything (googling) that says it’s wrong.

Answer: Currently, Indiana does not have a predictive scheduling law, so this isn't illegal.


Title: (Missouri) I (18f) am considering moving from my mothers home. She says she’ll make me stay. Can she?

Question: She says that since I’m still a senior in high school she can legally make me stay. I’m 18, meaning I’m a legal adult but I’m worried that since I’m still in school there might be some law making me stay. Can she keep me here, or get the people I move in with in legal trouble?

Answer:
 She legally cannot make you stay.

She can make your life hell after. Depending on how much you think your mother wants to punish you for disobeying her, I'd make sure you have copies or original documents of your Social Security Card, Birth Certificate, Car Registration, Medical records, literally anything you might need or have to prove.

Additionally, if you still have a bank account that has her name on it, make an account at a new bank and move all your money to it. There have been cases where taking her off the account at the old bank hasn't been enough and parents have still gotten access.

Finally, freeze your credit. Your mom has all the information needed to commit identity theft.


Title: Woman has been sitting outside my house all night in her car. (Canada)

Question:
Sorry if this is the wrong sub...

This woman has been sitting on the street directly in front of my house with her car completely off and no lights on for hours. She's not on the phone. She hasn't gotten out. She's just sitting there, and it's late (10pm). I can't say how long she's been there exactly but it was since I got home and likely longer (2+ hrs). I don't recognize her or the car. This happens quite a bit but it's usually in the morning with a different car an different person and usually not as long as this. Context: I do have a stalker who threatens to come to my house and kill me but the threats are all online and he lives in a different country. He's been barred from coming into Canada because of this. I'm worried the two are somehow related. Am I paranoid or would this be grounds to call the police? She's not on my property.
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 You can just call and say you’re concerned about a woman acting unusually and just ask they come and check up on herAnswer #2: She could be a private investigator surveilling one of the nearby houses.

I think you've got a legitimate concern though. Call the police and report a suspicious vehicle, explaining why you have an elevated concern. If she's a PI, she'll have credentials and should tell them what house she's watching.


Title: Custody of my son over thanksgiving holiday being denied

Question:
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Topic:
Custody Divorce and Family

Answer:
 It’s not reasonable to expect mom to put a 5 year old on a plane by himself.  Most airlines won’t even allow it.Answer #2: While she may technically be in violation of the order, you're probably not going to be able to get this handled through the courts until after Thanksgiving. It's going to be very hit and miss whether or not a judge is going to find her contempt over this because even if the airlines allow it, 5 years old is young. I don't think my 6 year old niece could mentally handle that.

The most feasible option would probably be to make some alternative means of transportation. Do you have anyone you can send your place? Would your ex (or her family) be willing to ride with your child if you purchased her (them) a round trip ticket?


Title: [PA] Did my friend's ex-bf legally steal her car? (more details inside)

Question:
So, my friend's ex-bf bought her a used car. It was in her name, under her insurance, etc.

Basically, when they were still dating, the car broke down in July, and he towed it to a mechanics (he owns his own tow-truck and permit). My friend authorized this tow and talked to the mechanic there about fixing it.

Well, the mechanic said he couldn't fix it there. Without my friend's permission, the ex got towed it to a different mechanics where they did a lot of work that she didn't authorize. She doesn't have the money to pay it right now, and no car to work.

For a while she didn't even know where the car was and he wouldn't tell her. She just finally found out. He's been threatening that the second mechanic is threatening for the money and the ex will not pay for it like he said he would, and that she had to come up with the money (she can't). The ex said the second mechanic is going to put a lien on the car or start charging rent if she won't pay.

What I'm wondering is if he technically stole her car? Also, is she responsible to pay for services on her car that she did not authorize?

I told her to go to the police because he also started threatening to harass her. She's scared to go to the police because she doesn't want to get in trouble for not being able to pay for the car. Can she get in any kind of trouble for this? Did he technically steal her car or not? Who is responsible for paying for the car?

Answer: such a lein is allowed but her defense in court is that she had no contract and expects it to be returned as it was given. if this story is correct she has a fair shot. Answer #2: Yes, he stole the car. He's using a common scam to shake down and extort money. Call the cops, and she'll get her car back in like 5 minutes.


Title: [WV] How to respond to a Motion for Decretal Judgement for interest on child support arrears?

Question:
In the WV Family Court brought by Dept of Health and Human, Resources and Bureau for CSE

* Father was ordered to pay support
* Father has accumulated an arrearage  for support and interest
* Interest continues to accumulate
* Federal Tax refund offset is enforced

Petitioner is asking the Court to:

* Grant a Decretal Judgement
* Respondent to discharge arrears: to make support and interest payments
* Respondent post a security or bond
* Notify BCSE of change in employers

The 10 year Statute of Limitations for child support enforcement has passed, no legal action was taken within that time, and father has a Court Order stating this legal fact.

How does the father respond to this Motion?

Answer: By talking to an attorney. Nobody here is going to complete motions for you.


Title: My public school says we live too far for the bus to come get my kids?

Question:
IN — My husband and I bought a farm way out in the middle of the middle of nowhere.

A piece of it was zoned as a residential property. We were very careful in being sure about this because we knew we wanted to live adjacent to our land and we understand that you can’t just buy farmland and erect a house on it.

So, our strip of residential land didn’t have a house on it when we bought it, but the previously owners had used the land exclusively for farming so we were unconcerned.

We picked a house out of a catalogue, a company came and built it, we moved in.

We have an elementary school aged daughter and an infant son. I took my daughter and registered her for school. I asked for the address of her bus stop, they said not to worry because they go to each kid’s house individually and she should wait at the mailbox and she’ll be picked up.

I was surprised because we are *really* out there. The school is between 50-1:15 minutes away. I figured I’d have to drive her to a bus stop part of the way there. But, alright, lots of other kids in this part of the state live on farms. It must not be a big deal out here. Fine.

So first day of school comes, I wait with her, no bus. After 15 minutes I call the school district, no answer. Finally, I get in the car and drive her to school.

I meet with the principal, and he says we live too far for her to be picked up by the bus, and people don’t usually live in the area we live in. I tell him it’s zoned for residence. He says even if that’s the case, my daughter is the only student at the school who lives out there so it wouldn’t make sense for the bus to come all the way to our neighborhood. He suggests we just drive her to school. (He isn’t being entirely truthful because I know there is a pair of little boys that attend this school who live within half an hour of us.)

I explain both my husband and I work and we can’t have the one car tied up for two hours every day, let alone take the time to drive all that way both working full time and watching our son. He basically says that’s not his problem. He might be right it’s not his problem. But it is the district’s problem, isn’t it?

This is the school we were assigned. I’ve written to the superintendent and contacted the head of the PTA, who is also a farmer who lives far from the school, who will hopefully sympathize. But so far from what I’ve heard I’m in for a real scratch and claw situation if I want to get this district to change its mind about anything.

I considered trying to make friends with one of the moms who lives closer to the school and have my daughter picked up and dropped off from their address, but I feel there’s a safety concern there. I want a finite destination where they know my daughter is supposed to be dropped off and who she is supposed to leave with whether that be a bus stop or my house. If she gets on at some other child’s house they might not be keeping track of whether or not she gets on because it isn’t her house. If she gets off the bus at a house that is not her house they may not be as cognizant of who she is leaving with because they already know it’s not her house so she may not be leaving with family.

We live here. We have two kids. We plan on having more. We want them dropped off and picked up for school from a consistent, dependable location.

So, basically, my question is, isn’t that a right my kids are afforded by the public school system?

Thanks for your help.

Answer: Apparently, according the the courts in Indiana, schools are not required to provide bus service/transportation to the schools. Answer #2: It's not reasonable for a bus to driver to go 1 hour out of their way to pick up a student.


Title: What would happen if an astronaut of one nationality murdered another astronaut of a different nationality?

Question: Asking for a friend (no but really, I'm curious)

Answer:
 So wait, just to clarify your wondering what would happen if an american scientist killed a chinese scientist? I'm guessing they would both be up in space right?Answer #2: If an American murders a Russian on the moon he'd face charges in America.

If an American murders a Russian on the ISS he'd be immediately extradited to Russia to face murder charges

Answer #3: Just watch [one of my favorite movies of all time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Space) and have your questions answered.


