Title: (CA) Home alone housemate came home drunk w/ someone, left door unlocked and we got robbed $5000

Question:
(Yolo County, California)

A week or so ago, while everybody in the house was out for the weekend, and my housemate was home alone, this happened.

While being the only person home, my housemate(Call him Fred) goes out, gets drunk, and meets with a guy(Call him Leon) he met from Grindr and barely has known for maybe two weeks. After arriving, Fred comes home and they get more drunk, and they proceed to end up in the bedroom where they fall asleep. The next morning, Fred wakes up and Leon is not there.

My other housemate arrives the next morning and finds that about $4500-$5000 worth of stuff was burglarized out of my bedroom and the common areas, while Fred has lost nothing. At first we all suspected Leon, which we are unsure of, as Fred and Leon still kept in contact afterwards. But Fred admitted to leaving the door unlocked as well, if that's worth anything, as there was no sign of forced entry. I'm unsure if we can roll with claiming that Fred and Leon were responsible.

After two weeks of what felt like pulling teeth to get him to agree to compensate us, we've found out that he was lying and never was going to pay us, and now I want to know if I can take him to court to pay us back.

**Extra Q&A**

> Did you ever call the police?

We did call police. Fred filed a police report, and we filed another police report as we felt Fred probably did a bad job explaining what happened.

> Did you have renters' insurance?

We did not have renters' insurance unfortunately. The person I moved in with was there before rental insurance was required and did not opt for it. I found that out after being robbed. -_-

Answer:
 If Fred was complicit in the theft, then he'd be liable.

But negligently leaving a door unlocked probably isn't enough.  That none of Fred's stuff was messed with might be relevant if Fred were complicit, but it's not his fault that an ex-hookup decided to leave his stuff alone while burglarizing everyone else.

And get renters insurance.  Never don't have renters insurance from now on.
Answer #2: You have Renters insurance? I would start there. My parents place got burglarized to the tune of $15k+ and we got back what everything was worth $ wise from insurance. (Except that electronics and jewelry has a cap on reimbursement that wasn't made obvious until payout)

The cops were worth about as much as a disease ridden dick, as usual, so insurance is probably going to be your best bet. If you have it, that is.

IANAL


Title: I have a mild suspicion that someone may be trying to poison my dogs. Do I call the cops to report my suspicions?

Question:
There has been a land dispute going on with our neighbors for a few years now. Our neighbors feel that a portion of our property is actually an alleyway. It is not - the actual alleyway has been improved upon (fences/storage buildings) by our neighbors for years. Neighbors continue to dump land waste in that portion of my property as it is outside my fence, despite me having explained that it is actually my property (including by showing them pictures of our survey conducted when we purchased the house). We are cleaning all of that out, currently.

In the last two days, I have found a dead rat (domesticated rat with white markings and domesticated rat features) by my shed, and now 1/2 a dead bird. The rat showed no signs of trauma. One of my dogs threw up twice this morning, and shat soft mucus filled poop in the house. This is completely out of character for him. I have absolutely no prof that someone is trying to poison my dogs, but the rat makes me really uncomfortable. It shouldn’t have been in the wild, let alone my yard. Should I call the cops with this suspicion to put it on record, or will I be just wasting my time and theirs?

Answer:
 If you think your dogs are being poisoned why haven't you taken them to the vet? Answer #2: Vet. Take the dead animals in and ask about testing.

Put up some cameras, walk the area for anything suspicious before you put them out and do not leave them unattended.

Once you have a tiny bit of proof, call the police. And keep all your vet receipts.


Title: Mother (NJ) passed away last week. Landlord wants back rent

Question:
My mother passed away last Tuesday, the 10th. Today I received a letter from her landlord explaining that he visited her on the 7th and she told him that I would use her funds to pay him back rent. My parents lived in his condo for over 15 years and he never stopped by to inspect the place. My parents neglected the house completely - the entire place probably needs to be gutted and redone.

My mother had no assets. My father passed away in March, also with no assets. The only income they had was social security disability. Before my mother passed we transferred the small amount in her account to me, to insure we wouldn't be bogged in bureaucracy down after her passing. The amount covers her final expenses with a little bit left over.

I understand that I have no responsibility for my parents debt, but I just want to make certain that I can ignore this asshat. If it makes a difference, I live in DE and she lived in NJ.

Answer: You can ignore this asshat.


Title: Construction 40 feet from my apartment, what are my rights

Question:
So we started renting an apartment in Denver Colorado. It’s been going great and we’ve enjoyed it a lot up until about 2 weeks ago. Right outside my apartment, they have broken ground on what I understand will be a 2 year project, building a 14 story apartment.

Daily now, at 6:45 AM the jackhammers, tractors, the loudest beeping every 3 seconds as they reverse, literally 30 feet from my window, I could hit them with a baseball. After 2 weeks of this my girlfriend and I are going insane. We cannot sleep, we can’t focus on online schoolwork as everyone is isolating in Denver.

We have decided it’s unbearable and that this needs to be dealt with. We pay high rent, we did not have any knowledge of this project when signing our lease, the room has SEVERELY changed quality and value as this project has started. We got no communication from our apartment staff about this project. We asked a couple days ago about our options and we were told we can pay $200 and sign a new lease to change rooms, or we can put in our 30 day notice now, requiring us to pay another month of rent. Is this legal? Is there no responsibility to inform us of this project changing our apartment value? Is there no case to be made that our apartment is no longer offering us the same room we signed a lease for? I want to know my options and my rights moving forward.

TLDR: A very loud 2 year construction project nearby has severely impacted the value of my rented apartment. We can’t sleep or focus 6:45-6:45 PM. Does my landlord have a responsibility to provide a peaceful room, or provide the quality of room that was agreed upon in the lease? What are my rights?
Topic:
Real Estate law

Answer:
 They can work from 7:00am to 9:00pm on weekdays and from 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekends in Denver.  If they work outside these hours file a noise complaint with the city.

What your LL is offering is legal.  Unless your lease specifically contains language that requires some action due to nearby construction noise (which it almost certainly does not) your LL is not obligated legally to let you out of or modify your rental agreement for this.Answer #2: It's unlikely your landlord has any control of what goes on next door.   The project could be started late or early or could have a million things going on that are different factors.

For your own sanity, you may be able to request building plans and landmarks from the city.  It sounds like they are in the demo & excavation process, and that doesn't last forever.   After the initial foundation is poured and the structure is up the noise will reduce significantly.   It might help to know what you dealing with and when to expect things to quiet down.Answer #3: It sound like you have a very reasonable landlord, who is doing the right thing and you should take him up on one of his offers.Answer #4: If moving isn't a feasible option, perhaps noise-canceling headphones would be helpful for when you are working, and earplugs for sleeping.


Title: A coworkers spitting in my drinks

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 What's your state? I can't imagine this is cool in any state but let's take one state:

>*In the state of California, spitting on another person, someone’s food, or similar acts could lead to battery charges. Under California Penal Code Section 242, battery is defined as any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon another person. Any use of force that results in actual physical contact with another person can lead to a battery charge.*


Title: Admit plea or No contest.......does it even matter?

Question: I got a ticket from a super nice police officer for no seatbelt. I go to pay the ticket online and I am met with an option of "Admit Plea" or "No Contest" and a court date in August. Now, I have nooooo intentions of going to court, but would it be acceptable to still select the no contest option and only pay off the ticket? This happened in Evansville Indiana

Answer: Need your location. Where in the globe hath thy trot frog?


Title: Roommate is trying to extort me (Maryland)

Question:
Here is [part one](https://www.reddit.com/r/offmychest/comments/3b0vpd/sorry_for_the_length_terrible_roommate/) and [part two](https://www.reddit.com/r/badroommates/comments/3bsvr4/roommate_drama_on_another_level/) of this story.  This morning I sent a text to confirm our meeting at a coffee shop...it went like this:

**Me**- See you guys at *coffee shop* at 8!

**His Girlfriend**- What meeting?

**Him**- 8? Can't do 8. I'm only available at noon. Don't appreciate your lack of consideration for my plans today.  After all, you requested to sit down and talk over coffee so I'm very puzzled here.