Title: WA My landlord is sending me a notice to terminate and will evict me over my new small business if I don't stop

Question: I live in south king county Washington, I have a month\-to\-month lease. I don't think my landlord is very up to date when it comes to legalities, reason being that he had me pay a 1k deposit per ESA and for our service dog. I am starting a very small boarding & training business, less than 1 client at a time, and no more than 2 dogs including my service dog in the house at a time. My lease doesn't say I can't run a small business and in my area its fine to run small businesses in your home, there is literally a small business across the street from me. Do I have any way of winning this, I plan on getting all the licenses and insurance necessary. The dog's will never be aggressive and won't be a nuisance to any neighbors \(quadplex\).

Answer:
 If your lease says you can't get a new pet, I don't think running a dog boarding business out of the home would be reasonable.

Also, it's not a good idea to do at all in a rented home without some significant insurance coverage.

Perhaps you could negotiate with your landlord by offering to get insurance that compensates him in the event of damage?Answer #2: A landlord may need to accommodate **your** service dog.

They don’t have to accommodate someone else’s dog. That dog isn’t providing service to you.


Title: Involuntary hospitalization as a minor shows up on my background check?

Question: When I was 16 I was hospitalized involuntarily, long story short, I was denied a job because of it, is it possible to get it off my record because its obviously showing up on my background check?

Answer:
 I read your other thread, OP, and you've left out some info here.  You don't mention here that this is the company you were working for when you were committed two years ago, and you also haven't said here that you more or less voluntarily disclosed your illness to them.

Based on that, it doesn't sound like the hospitalization showed up on a background check.  Its entirely possible (probable even) that corporate could have flagged you in their system as not eligible for rehire depending on the circumstances of your departure.

Furthermore, I don't know exactly what you told them about the circumstances of your departure, but you aren't under any obligation to tell them that you were hospitalized for schizophrenia or that "the doctor told you that you shouldn't work there;" it isn't much of a stretch to assume that if the work environment was too stressful for you before, then it won't be a good fit now either.  If pressed you can simply say you had to receive medical treatment and have since recovered, but you don't have to tell them anything beyond whether you have a disability that would require reasonable accommodation.Answer #2: Are you 100% certain this is why you were denied the position, and if so what proof is it?


Title: Tons of drama with ex roommate in IA. Threatening us with court. What can I do?

Question:
Last month my spouse and I had to evict someone sooner than intended because he assaulted myself and our other roommate. We have picture evidence of said assault. We did not call the police about it at the request of his fiance.

Over the past month, he's threatened us with civil court. He claims we still owe him $100 in the rent we were supposed to return to him (we didn't keep receipts because we didn't expect our friend to turn into an ass). So he claims he's going to take us to court over 50% of the cost of a chair that was evidently damaged (It stayed in his room and the only person that ever went into his room was his fiance), For the supposed $100 we owe him from his rent he doesn't think he had to pay, and for taking advantage of a disabled client.

As far as we know, we have the right to sue him for Assault and harassment (we had an anonymous male individual claim to the ASPCA that we were neglecting our cats). Is it possible we could sue him for half of the utilities that we agreed on for the month of December if he does take us to court?

I'd rather not go to court, but it so far it seems that's the way he wants to go.

Answer: Did you evict him legally or did you break the law by throwing him out?


Title: [Massachusetts] Found jewelry buried in our land. There's likely more. These are ours, right?

Question:
My brother and I recently inherited a super old mansion from our uncle. He himself ever lived here. He bought it about 25 years ago and never really restored it to a livable place. It's about 300 years old. So a lot of history.

So we've been trying to work on the place. Upon exploring, we discovered that in a basement, there's a good amount of jewelry buried. We've found about 5lbs. Not sure about the purity but in guessing they're mixed. They're very old so I'm guessing we could get some good money for them.

This is ours right? We don't need to inform any authorities or whatever? There's no law that says antique jewelry should be handed in or registered or whatever?

Also, a slightly stranger question, there are a few 100+ year old graves here (on our property) and we have good reason to believe the people were buried with some of their jewelry. Would we be breaking any laws if we kind of decided to have a quick look in the darkness of night to see if there's something buried there? We don't want to (and will not) break the law. We just want to know it.

Answer: Please don't dig up the bodies. It's not only illegal, but it's just morally wrong. The grave is their resting place, please don't disturb them.


Title: (GA, USA) University wants me to schedule and attend a meeting on academic dishonesty

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer: You're not legally required to go to any school meeting. You can be suspended/expelled though.


Title: URGENT: I came across something disgusting online by accident

Question: I am going to vomit. I came across something disgusting online by accident. I was looking for regular pornography, like what one would find on Pornhub. I Googled things which are absolutely legal and normal. I came across a picture of a woman which I liked, instead of immediately visiting the website her picture was on, I decided to Google it first. Seemed normal at first (visited this website once before, seemed very normal), there was a "report" button and everything seemed regular and legal. Then I clicked on Google Image search with the site's name in the search box. It contained what it seems to be illegal pornography. I immediately felt like vomiting, I tried finding whether the website has any legal terms but couldn't find anything. I told my friend about it and he said I might possibly get into trouble if I reported it, but what's weird is that it's on the first page of Google and the name of the website doesn't make it seem illegal. Should I report it online or go to the police? And might something happen to me? I didn't download anything. I tried looking for a way to contact the website to ask them whether their content is legal or not since it's registered as .com but couldn't find anything. Seriously sad now, I feel the moral obligation to report them but I need advice. I remember I've only got on this site once before this time, it was regular, legal adult pornography. But I didn't bother to look up information about it that time.

Answer:
 Quit tripping. Why do you think the porn was illegal? Whatever the case, you're fine.

>I tried looking for a way to contact the website to ask them whether their content is legal or not since it's registered as .com

 LOL. Yeah, that would have been totally effective. Answer #2: Unless we're talking CP, it's probably legal.  There's a lot out there (scat, waterworks, severe BDSM, etc.) that might seem terrible but it's not illegal (at least here in the US, some countries have online obscenity laws).  Also, what seems like CP often isn't CP.  There's a lot of older (20s) but small-bodied girls in the industry pretending to be teenagers (or schoolgirls, etc.) because the "barely legal" genre is really popular.

That said, you can always report something you think is illegal.  [This site](http://www.ic3.gov) is the official FBI form for reporting illegal activity on the internet as a victim or third party.  You may be contacted to confirm details later, but you won't be charged for anything.  The laws, including CP laws, have protections for those who immediately report what they find.


Title: Divorced, claims to be pregnant with my child.

Question: I married this woman late December 2015. I started the divorce this year around June 2017. We are divorcing because I am gay. My parents never accepted it, but now I'm branching out on my own. It was by their encouragement that I was wed to a woman. However, she and I had sex one last time, I did not want to do it but felt as if out of marital obligation my duty to perform. Come to find out that currently June 21st, she is 9 weeks pregnant. That checks with when we last had intercourse. Now, I do not trust her with my child. She is 22 years old, has no job (never held a job for more than 3 months), no drivers licence, and has frequent suicidal tendencies and history of long term depression. Two weeks ago, she got black out drunk to try to "get rid of it" and called me threatening me that she would kill herself if I didn't keep talking to her. Now, I am in the military. My boyfriend of a few months lives with me, and things are going well. If she carries this baby to term, it will be born a few weeks after I get back from deployment. My question is, is there any way, if my boyfriend and I were married, could we apply for sole custody of my child, and win. I do not trust her, but I know that it is a really hard won legal battle to do so. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Answer: You would only get sole custody if you could show she was a terribly unfit mother.  And that's assuming she is even pregnant in the first place, she wouldn't be the first to lie about that.


Title: A suspicious package?

Question: Somebody whom I don’t know sent me a package at my university mailbox. According to campus safety who apprehended it, it contained THC products that I was not aware of. I am trying to figure out since I had knowledge of this package or knowledge of what was in it if I’m even liable for this.

Answer: Cmon chief who you foolin😎


Title: Discussing pay rate in Ohio

Question:
I (22 F) work as an arborist on a private estate for the people who own a giant temp agency in Ohio. So my actual employer is the temp agency. My boss (75 F) told me today that because I told the housekeeper how much I would be paid, the house keeper is now asking for a raise or saying she will quit. Now the only reason I discussed my pay was because the posted job said $16/hour, and when I arrived at the interview they said they would pay $14/hour, and then my first paycheck I was at 14.75/hour. I had no clue what I was actually making. Then today, I found out the other arborist they hired last week makes $13/hour with the same work and education experience I have.

My question is, is my boss telling me to never discuss my pay rate wrong/ illegal? If so, what can I do about it?

Answer:
 If you are an employee, then the National Labor Relations Act protects your rights to discuss conditions of employment including pay rate.