**Me**- Alrighty, we can find another time when we are all available to meet.

**Him**-All? I thought you wanted to sit down and talk to me...Hence your email dear Janny....I'm done playing games and I need an answer in regards to our early termination lease. We need to give 60 days notice and I'd like to do this asap. if you don't agree I need to know asap so that I can press my case forward if you guys aren't willing to cooperate

**me**- I think it would be most beneficial for all of us to talk together.  I am willing to cooperate that's why I would like to have this meeting. Please let me know what works for you and Angela. Have a good Monday!

**Him**- Kasey ((*my girlfriend, who has not responded to the group text since she is at work*)) you need to come out of hiding because you live here too and I find it so extremely cowardly of you to use Katie as your puppet and i have to hear from everyone else that your running your loose lips around town spreading our business like its WTOP radio news. All of is talked together last time. See where it lead us? No thank you

**His girlfriend**- Yes I want out of this apt. Lets give our 60 days notice asap. Yes I shouldn't have to have people come up to me and ask if I'm getting abused, so I have nothing to say to you guys , except stop talking about me, keep your mouths shut, just talk about yourselves! And now you guys want to sit down and talk about how to improve home life?? Improving our home life would be to get out of this apt and move on with our lives separately, because some things can't be fixed, and our situation is one of them.

**him**- I just need a yes or no answer by end of today as to whether you want to cooperate with our request of early termination of our lease. If i don't hear from you by the end of today, I will take it that you don't comply with my request and unfortunately legal action will be taken.

-------------
So, when we first moved in and had our first argument, he suggested that we keep all apartment drama to ourselves since we live AND work together.  This seemed like a good idea until it became apparent to me that he would be extremely rude at home and then "require" me to not tell anyone at work, or whereever, what I was actually dealing with on a day to day basis.  Yeah, I shouldn't gossip, but you don't get to tell me who I can and can't speak to.  As for the abuse, I can only speak to the emotional abuse that I see him inflict on her daily.  This has been a concern for her and she has told us how unhappy she is, how worthless he makes her feel etc.  This is upsetting because I considered her a friend and wanted to help her.  It's clear to me now that she either doesn't want help, is scared of what will happen if we try to help, or just isn't ready to admit to herself that she needs it.  Either way, I'm staying out of it because it hurts me emotionally to see a friend put up with emotional abuse everyday.  As for what she is talking about, apparently someone who works with my girlfriend had asked my girlfriend about alleged abuse and she told her what she sees on a regular basis. I'm currently waiting on a call from the leasing office to explain how he is trying to strong arm us out of our lease.  I don't have the money to pay the fee to break the lease, I don't feel I should be forced out of my apartment, he can't evict me, and they are more than willing to sublet their room if they want to leave (as per our lease and the roommate agreement we signed). Since he is threatening a court case - does he have ANY legal recourse for forcing me out of my apartment?  He accused my girlfriend of stealing from him but I have absolutely no idea what he is referring to AND he is a felon and has been indicted for fraud so I'm not sure if he is just projecting onto her.   This whole situation is so very frustrating so I'm just looking for advice.!

Answer:
 I skimmed your other posts.  I can't find any legal issues, just more and more roommate drama.  What is the legal issue, if there even is one?

Stop pressing for a meeting.  No one is obligated to meet with you.  Your messages as you typed them here seem happy go-lucky, passive aggressive, so I can understand why the other two feel no need to speak with you.  You even said in this round "I'm willing to cooperate."  Good, so what needs to be discussed still?

If you're all breaking the lease, all of you break the lease.  If the leasing office will allow a subletter, then try to get a subletter.  I have no idea what the roommate is trying to sue you for, do you?  I'm imagining there have been at least hints.

At any rate, do your thing, do what you have to do, and if you get served court papers make sure you read them carefully, submit stuff by the proper deadlines, and show up to court on the assigned date.


Title: Last night during V-day dinner, an elderly woman fell and I'm 99.999% sure she got a concussion. I'm an ex-ER technician, and am trained in emergency medicine. Her husband refused to allow her to stay laying down to wait for EMTs. Could I have intervened and used physical force to remove him?