If you're a contractor, then you have no protections.Answer #2: Yeah, your boss legally cannot tell you to NOT talk about your pay. It’s a right protected by the federal gov, the National Labor Relations Act. Employers also cannot impose any rules that state that you’re not allowed to talk about wages. If they do, it’s probably a huge violation that can get them in trouble.


Title: [Ohio]Wife and I want to circumcise teenage son but he's refusing

Answer: I feel like, after 13 years, that ship has sailed.Answer #2: Assuming he doesn't have a medical condition which would necessitate circumcision, a doctor is not going to perform what amounts to a cosmetic procedure on an unwilling patient.


Title: If someone was eating a bowl of cereal in their car, and was rear ended and the cereal caused damage to the interior of the car; who would be responsible for the damage?

Question: Referring to the episode of "it's always sunny". Wondering in the real world who would be responsible.

Answer:
 In the real world, if the driver was eating cereal while trying to drive, a judge would probably find some sort of fault in their action and reduce the damages by a certain %.

If it were a passenger eating, the person who rear-ended the car would be liable.Answer #2: clearly, this an issue only a properly trained bird law attorney could handle
Answer #3: The person responsible for the accident would be responsible for all the damage caused by the accident.Answer #4: In the criminal justice system,
Cereal based offenses are considered especially heinous.
In Philidelphia, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Cereal Victims Unit. These are their stories.

The answer to this questions hinges on what kind of cereal was being consumed.


Title: My landlord has me Trapped. What can I do to cover myself as much as possible?

Question:
So this is largely due to my own mistake.
My g/f and I signed a lease which we have now lived in for nearly 4 weeks. In Australia the lessor is to supply an entry condition report at the start of the lease and the tenant is to complete it and return it within 3 days. We failed to return our part of the entry condition report on time so we are scared he is going to make us pay for all the various damages that were here in the house before we moved in.

Through the previous tenants we have learned that our landlord is trying all kinds of nasty tricks in order to keep their security deposit. Furthermore a quick Google search of his name revealed that he has sued previous tenants for quite a bit of money in the past.

A couple of quick notes:

-When we first moved in, we told him some things were still dirty. He told us he would fix it, but then went back on his word three weeks later telling us it was our problem because the entry report wasn't done in time.

-Landlord did not supply us with the entry condition report until the 3rd day of our lease.

-I suspect he has come by the house on several occasions when we have not been home but certainly can not prove it.

We are very intimidated and just want to try and cover ourselves as much as possible for when the time comes to battle for our bond again.

Thanks all.

Answer: Figure out what damage he claimed the previous tenants are responsible for. If he's charging them to fix, let's say a hole in the wall, you'll know you shouldn't be paying for that same hole again a year from now.


Title: Is it legal for an employer to screen potential employees for whether or not the own a home? Or does that constitute some form of discrimination?

Question:
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Topic:
Business Law

Answer: Tools are probably okay as they are needed for the job. Requiring home ownership is not required for the job, aside from you excluding a certain class of people (people who can't afford to buy a home). If that class of people contains a huge portion of a protected group....Answer #2: I'm curious of the logic here. Why do you need the mechanic to own his own home?


Title: Am I entitled to unemployment in Ohio if my previous employer did not uniformly enforce rules and punishments?

Question: I was a shift manager for a factory. I was terminated for leaving on a lunch break. I was informed this is "falsifying company documents" because I was being paid on my break and was told not to leave. Because of my position I have paper documents that show that the company has not issued the same punishments for the same violation of policy. Does this imbalance of enforcement entitle me for unemployment in Ohio?

Answer: Yes, sometimes. Inconsistent enforcement of a work rule can be a defense against a charge of misconduct if the behavior was not egregious.  However, willful insubordination can be egregious. Were you personally directly told "Do not leave" that day and you did anyway or was this a general policy? Why did you leave work? Was it for a good reason like your child was sick and had to go to the doctor?


Title: [CA] Inadvertent "Reply All" email shows Plaintiff's counsel advising Plaintiff to stop trying to mitigate his damages because it would help the Defendant's case

Question:
I am a lawyer but not a litigator and would love to hear any creative suggestions for how to handle this situation in which slimeball opposing counsel sends an outrageous (IMO) email to his client.  A fundamental law of physics states that reply-all is never accidentally clicked on a benign email, and this was no exception. His slimeball missive went to every lawyer for every party to the case.

You need some background on the case and its current posture in order to understand the ethical issues raised in the inadvertent email.  I'll try and fail to summarize concisely:

I'm associated (personally, not professionally) with Defendants/Sellers being sued by Plaintiffs/Buyers for nondisclosure of a material fact in a real estate transaction.  In fake round numbers, the property sold for $1 million.  2 years minus one day later, P files complaint alleging D failed to disclose that the property was missing a permit.  D maintains that no permit was ever required at any time because the property modification that allegedly requires a permit occurred before the relevant permit statute was passed - in other words, it's grandfathered in and doesn't need a permit, and therefore there was nothing to disclose.

D's position is supported by the fact that the authorities have never cited D, P or the property for any violation or notified either D or P that a permit is required.  It seems that P was simply worried that he didn't have a document called "permit" because most of the neighbors did.  To this day no violation or notice of noncompliance etc. has been issued against the property.

Enter the man of the hour: P's lawyer, Mr. Hutz.  Hutz told P to sue D, basically with a cause of action of "SOL expires tomorrow so ummmm nondisclosurefraudbreachofcontract!."

The complaint failed to allege actual damages (because none exist).  D has pounded the table on this point throughout:  P doesn't state a claim because no damages.  In order to state a claim, P will have to actively seek out the authorities and beg to be cited for unpermitted work.  Then, **maybe**, he will be able to plead his damages element.  At demurrer the judge thought this remote and stupid possibility of future damages was enough to overrule demurrer, because demurrer.  We still think this argument (among others) should win MSJ.

So that's the background and posture of the case: everyone in the case knows that P is going to have trouble on his damages element unless God blesses him with a code violation prior to MSJ.

This is the point at which Hutz accidentally reveals his true colors in a good old fashioned reply-all-instead-of-reply.  Apparently unbeknownst to Hutz, P recently decided to privately list the property for sale with a realtor (a "pocket listing" not the MLS) for about $2 million (twice what he paid D for it).  After learning of this, Hutz responded with an email intended only for P but going to D’s lawyers as well, saying:

>*"What the hell are you doing?  You can't list the property for that much!  If they see that ad it will be defense exhibit A on the damages issue!  Is it too late to cancel the listing?"*

That was the entire email and those are basically the actual words he used.

Roughly 4 seconds after that email, he sent out another one:
>
*"Sorry my last email was inadvertent please destroy your copy.  It is attorney client privileged communication and not to be saved."*

Of course, the request to destroy the email was scrupulously honored by the members of D’s legal team who received it.  :Cough:

**My questions:**

*1.)  Is Hutz's advice to P ethical?  Is it illegal?*

My view is that there are at least two ethical issues:

 Issue the first.)  Plaintiffs have an ongoing duty to mitigate damages if they can reasonably do so.  I think it is clear that if P was willing to sell, and if P had an offer on the table for his asking price of $2 million, it would be unethical for Hutz to tell him not to sell because it will ruin the lawsuit.  However, there is not an actual offer on the table yet.  Hutz's advice has guaranteed there won't be one either, because the listing was pulled.  It doesn't sit right with me that the lack of an actual offer would make Hutz's conduct acceptable, but I do see the argument.

B.)  Conflict of interest.  If P would be happy to sell the property for a profit, dismiss the case and go home, Hutz can't advise him not to do that because he'd lose months of good billing.  Again, however, Hutz can argue this is all hypothetical because there is no actual offer for P to accept (and there will not be one because Hutz got him to pull the listing).

*2.)  Unless the answer to (1.) is "Hutz did nothing wrong", what would be the best approach for D to take given D’s goal of ending the case ASAP?*  Draft a motion for sanctions and see if Hutz would rather see that on the record or finally seriously discuss dismissing P's case with prejudice for $0?  Bring it to the judge's attention informally since it was an inadvertent disclosure but it shows there are shenanigans going on?  Ethical complaint with State Bar?

*3.)  Is there any other theory under which Hutz's conduct exposes him to liability or discipline of some type?*

*4.)  Would D's attorney be unethical by saving the inadvertent email and using it as evidence of Hutz' misconduct?  Does Hutz' admonition that everyone disregard and destroy the email actually carry weight?*  Keeping in mind it was an unsolicited email, not a response to a request for legal advice from his client.  And it wouldn't be used as substantive damages evidence against P's claims; it would be used for evidence of Hutz's misconduct.