Question:
So last night, I went out to dinner with my girlfriend, and there were a bunch of elderly people at a table near us.  When they got up to leave, one of the women stood up, walked a few steps, then fell.  Now, I worked in the emergency room for 2 1/2 years as a technician, so I've been trained to act quickly and efficiently in these cases.  What we do is keep them down and call an ambulance in case she's broken anything.  Her husband, however, kept yanking on her arm to stand up, and I had to keep yelling at him to leave her down, and was pretty close to having to use physical force for her own safety.  I know the Good Samaritan Act protects me when administering emergency medical practice outside of a hospital.  I also felt her head and she had a golfball-sized contusion on her head, which left me to believe she 99.999999% had a concussion, and a decent one, at that.

Anyway, I called 911, but the man said she had dementia, so I knew that technically he was her right of attorney, so I told them the situation, and then said "Her husband doesn't want you guys coming, and I'm not going to be responsible, so here he is", and handed him the phone.  He told them not to come, and that just left me enraged.

I felt helpless because I wasn't sure if I would have been justified, much less even legally allowed to have used physical force on this old man to keep him from yanking on his wife and making her leave.  Yes, I did feel that he was threatening great bodily injury to her by doing so, so I can actually see how self-defense for another person would be how the police might see it.  All I wanted to do was have her lying in a recovery position or the position she fell in until paramedics could come and take her to an ER and ensure nothing had broken and her head was okay.  I also felt that in order to ensure her safety, I would have needed to physically remove her husband.

What can I do next time in an instance like this?  Was there something I didn't do that I should have? By the way, this is in Illinois.

Thanks!

Answer:
 You cannot touch other people. You did the right thing. You called the police (911) and let them handle it. You have no authority or right to tell someone how to live their life.

Next time you can do the same thing. If you are still concerned, get their license plate number and call the police back with your concerns and why you feel that way. But you cannot put your hands on anyone. Answer #2: You are not trained in Emergency Medicine by being a technician. Answer #3: You cannot forcefully intervene without risk. As to your medical conclusion, the fact you went so many significant figures makes me think you are making an argument and not using your training. A sure sign taking the risk would have been unwarranted.


Title: Fraudulent email address created under my child’s name

Question:
Someone who knows my 12 year old daughter created a gmail account using her name and sent a very inappropriate email to a classmate of hers’ gmail account (the recipient’s father called us to let us know).  The email referenced a location in their school that would not be known to outsiders, so I believe the fake account creator is somehow associated with the school (student, teacher, parent, staff, etc).

Although the likely scenario is that either my daughter or the recipient were somehow involved, both deny it and basic searches of their computers and phones show they did not create the account.  Neither child has ever been in trouble before nor is very tech-savvy, just the basics like Snapchat, Instagram, etc.

The school (private) uses its own email server without integration to Google, and all students have their own school email address.  So technically this is not a school issue.  But my daughter and the recipient are classmates (35 people in her class), the subject matter involved a location in the school, and the school recently expelled someone from her class for sexually inappropriate language and activities.

Here’s my question:  what is my best course of action to shine a light on who created the account and sent the email?

The school is contemplating their course of action (tbd).  We have contacted CyberScout, who says this is identity fraud and will call us later with advice (don’t know what they will do besides tell us to put freezes on her credit reports).  I have used an IP tracker to decode the email header and it traced back to a gmail server in a different state.

I plan on filing a police report today with the station nearest the school as I thought they may be interested in helping solve this problem to help the school resolve this quietly.  I can also file a report with my police department (different town 15 miles away), and the recipient can do the same in his jurisdiction (different from ours and the school’s).

Thanks in advance for your advice.  I’m worried for both my daughter’s reputation and her safety, as I realize that maybe even an adult is involved in some way.

Answer:
 Don't you think it's going a little overboard considering the most likely culprit here is another classmate just dicking around?Answer #2: Let me get this straight;

You want to make three different police reports and freeze a 12 year old's credit report (??) because someone sent an e-mail with her name attached to it? And you're not even sure it wasn't one of the two kids involved doing it?


Title: Father of girl I sextet in Hilly blackmailing me.

Question: Last night I had one to many and was on the dating app Hilly one of the girls I messaged responded and things got sexual, the age on the app said 18. One thing led to another and I sent her a picture, she said if I sent another she’d send a video.  I sent a video and never got a response.  Just about five minutes ago I got a call from her number and it’s her father.  He told me that her mom walked in on her they got into a fight and somehow a tv got broken.  He told me if I didn’t apologize to the mother and pay for the T.V.  that he would take it to court. I told him I couldn’t at the moment and he called me a bum and hung up.  Then I received a message saying see u in court.  What do I do?

Answer: This is a scam. Block the number and move on with your life.Answer #2: Common scam.


Title: My grandpa is expecting to pass today but has money in his bank account, what is needed for my dad to get access to the account after he goes?

Question:
My dad is the only child and we're expecting him to pass away sometime today or tomorrow. My granpda has money in his bank maybe around 20k. How can my dad get access to this account after the death? Does my grandpa need to sign anything to make things easier?

We are in California if it helps

Answer:
 Is there a will?

I doubt a will signed today will hold up in court if somebody contests it.


Title: Why is teen nudity allowed in movies vs not in personal viewing?

Question: So at late night tv I watched this film, The Bandit https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129774/. It features some 15 year old actress that goes naked. From my understanding, if she was one's neighbour and you recorded the same "scene" you would be persecuted, at least in my country. I checked the law, under 18 porn was allowed for "personal use" several years ago, but not anymore. So how does tv still shows this film?

Answer:
 Not all nudity is pornography.  Not all teen nudity is child pornography.

Laws vary widely by jurisdiction- without knowing what the scene is and where you're talking about, no one can say.

But (at least in the US) there is no difference between a major motion picture and something you do yourself- the definition of child porn doesn't change.Answer #2: For the same reason that Grandma Gertrude doesn't get arrested for showing a topless photo of her 4 year old granddaughter, it's just not pornographic.Answer #3: You know for sure that the 15 year old is played by a 15 year old?

The actress gets completely and visibly naked on-screen?  Full frontal, everything completely visible?

Any nudity is in a sexual context?


Title: Open enrollment

Question:
I don't have health insurance. I haven't had health insurance in 5+ years that I've worked for my company.

This year I was informed that if I didn't "opt out" I would automatically be enrolled for a high cost plan.

Is this legal? Can they automatically start taking money out of my paycheck ($240+/month) without my consent?

I did go online and create an account to opt out, so I'm covered.

It just seems like bullshit to me.

Answer: $240/mo is a "high cost plan"? Are you nuts?Answer #2: So you had the option to opt out and chose to do so? While I would say that was fairly unwise: whats your problem?


Title: [MI] Live in rent controlled apartment, employer lying about hours worked.

Question:
Posting on behalf of my girlfriend's mom.

She (Mom) lives in a rent controlled apartment, meaning rent is based on income.
She works part time at a fast food place (rhymes with Shmendy's) around 20 hours a week.

I just learned about it now (hence this post), but at the start of the new year the apartment complex recalculated her rent using income data provided by her employer. Shmendy's corporate headquaters sent over info saying she works 40 hours a week.

This is a problem because 1) her rent is now doubled, and 2) she still only works 20 hours a week.

She has old paystubs proving she has never worked a 40 hour week while there. In fact, she has only worked above 30 (but below 40) hours a few times while there (10+ years). However, the apartment manager will not accept that proof, and three times now the Mom has requested Shmendy's to resend the info, but each time they report 40hours.

What can she do? Who can she contact to right this?

Answer:
 I suspect she is not in rent control, but either in an HUD-based/Section 8 housing complex or else a similar income restricted apartment. (Rent control is usually a city ordinance)

She should be able to submit her tax return or other proof of actual income if she is unable to get income verification from her employer. Without knowing exactly the type of housing she lives in, we can't suggest the appropriate remedy.


Title: [PA USA] My Grandmother, who passed suddenly, held the copyright for a book she published in 1976. Who now holds the copyright?

Question:
 My Grandmother, who passed suddenly, held the copyright for a book she published in 1976. Her next of kin is able to provide the proper information from the the Catalog of Copyright Entries and has the multiple copies of the original book, which has been digitally archived and physically preserved. We are looking into this now, however, to our knowledge this was not mentioned in her Will. We truly want to preserve the incredible work of a wonderful woman.