Thanks for reading and for any ideas - the whackier and/or more vindictive the better!.  Obviously D will discuss this with their lawyers, but D is already being bled dry from the billing on the lawsuit and they are doing the MSJ right now, so they don’t need a new project this month where they can write several times:  “Analyze ethical issues raised by dumbass lawyer and develop strategy for response.  8.5 hours” .
Topic:
Douche

Answer:
 **TL;DR**:  Buyer of house sues seller for failure to have permit, reduced value.  Buyer then attempts to sell house for far more than the original price.  Buyer's attorney tells him to not be an idiot.

I don't consider this unethical.  This isn't about damage mitigation, it is about valuation of an asset that D claims has diminished value.

While the increased valuation certainly speaks against significant damages, the buyer could still legally argue that the valuation with the permit would be higher, and thus there is a reduction in the value of the home as a result of this issue.  Answer #2: http://apps.calbar.ca.gov/mcleselfstudy/mcle_home.aspx?testID=52

^ I don't think you want to use the email as an exhibit.

If the plaintiff lawyer believes the listing was unreasonably high, then pulling the listing is good advice.

My advice? Use the email without using it. Now you know the plaintiff wants to sell his property. Maybe you can find a buyer to make an offer. If the plaintiff sells, the case goes away.


Title: Salary Employee Questions

Question:
 I have a father-in-law that was recently placed on Salary. He was ok with it when he was placed into this position but recently he's been concern along with the rest of us.

He was taken to Arizona for a job, he is a mechanic, to make him do construction such as placing up sheet rock, frames, ect. Not once has he done a mechanic like job where he is. He goes over his 40 hours but they keep him working without a day off. 14 - 16 hour days making him work an extra 50+ per week on average.

On top of all this he told us how he was placed in a bucket...not a bucket lift a regular bucket, and placed it on a fork lift lifting him up to do some jobs. They even couldn't make it to a certain point and did a running start with the forklift and almost threw him through a wall he was working on!

Does anyone know of any laws I could look up about any of this? I've done a search but haven't come up with much for salary workers except overtime pay.

Company Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County: Oklahoma County

Answer:
 Lol @ salaried exempt mechanic/construction worker. That's not correct. A mechanic or construction worker performing primarily manual labor would not qualify under any of the exemptions in the FLSA. Have him print this out and show to his employer and ask them which of the exemptions he falls under which would allow them to pay him a salary and not pay for all time worked and overtime because that is 100% hogwash.

https://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/fs17a_overview.pdf


Title: Apartment Complex charging damages from "Friend's" DUI.

Question:
Hello Experts,

State: Arizona

My girlfriend currently lives month to month in an apartment complex that makes her sign her agreement when she pays her rent.  On the agreement it says she is responsible for any property damages by friends while she stays here.  So far pretty vanilla.

A few months ago, she was away from the apartment but her friend "Crissy" was staying the night at her place.  She had another friend over "Bessy".  Well things got out of hand that night and Bessy wrecked into the mailboxes and got arrested for DUI.  My girlfriend didn't know she was at the property at the time, but she used to work with Bessy a few years ago as a waitress.  They are not "friends" but she does know her.

So Bessy got the DUI, arrested, and damaged her car.  The apartment complex is now charging my girlfriend for damages.  Bessy's insurance will cover the damages, but the apartment INSISTS that my girlfriend pay for damages.  Of course these damages are way over the actual costs of repair, and they will not discuss the charges with her other than pointing to the agreement she has to sign for her month to month rent.

If the apartment complex would simply file for the damages on Bessy's insurance, they would get paid.  So I am not understanding what is going on at all.  My thought is we sue them in small claims court just to defend her because we feel it's outrageous they don't simply file for damages through the insurance company.

Could my girlfriend pay the damages, then file an insurance claim?

I am planning to talk to the apartment complex on my girlfriend's behalf (she has a lot of anxiety about life in general, but I still love her to death)...and I am planning to record the conversation as AZ is a one party state.  I am looking for any advice or clarification of this matter.

Answer:
 >My thought is we sue them in small claims court just to defend her because we feel it's outrageous they don't simply file for damages through the insurance company.

You want to sue the apartment complex because they won't file a claim on Bessie's insurance?

You should be suing Bessie to recover the damages that, according to your lease, you owe.


Title: How do you correctly report a business for piracy?

Question:
The computer repair shop I work at uses and installs pirated software on company PC's and customer PC's.  KMSpico activators and other licensing workarounds are being used. Washington State USA.

Update: BSA is the right place to report software piracy and if they don't cover the software you're reporting contact the company who made it.

Answer: Are we talking about the forcible seizure of boats at sea, or are we talking about copyright infringement?


Title: Washington State, US -Employer requiring travel expenses be reimbursed to the company upon resignation?

Question: I've resigned from my current position as a territory manager and the company had paid for air travel to Alaska. Due to my resignation I won't be making the trip and now the flight needs to be cancelled. They're requesting that I pay the $125.00 cancellation fee OR take on the entire responsibility of the round trip ticket $395.00. Is this within their rights as an employer to put this financial obligation on me? I didn't pay for any of these expenses out of pocket - it was all charged to the office card. I feel as though they're just being petty.

Answer:
 Yes, they're being petty.     If they try to deduct from your final paycheck, make a wage claim with Labor & Industries.

Their option is to sue you, and they will lose.    Quitting your job is not gross negligence, and nonrefundable travel expenses for employees is an ordinary cost of doing business.

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Title: (NC) Are cops allowed to radar gun you and radios it to another who then pulls you over?

Question:
It's been my understanding that when a cop pulls you over and cites you for speeding, he's acting as witness to your offense. Is this still the case if it's on the advice of another?

Didn't actually happen, just saw a bear clocking folks on an overpass on 40 and a few more hiding on the on ramp immediately following.

Answer:
 Yes, legal. Hell, even if a citizen sees someone blatantly speeding, it could be used as evidence.Answer #2: Yes, this is a common practice. One officer witnesses the speeding, another issues the citation.

Although you can always attack the credibility of a bear as a witness when you fight the ticket in court. Black bear? They are straight shooters. Grizzly bear? Shady as fuck. Answer #3: Ask yourself this question instead:

"Are cops allowed to watch you rob a bank and radio it to another who then catches you?"


Title: Mother stole my things and refuses to return them

Question:
\[Florida\]

Hello,

My parents are likely getting a divorce after a huge fight that seems to have been the last straw, my mom left the house last night with my little sister and took all of my things she "paid for." I'm 17 and I need my phone and laptop back as they both have important information I need for school and the like but she refuses to give them up. Are there legal proceedings that can be taken? Thanks

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Answer: Nope. You’re 17. She has every legal right to not let you have those things. Once you turn 18 it’s a different situation but until then, there’s nothing you can do.


Title: Car is complete lemon. Dealer not helping at all.

Question:
I am from Massachusetts and i just bought a 2012 Hyundai Sonata for $6,595 (estimate after a $300 down payment from a price of $6895) through financing. Car drove perfectly until i was driving down the highway and either the car engine seized or the starter went bad because my engine stopped and i had to pull over to the side of the road where a state trooper gave me assistance. In the heat of the moment i agreed to have the police officer tow the vehicle to a location. I paid for a tow from the tow lot to the dealership to fix. They refused to pay for the 2nd tow to their dealership even though they originally said they would. They claimed that the vehicle had a bad battery and altenator. I found that hard to believe since the battery, lights, and radio, and all electronics was working perfectly. I saw that there was a recall on the engine as well. I called customer service and told them to replace it. They didnt. My car died again on the road after making a knocking sound in the engine and the car started running rough. They refuse to pay for a tow. Refuse to give me a loaner or rental. I dont know what to do.

Also the vehicle only has 109,000 miles on it.

Answer:
 > Also the vehicle only has 109,000 miles on it.

Only?!?!?! [This car is rated a 'clunker' by CarComplaints.com.](https://www.carcomplaints.com/Hyundai/Sonata/2012/) The #1 problem experienced by owners is engine seizure at an average of 80,000 miles. You bought a vehicle that was nearly 30,000 miles past its life expectancy.

I assume you did not have a mechanic inspect it before buying it? Because if you had, they would have told you to run. Hyundai's are not 200k mile vehicles.


Title: Should I help him?

Question:
I'm no lawyer, but I know that any unnecessary liability should be avoided at all costs. I'm homeless looking for a job and I stopped into this daycare center where I've come to form a basic relationship with a mostly incoherent(missing some teeth/brain cells) man there who said he could help me out with getting some work. We were in a hallway just past the main lobby area, and he told me to wait where I was standing. This lady comes out and she and him exchange a couple of words about where I was standing; she took some issue with it. So I go and wait in the lobby and wait for the fellow, and she breezes through the lobby with a child in tow, working herself into a huff over the situation. "Just wait till I catch that rude *name*... I don't play that." All in all, she seemed to be coming out of nowhere with this attitude, and I was personally offended because it was like she was making me out to be this unsafe individual or something- definitely not good groundwork for a professional relationship. He comes out, and tells me to text him and gives me his card which has a skull and drumsticks on it. Not too professional, but at least it shows he has a creative outlet in his life.

So I text him and he doesn't get back, and I mentioned the "mean lady" and followed it up with "but I'm sure she's actually a sweetheart." I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. He calls me up a couple days later, probably three days ago now since I procrastinate on things, and he tells me there are a couple places I could apply and put him as a reference. Okay, not exactly what I was hoping for, but it might be worth pursuing. Then he tells me he wants me to get something notarized, a statement saying that I was there and that I saw him the whole time and that he didn't make a "gagging motion" with his hand to his throat. Apparently that woman was psyching herself up for something serious!

I don't want to leave my man facing the ramifications of what happens when you get in a mad black woman's way, but I know that right now I'm sitting pretty in the eyes of the law, and that I definitely don't want any liability. If you've been following this, you probably realize I'm not the best at recounting details. Would it be unwise to attempt to help my friend in such a manner? I probably would never have to see him again if I didn't want to, since I don't ever go to that place except to ask about employment. It tugs at me, because I know she is crazy and that he is just a kind, if misunderstood, man. The dude can hardly form a sentence. Anyway, thank you all, and I hope you at least enjoyed reading this somewhat.

I am in New York.

Answer: Why are you and this incoherent man hanging out at a daycare center? Why would you expect someone who is mostly incoherent to help you find work? Why would you want him as a reference?


Title: I started working for a place on campus because they said they could hire me as an international student. Now they say they can't pay me.

Question:
I am an international student studying in the US.  I got a social security number and my type of visa allows me to work only under certain circumstances, such as if it is a job on campus. I had another job on campus working for a dining center so I had been through it before but wanted something a little better so I started looking.

Walking through one of the campus's main buildings I noticed a flyer advertising a job in that building (inside the university) as a tutor. I went in and talked to them about whether I would even be capable of working there, they had me call and talk to someone and tell her about my visa and other info. She said that yes, since they're an on-campus employer they can hire me.  So I applied, got an interview and got hired.

I got a bunch of typical paperwork (the same type of stuff I filled out at the dining center like a W2 (or W4? Something for tax withholdings, not very familiar with US documents), automatic deposit information, etc.)  I got an email telling me that I was entered into their payroll system and telling me the payroll procedure.

I went through training and then started working. I worked 8 days and a total of 32 hours at $10.20/hour. That's only a bit more than $330 but still a lot to a college student.  :)

I turned in my time card yesterday (the last day of the pay period) at the end of my shift.  Everything seemed fine.

Then I got a call from someone telling me that I am only allowed to work for the university.  I thought I had been - I was working inside the university building and my boss had a university email.

They explained that they're actually a third-party company and they rent space from the university for on-campus tutoring that they offer. My boss is a senior business student who got a job managing the tutors and uses his school email address for ease.  So I'm not actually working for the university, and they can't hire me.

But they already did hire me and they already had me work some hours. So what now? They said they cannot pay me and apologized, but don't they have to pay me what I already worked?  Hope this makes sense, please let me know if I can clarify something better.

Answer:
 There's two different issues at stake here.

First, you may or may not be able to work that job. You can work for on-campus businesses that service students if they meet certain requirements; it doesn't have to be for the university per se. Do some more research.

Second, you are entitled to wages for work done. It doesn't matter whether the work you did was legal or not--even if you weren't allowed to work, your employer did allow you to work, so you are owed the wages. If the work was a violation of your visa requirements or labor laws, that's true whether you end up being paid for it or not--the work is done.

You can file a complaint against the company with your state's department of labor if they refuse to pay you, or potentially sue them. But first I would remind them that you are owed regardless of whether they could legally hire you, and hopefully that will produce results.


Title: Trying again. I'm in LA County, CA. Please let me know if I have a leg to stand on or if this is just another way for a huge property mgmt company to legally, but unethically, screw the regular people.

Question:
I moved to my apartment in LA three years ago. Since living here, water has been shut off approximately once every two weeks for hours at a time, always with the claim that it was "to complete needed repairs" yet in three years it was never completed. It was very obvious that a major overhaul of the system was needed, but they just band-aided it every time. At long last, on December 1, we all got a notice saying that it was being done from December 3 until December 21. The form asked us to remove all items from under all sinks and certain closets. (I didn't realize I worked for the property OR the plumbing company!) So, I had to perform quite a bit of physical labor so they could tend to their own obligations. Furthermore, I work at home and while notice was kind of given, that's a huge block of time to guess daily whether I'll be able to work or not. Some days they come in all day, in which case I have to stop working for the day, some days they don't, and I'm left sitting wondering if I should bother getting set up to work.

My kids are here on break and we've spent the entire days  huddled in one bedroom to keep out of the way. We can't even eat because they push everything around in the kitchen so it's inaccessible. Water has been turned off several days with no notice or warning. I sit here now desperately wanting a shower. I might have taken it very early this morning had I known. I can't put up my tree, as there's nowhere for it to go and last night was my youngest's birthday. We always put up the tree on that day because she enjoys that. Not this year.

I feel like this is interruption of quiet enjoyment and we should at least have a reduction in rent next month. It's not exactly the money that bothers me - it's the total disregard for our lives, especially at this exact time. Is this okay for them to do and offer nothing in return? Or is it just another way that companies who have expensive lawyers can legally cause problems in poorer people's lives?

Thank you for anything you might have for me. I hesitate to just go to the office and start talking because I fully expect to get the runaround. In which case I'll get angry and may start using a nasty tone. I'd like to approach with facts if I do indeed have a leg to stand on. Thanks again.

Answer:
 It sounds like they are finally doing the system overhaul you were complaining they hadn’t done. Sure it’s inconvenient, but it ideally will stop they water shut offs every two weeks. Big repairs aren’t easy, they take time and are intrusive. I don’t see where there would be a legal issue.Answer #2: >So, I had to perform quite a bit of physical labor so they could tend to their own obligations.

I mean, either you can move your stuff in a nice, careful way with plenty of time, or they can come and just shove your crap out of the way because they've got a schedule to keep.  Your call I suppose.Answer #3: Nothing here you’re describing is out of the ordinary. Occasionally buildings need maintenance, even in my high rise building (only 10 years old) we lost hot water for a couple days due to a bad boiler. When they had to repair my sink I had to move my stuff under my kitchen sink. It happens, it’s inconvenient, but nothing they’re asking to do is illegal or out of norm.


Title: Someone hit me with a CRV and now they dont want to pay for my therapy. What actions can we take?

Question:
A woman 20 hit me with her car and my nerve damage began flaring up immediately after. For background I just finished therapy a month ago to fix me physically and I was fine and dandy before I got hit by her car.

It was a minor hit but it really messed up my nerves again and my physical therapist advised me to get minimum 20 sessions possible more because a reinjury is more severe. The woman who hit me was with us last monday and they promised that they will pay this wednesday, today. Now they dont want to meet us in the clinic and want to settle on the precinct where it happened. Additional info, the woman signed a paper that states she would shoulder all of the medical expenses I would need.

What actions can me and my family do?
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 Have you filed with both yours and her insurance? If not, dont bither posting back until you do so. Your insurance will literally do EVERYTHING for you. All you have to do is report the claim. Hope you feel better!

-source; I am a claims adjuster.


Title: Taking cash for nudes without sending nudes

Question: A friend of mine has a guy messaging her on Snapchat literally begging for nudes. He says he'd even pay $100 for them. We don't know this guy or know what he would do with these pictures if he had them so she's reluctant to send them to him. However, she, like everyone else on the planet, would gladly take an extra $100. What kind of trouble could she get into for telling him she'll send nudes if he pays up front, accepting the $100 from the guy, and then backing out and blocking him? It's a very sleezy tactic, I know, but the guy is pretty sleezy himself. She thinks he deserves it but she doesn't want to do it if it could get her in trouble with the law. Friend is of age so her nudes are legal. TL;DR What kind of trouble, if any, could my friend get into with the law for accepting money for nudes and then not sending the nudes?

Answer: Fraud is still illegal.Answer #2: Sending nudes isn't illegal in most states and countries, so selling nudes is legal sort of business, and in that case he could suit a lawcase to get money back or even call police about fraud. So, there are only two options: get the money and send him nudes or just blocking without sending


Title: Question on Counterfeiting. Indiana, USA (Federal?)

Question:
I won't tell you all *exactly* why I am asking this, but I would like to plainly and clearly make known - that I have not done anything illegal.

Person A wants some free cookies, and has access to a vending machine, and a very high quality but very old Photocopier. (pure analog.)

Person A realizes - that with little more than a single-sided copy of a $5 dollar bill, that he can 'trick' the vending machine into giving out not only a tasty snack, but also dispensing $4.10 in change.

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Now then, is this counterfeiting, or is this mere petty theft, or is it something else? I have the following questions and or concerns.

1- If it Is counterfeiting - why does it count as counterfeiting, notwithstanding that the bills are visibly made of paper and at a moment's glance no *person* would accept them as cash, only a dumb machine.

2- if it isn't counterfeiting - what charges could A face when the vending machine guy invariably comes? Do you think this is likely? What could he do to mitigate damages?

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Question 3: this is more hypothetical and comes as a part of question 1 - whether or not this is counterfeiting. If I go to a parking meter with metal disks that are clearly not quarters, I.e. "the knock out plug trick" - is this counterfeit money when used to trick a parking meter?

Thanks for the help.

Answer: It's counterfeiting when you make the bill. It's theft when you put the bill into the machine and take the change.


Title: Landlord says that while I'm not on a yearly lease, continuing to pay rent put us in one...but I'm trying to move.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You didn't say where you are. This is crucial for your answer.

In most places, your lease would have extended as a month-to-month lease, not as another year long lease. But again, need to know where you are.


Title: CA. Received a letter from a court for disorderly conduct in a state I've never been to: New Mexico.

Question:
Just got it in the mail today ordered to appear on 9/9. Signed that it was mailed on 8/18. From the state of new Mexico. The City of Grants vs Myself. It asks to appear to show cause why I should not be held in contempt for:
(X) Failure to comply with conditions of release.
(X) Failure to appear for first appearance.

Offenses: disorderly conduct- 8/5/14- SGT OFFICERS NAME
Ends with a warning that Failure to appear will lead to a warrant or suspended license.

I have never been to New Mexico, have never been cited for disorderly conduct, and have never met the Sergeant.

What's going on here? I'm supposed to appear in a few days and don't have the money to travel if that's what needs to happen. I don't even have a license to lose I'm still on my permit. What do I do folks? What's happening?

And if the format is wonky I apologize since im typing this up on my phone. I didn't know who to ask about this so I turned to LegalAdvice as soon as i became aware of the letter. If I left out anything you might need go ahead and ask away!

Answer:
 My suggestion is to call any telephone number on the letter and explain the situation. Tell them it's clearly a case of mistaken identity and that you need to make sure that the record is clarified.  Ask each person you speak with if there's anyone else you should speak with, even if the person you're speaking with seems helpful.  Also, call the court clerk's office and do the same thing.  I'd also make multiple calls over several days to follow -up and confirm.  If you end up taking to the same people, just apologize for being persistent but that you're very worried that something might mistakenly show up on your record.

And that's the danger her for you.  Try to get a job some day or get licensed to practice law or whatever, and then the background check shows up that you have arrests and convictions and that you're a fugitive.

Under all circumstances, be very persistent while remaining friendly and respectful.  People are more willing to help and more diligent in helping when they like you and feel,sorry for you.


Title: Neighbors encroached 1.5ft with new femce and busted our sprinkler line.

Question: Our backyard is small only 20 ft wide. Our neighbor came over 1.5 months ago to ask permision to replace the back fence on HIS property that backs up to ours. We have no pool and no legal requirement for a fence. He does. After the install i come to realize its 1.5 ft on our property. Yesterday we turned the irigation system on and all of our sprinklers are in his backyard and a pipe was burst when they dug the holes for the lists. I chatted with him and he brought up he cpuld just moving my sprinkler line.... No. Hes claiming he told the fencing company to plop the new fence where the old one it. I called the fencing cimpnay and he said we appoved the work (we didnt) and that he was following the neighbors difection and they HAD to push it into our yard bc some bushes got to big... Not my problem. Hes a new neighbor and i dont want bad blood but 5% of my backyard is inaccesible. My sprinkler system is broken and the fence is just downright ugly and crocked. Everywhere online seema to talk about mediating and setting. No. My land. My sprinkler. How should i go about this and do you think theres a chance I can legaly get that fence removed replaced and our sprinkler ficed. They dont seem to be very cooperative. I refuse to give up 120 sqft of land in my already tiny backyard. Thoughts? Thanks all in advanced for reading!.

Answer: Get a surveyor out there to set your property corners. I used to do it for work. Remove whatevers on your property.


Title: Friend lost job opportunity to Online Drama

Question:
Hey there, first time poster here.
A friend of mine recently lost the opportunity to a job because someone posted online "dirt" on them. I'm not gonna go into detail too much because that's a whole other can of worms. Its in my opinion wrong claims based on private conversations made public against my friends will. Is the person who leaked the conversation at fault? Am I able to go after the person who reposted these statements in public as a public warning? Can I do something about the company that terminated the contract as a result of this? Any advice is welcome.

PS: Just in the case my friend was truthfully a criminal offender, is there something you can do about people shouting about that from the proverbial rooftops?

Answer:
 There is nothing unlawful about a third-party making true statements about your friend online, or reporting the details of private conversations online. Further, if your friends employer found out information about your friend that they did not like, your friend does not have any legal protection from termination for this reason, absent a specific contractual provision.
Answer #2: Can you please clarify what your involvement with this is and why you would be going after anybody and suing anyone?

This happened to a friend of yours, correct? Why would **you** be involved with the company at all?


Title: DWI in Texas, living out of the country

Question:
Hello, I am currently charged with a misdemeanor in texas for DWI. My atty told me I was good to leave for work and he apparently missed a hearing and resulted in me now having a warrant.

Hes asking for another $4k to "get the warrant recalled" after hes already been paid the full amount agreed to take the case thru trial. I need to go back to the US to hire a new attorney and take care of the case but I am afraid of being arrested on arrival.

I was told by some people that it shouldnt be in NCIC and I should be fine on arriving and others said I would be arrested on entering JFK or any international airport. Can someone please clarify this for me? I dont see why a misdeamoener DWI case would be so big as to arrest me entering another state when I need to hire an atty to take care of this.

Answer:
 If you have a warrant out for your arrest, then you can be arrested on arrival in the US, regardless of the underlying case that resulted in the warrant being issued.

You should be able to get a new attorney over the phone.  I'm not sure why you would need to be physically present for that.

If you do decide to return to the US, consult the US consulate in your home country first.  They may tell you to apply for a visa (even if you are from a VWP country) just to be safe. Answer #2: You prob want a new atty anyways (can't blame you) but I would tell this one to at least get the warrant recalled. I'm not in TX, but I can't imagine the procedure being too different from where I am and it's super simple and basically guaranteed if the atty tells the judge the missed date was their fault (aka, they were already retained to appear but didn't do so).

If he insists on the extra $4k to get it withdrawn (a ridiculous amount even for an attorney you've not yet retained let alone one that caused it...a warrant recall should be no more than about $300 and even that's a bit high imo) then you should tell him to leave the warrant, you'll get someone else to do it. He can explain to the state bar why he thinks it's ok to charge a client for something that wouldn't have happened had he been doing his job.


Title: Why don’t people create “anti search warrant” devices?

Question:
For example, a camera on your front door that causes all of your devices to spontaneously combust if any person approaches who’s not you.

Are there really no records of anyone trying this? I think it would be hilarious. Would this be legal? I mean it’s my house maybe I’m just conducting a science experiment.

Btw it’s not a booby trap, they combust very peacefully in a way that couldn’t possibly hurt anyone.

Answer:
 > For example, a camera on your front door that causes all of your devices to spontaneously combust if any person approaches who’s not you.

Because then you lose all your stuff the first time your new neighbor comes over to say hi, or Amazon shows up, or your Doordash order arrives?


Title: Two social security numbers assigned to me since childhood, used 2nd to establish credit

Question:
Through some sort of error, I've had two social security cards (with different numbers) in my name since childhood. I never thought much about.  When i was old enough to work (a long time ago), I used the first card I could find and have used that everything since then.

Recently I was going through my attic and found my old second card. I wondered if I could build a perfect credit score, so I used a secured card to establish credit.  Now my credit on that number is fairly good but (and I realize now is not the best time to think about this), I wonder if what the legal ramifications of doing this might be. I've only used my own identity and the SSN that belongs to me.  If I've done wrong, what can I do to make it right?

Location is USA, obviously.

Answer:
 You have committed fraud.  See a lawyer.

https://oig.ssa.gov/audits-and-investigations/investigations/woman-sentenced-prison-using-two-ssns

Maybe a social security lawyer rather than a criminal defense lawyer at this point, since you haven't actually been charged with anything.  I'm not a lawyer myself, but I have to believe this will go better for you if you go to them rather than waiting for them to find you.Answer #2: I had two at one point as well due to a misfiled form with my CBA.  It got sorted when I was 12, but it took a good lawyer to sort it out, even without any fraud issues.

Yeah, get a lawyer, you're gonna need one.


Title: [CT] Can you brown bag it in a police station?

Question: I haven't done this, but I was curious. Thanks!

Answer:
 Like, bring your lunch?

Uh, If you work there I suppose.  I think it would be really weird for a citizen to walk in and start eating a PB&J with a bag of Lays in the lobby.

Edit:  Or do you [mean this](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brown+bag+it)?  Pretty sure that is inadvisable.

Editv2: Or do you mean drink a delicious Steel Reserve from a brown bag?  That is also inadvisable. Why would you want to anyways?  40's are always best enjoyed from a stoop.


Title: 24 year old accidentally received nude images of 16 year old. What do I do?

Question:
State is California

Last night while under the influence of ecstasy, I was chatting with someone on Tindr. After chatting for a while about our mutual interests in psychedelic drugs, she told me that she was actually 16 (age of consent is 18 in our state) and I immediately told her that we would not be meeting or talking sexually. We kept chatting about platonic topics for a while, then she asked if she could send me some pictures. I responded "Sure, just nothing that could get me in trouble!"

She then sent me two pictures, one of her face and one of herself topless. At this point I freaked out at having just received child pornography and immediately deleted the texts.

I'm pretty freaked out about this. I realize how sleazy it comes across for a 24 year old male to be texting a 16 year old, but I had no intention of meeting her or doing anything sexual and voiced this to her personally— I was just on an empatheogenic drug and found myself enjoying chatting with her about common interests. But receiving those images changes everything, I absolutely understand the severity of this.

Because I did not request nude photos from her and immediately deleted them and told her not to send anymore, are my bases covered? I am not someone with any interest in dating or being sexual with teenagers— my current girlfriend is a 44 year old cougar for god's sake! But receiving a partially nude photo, even without requesting it, seems like a BIG deal.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
 You are probably good. If a officer ever to were contact you, you contact an attorney.

Dude....you have a girlfriend and are on Tindr? Not cool bro.


Title: My girlfriend (15) and I (18) had consensual sex. She told her therapist who knew that she was 15, and the therapist said that it wouldn’t be reported. Then the therapist later finds out that she needs to report it to the state, unless my girlfriend tells her mom. Is this statutory rape?

Question: What can I do? I didn’t induce her In any way shape or form. How do cases like this usually turn out?

Answer:
 15 is below the age of consent (16) in MA, and there are no "Romeo + Juliet" (close-in-age) laws that protect individuals within a certain age of each other. Yes, it is.Answer #2: Yes, in Massachusetts it is statutory rape to have sex with anyone under 16 years of age.  Consent is not a defense to statutory rape charges, as the victim is under the age of consent, and therefore cannot legally give consent.  Penalties can include jail time, should prosecution occur.  Do not talk to the police about this for any reason whatsoever, and get a criminal defense lawyer before doing so.  Don't talk to your girlfriend's mother or anyone but your lawyer or parents about it, either.

Edit:  The actual charge would be rape of a child, and it is a big, big deal.


Title: Is it legal to ban the practice of polyamory for the duration of a work contract? (New York State)

Question:
I'm doing a summer theatre job, and attached to the end of a clause prohibiting sexual harassment is the sentence: "The practice of Polyamory is prohibited."

It's new this year. I have no intention of breaking that rule, but the addition caused such a stir that the director emailed everyone with a very charged and personal email defending his legal right to ban it, based on the argument that it's banning "behavior" not "identity."

Is that really a justification? That aside, is it legal to ban something like that in a work contract?

One thing that stands out to me is that Polyamory is not defined in the contract at all, and there are certainly many definitions of it. How would anyone be able to enforce something like that? Could someone really be fired if they are found to be sleeping with two people outside of the workplace, and on their own time, but during the weeks that the contract covers?

Like I said, it doesn't affect me at all, but I'm interested in what people have to say.

Answer: It is ... unusual. You have to wonder about the circumstances that led to this prohibition. I would think that it would probably be legal since nothing about this involves a protected class, but I may well be totally off base. The fact that it isn't defined would make it damn hard to enforce it, but that's the other end of the equation.


Title: Am I liable for my neighbor's supposedly injured foot which I supposedly fell on after fainting?

Question: Hey all, I'm a renter from the Sacramento area in CA and I had a pretty bizarre encounter yesterday.  A neighbor we hadn't met before, an older woman, came to my door asking if I'd seen her dog.  It was a hot day and I hadn't drunk anything but coffee since earlier that morning, so I got lightheaded and passed out standing in front of my door.  When I woke up facedown on the ground my neighbour claimed I'd broken her foot while falling, but then she just walked off.  In a daze I just went inside to lie down, but about 30 minutes later she showed up with her husband at my door again, insulted my roommate for a bit, implied that I'd fainted on purpose just to assault an old woman, and then promised they'd be back after they visited the doctor.  No one else witnessed this event besides the old lady, as I was rather unconscious.  I honestly doubt I hit her foot at all, as I got a nice dirty, concrete-dust-covered bump on my forehead from where I smashed into the ground.  Is anyone liable for this? Would it be me or my landlord?

Answer: Why in the world would you think your landlord would be liable for you injuring someone?


Title: A former friend withdrew money from my bank with the debit card he stole from me. Am I still able to press charges against him if he gave me the card and some of the money he stole back? (NH)

Question:
Does it matter that he gave me some money and returned the card?   He still took it and withdrew money from my account without permission.  The time stamps for when he used the card can be verified against my time sheet at work,  which proves that it wasn't me and i was not with him at the time.   I've since changed my pin to keep it from happening in the future.   Do I go to the police and report the incident or just my bank?

I'm gonna assume that by trying to take him to small claims court to get the money he still owes me could be a long and probably a very expensive process.   Is this even worth it,  or should I just kinda suck it up and accept that he is a terrible person and I should just keep away from him.

Answer: Have you *ever* given him permission to use your card in the past?


Title: Can my parents file a police report regarding a dog on my behalf?

Question:
Dearborn Heights, MI.

I was attacked by a pit bull today and received a small wound below my eye. I've fully disclosed that the incident was my fault, as I was warned by its owners about its defensiveness, and I admittedly leaned it a bit too close to the dog for it to snap at my face. I am 100% culpable for what happened.

Both of the dog's owners apologized profusely, and I've accepted the apology and admitted fault for the incident.

My parents, however, are looking to pursue legal action against the owners with the intent of having the dog put down. I have insisted against this action, but my father's justification is that "I'll have no mercy on pit bulls."

I'm 18 years old, a legal adult in the eyes of the law. Are my parents legitimately able to make any legal motion on my behalf with an incident such as this, despite my age?

EDIT: They have evidence in the form of a photo taken of my injury that was acquired without my consent. Not sure if that matters from a legal standpoint.

Answer:
 Your parents can report the incident to the police and to animal control, regardless of your age. Because it actually happened, there's really no way to stop them.

You can tell the officer that you believe you were at fault, but if they investigate and find otherwise, it's out of your hands.

Your parents generally cannot file a suit against the dog owner on your behalf, though. It is your choice whether to pursue any civil claims against them.


Title: Can businesses do this?

Question:
I recently and regrettably shoplifted a tube of chapstick from ultra. Nothing else, just chapstick, and now 2 weeks later they are asking my boyfriends mom (a FORMER employee) to come check the tapes because they said they saw someone with her shoplifting. I don't know for sure if it is me on the tapes, but since I recently stole I am almost positive it will be.

My question is, can they ask a FORMER employee to check the tapes? That seems unprofessional and just not right? If they can and it is me, what can I do? (Arkansas)

Answer:
 >can they ask a FORMER employee to check the tapes

Yes they can.

>That seems unprofessional and just not right?

Unprofessional maybe, but what isn't right is that you are stealing stuff, seriously knock that shit off.

>If they can and it is me, what can I do?

For starters, stop stealing shit. Secondly if you get charged with a crime then it's time to get a criminal defense attorney.


Title: [Serious] Do I get money for reporting child porn

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 Heaven forbid you report him because it's the right thing to do. Answer #2: Not only would you likely not get money, but you'd likely be arrested yourself for possession and distribution of child pornography.  Answer #3: Please go and report him, once the investegation is done both of you will be in jail for distributing/solliciting CP. (And calling Loli legal and allowed is a little bit hastly because that depends on the location that you live in.Answer #4: Oh, well if you're *serious* then. . .

No.


Title: [TX] Landlord changed the lock on my apartment while I was in the process of moving out

Question:
Graduated school and moved from Houston to Dallas. I let the landlord know the general time frame of my move (late June) when they asked if I would be renewing my lease. I began moving in late June and planned on returning last week to clean the unit and pack up my cleaning supplies to take with me. I let my landlord know that I would be returning to finish the move out process. When I arrived at my unit last week my locks had been changed and the maintenance team had discarded all of my remaining things and had given the apartment a deep clean. I called the owner of the property management company to discuss the situation and he apologized and blamed it on a lapse in communication. My lease ends the first week of August. I’ve already budgeted for 2 rent payments until this lease ends but them changing my locks and throwing away my stuff doesn’t really sit right with me. What should my next steps be?

As far as written evidence I have my email correspondence with the property manager and text messages where I explicitly stated my intent on coming back to the unit.
Topic:
Landlord Tenant Housing

Answer:
 They goofed.  It is technically a constructive eviction.  Since you had definitely paid the June rent, and your lease was still in effect, they were not legally permitted to enter, dispose of belongings, clean and change the locks.

First, what items of value did you lose?  What will it cost you to replace those items?
Next, did you already pay the July rent?
They did not give you the opportunity to clean, so I’m assuming they plan to take that cost from your deposit.  They must give you a deposit accounting according to state law, which I believe is 30 days.

You can demand they reimburse you for whatever they disposed of. You can also demand they not bill you cleaning fees since they illegally evicted you by changing the locks before your paid time had ended.

Also, you can refuse to pay the July and August rents, since they performed a constructive eviction.

It would not be a bad idea to consult with a local attorney who specializes in tenant law.


Title: Coworker threatening my job after her son brought knives to school

Question:
So I’ve posted about my place of employment before and the crazy I deal with. This is a new level.
Going back halfway through the fall 2018 semester I get a call to remove a student from a class. I go to the room and the teacher says “X needs to be removed immediately.” I ask why and the teacher says because a knife fell out of his pocket an into the floor.
I remove the student and in the hall ask him for the knife and he hands it to me. We go to my office and I begin giving the rules of weapons in school.
The class period has ended and the teacher comes to my office. She looks at the knife on my desk and says, “That’s not the knife.”  I ask X to give me the knife that fell out. He goes into his book bag and hands me a knife. The teacher says again that’s it’s not the knife. I call my supervisor into my office to have witnesses as I search the students bag and finally find the knife that fell out and onto the floor.
I was directed by the principal and education director to contact the local authorities which I did. They come, take all 3 knives and the basic info on X to begin an investigation. My supervisor was present the entire time and says, “It’s not a big deal. They are just knives.”  The officer responded explaining they are considered leather weapons due to the size of the blades and it’s a violation of penal code.
According to code of conduct and New York State education law the student should have our if school suspension for the remainder of the year.
He was suspended for a month.
Fast forward to now. Due to the parents complaining to my supervisors (mom is a colleague)  that I was and still am targeting her son. She’s threatening the school. They don’t want to lose her as a teacher so they gave me disciplinary action and have put me on probation. The disciplinary action form is filled with inaccuracies and a LOT of omitted facts.
The kid now violates all sorts of code of conduct rules and gets no consequences for things like plagiarism and the mom is telling coworkers how I targeted her son.
My supervisors also want me to apologize to the mother and son publicly.

Answer:
 Do you have a union?Answer #2: I 2nd NerdCrush. Union? Board? Something? All of this just to keep a teacher when her child got the consequences any other student would have gotten?

This ain't it.


Title: Do you get paid for time walking to the clock in room at work? (30 minute walk)

Question:
Hello! I work at the Minnesota airport for an airline.
I live 20 minutes from the airport but I need to leave over an hour in advance due to the time it takes to get to the clock in room.

If I drive to work, protocol is that I park in an employee lot over 2 miles away and catch a bus that runs every 15 minutes. The bus takes 10 minutes to get there. Once in the airport. It's over a mile walk through the terminal to get to our clock in room. There are trams but you still need to wat for them, and they are periodically out of service.
By the time I even step foot in the airport its 15-30 minutes before I reach my clock in room.

Say I work at 5pm, unless I am on the 4:22 employee bus, I WILL be late if the tram is out of service.

Is there any legal president for getting paid for this limbo time?

Answer:
 In the US, workers dont have the right to be paid to walk through the work place to get to the time clock, even if that means the walking is actually parking 2 miles away and waiting 15 min for a shuttle.  That is the american way.

I would be happy that they dont charge you for parking.  At Bush airport all the workers have to pay the same amount to park as any passenger.  Like $8 a day just to have the luxury to work at the airport in addition to giving up 30 minutes of their life for free to get to the time clock and another 30 minutes for free to get back to their car at the end of the shift.    This literally means they lose $16 a day just for the luxury to work.  Answer #2: The short answer is no.  If you want to do some research, Bonilla v. Baker Concrete is a good place to start:

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-11th-circuit/1377466.html


Title: 21 Years Old getting sued over 20K for "copyright infringement/trade dress" , No job(Never had) and owe over 12K to credit card company?

Question:
So we start a LLC and made a cheaper alternative to a existing product, it clearly looks cheaper and of lesser quality(purposely). We received a notice from the other copy showing both photos and saying they look "similar". He probably hasn't had design patent approved yet since company launch less then 7 months ago but they have made substantial profit.

Now I put the rest of the money I had into this business and don't really have anything but total value of the product we have had made is $500 retail. We only have 2 sales (thru LLC) with of both are family members....

The company isn't s big company  at all but successful for a unique design thats still patent pending (if really patentable ).

Where do we stand? Whats the worst that can happen? Im sure if we keep selling they will want more then existing amount and maybe might go past 100K......  Would bankruptcy be a option at that point?, I really think its a bluff and they dont have anything so I want to keep selling, the profit will be circulated for business expenses such as travel, A nice car with company vinyl on it etc... Were just doing it for fun, if at the end of it they take what we have left we won't care!

Answer:
 First off, you need to google around and learn the difference between patents, copyrights, an trademarks. It's clear from your post that you confuse them. It's going to be really hard for anyone to help you when you don't even have a clear idea of what is going on or what kind of IP you are infringing.

>I really think its a bluff and they dont have anything **so I want to keep selling**

You've admitted to copying them. Now they are coming after you. Instead of backing off and surrendering, you want to fight it despite making no profits to justify fighting it. You don't even know what kind of IP rights you are trying to fight.

This entire question is a mess.


Title: Made a mistake on a reddit comment, what should I do?

Question:
someone reported me to the police for a comment where I'll explain the context. It was a video where 20 something Indian children die. Someone then posted some thing along the lines of it doesn't matter it's only 0.000...01% of the world population. Then I then replied well I'll kill your family then. Which I realise now was worded wrong for what I meant (add how would you feel if I...). Anyway someone reported me to the British police and send me a dm with a quote that they did so.

Should I be worried? Is there anything I should do if it does come up in the future?

Answer: Just delete the comment/s and get on with your life. If the police show up for this, refuse to speak to them without an attorney present. However, it is HIGHLY unlikely that they will come after you for this.


Title: Transported An Abused Friend to Safe Place: Did I Abduct Her? [IN/KY]

Question: [deleted]

Answer: Don't talk to anyone about this. If the police or FBI contact you do not say anything without a lawyer present.


Title: Employer is asking me to pay them $500 because they forgot to deduct medical expenses from my previous paychecks. Is this legal?

Question: I am in San Francisco California

Answer:
 You mean they forgot to deduct your share of the employer offered medical insurance?

Yes it's legal for them to ask you to pay for money you owe. If you refuse they can fire you and sue you for it. Or maybe kick you off the insurance because you haven't paid for it. But I'm sure they're willing to work something out so it's not an unreasonable burden.