 Who now holds the copyright? Is there anything else that we should be aware of or concerned about?

Many, many thanks.

Answer:
 Presently, probably her estate. The copyright should generally pass to her heirs or be placed in trust as governed by her will; if her will is silent on this then it probably passes following PA's intestate succession rules. If the copyright is valuable enough on its own to be worth being concerned about, it may be worth having an intellectual property or estate attorney look into it - the money spent there will pay for itself in the long run if you have to litigate over the copyrights.

I'm sorry for your loss.


Title: (UK) A company says I owe them £150 because they continued to send out products after my credit card was entered wrongly

Question:
About 2 months ago I signed up for an online service, I created an account on this website and mistakenly entered my card details in wrongly. After the payment was declined I simply closed the page and forgot all about it.

That is until today when I get an email from this company saying that I owe them £150 because they've continued to provide me with a service despite not being able to take payment from my card. Because my card did not work correctly this company has just put my account with them in debt.

Where do I stand on this legally speaking? This company is threatening to get debt recovery agencies involved and make a negative impact on my credit reference unless the bill is paid by the end of May. The email quoted their terms and conditions which they say I agreed to when making an account, in those terms and conditions state that if a payment is overdue they can recover the money and charge interest.

Answer:
 When you say "they continued to send out products", were you receiving said products?Answer #2: Did you receive an email confirming the contract you had with them?

Did they pre-tick the renew subscription option?

The Consumer Contracts Regulation 2013 added a bunch more rules distant sellers have to meet, including things specifically to avoid cases like this. Basically, if you agreed to pay, you should have been aware you were paying (Big pay now button) and once you had agreed to any contract you should have recieved an email/letter telling you so.


Title: How and where can I apply for a Green Card?

Question:
I am german and I was told I should try asking here. Most websites I have found want me to pay money to apply for the Green Card lottery, and I am pretty sure that that is not right. So where and how could I apply if I want to live and work in the US?
Topic:
Immigration

Answer:
 It's not as simple as just wanting to live and work in the US. There are a limited paths to getting a green card:

* Be sponsored by a close family member (parent, sibling, spouse, etc) who is already a US citizen

* Be sponsored by a US employer who can't find a qualified candidate for the job in the US, and who wants to hire you to fill the position

* Be seeking political asylum to escape a country where your life is in danger if you stay

* Enter into the Diversity Visa Program (i.e. the "green card lottery")

Unfortunately, too many people want to be US citizens, and there aren't enough resources to handle all of them, so the opportunities to legally emigrate to the US are limited.


Title: Can a collections agency force me to get a loan?

Question:
I have a defaulted debt of around 6000 Canadian that is in collections from when I was unemployed (I have employment now).

The collections agent who is badgering me last time I spoke demanded I take out a loan (and had a partner ready) to deal with this. I am obviously responsible for my debts but the idea of taking out another high interest loan to deal with a creditor seems counterproductive and repugnant to me (her logic: 'itll be better for your credit score!')

Does this violate any of the rights Canadians have in terms of dealing with collections?

It feels like it may apply under collectors being unable to:

apply excessive or unreasonable pressure on you to repay the debt

misrepresent the situation or give false or misleading information

(I'm currently paying back around 300-400 a paycheque but that's only been going on for two pay cycles so far)

Ontario, Canada.

Answer:
 > (her logic: 'itll be better for your credit score!')

LPT: Never take advice from someone who's "on the other side" of your stance. If you're currently on a payment plan, there's no need to take out a loan nor do you have to. They're just hoping to get their money back quicker. Answer #2: They cannot force you to take out a loan. They are trying to intimidate you to do so. Chances are, that loan company has a kickback to the agent.

Tell them the loan is too expensive and you'd prefer a loan that is 0% to be paid over 75 yearsAnswer #3: No, they can't force you to do that. [Here's the right you have, specific to Ontario](https://www.ontario.ca/page/collection-agency-your-rights)


Title: Backed into car, paid them after a quote, now they've filed against insurance.

Question:
Two weeks ago I backed into a driving car, I was driving a friend's vehicle (There was an SUV beside me so I didn't see him coming).  As it happens an officer was behind him about a block and talked to us both as we exchanged insurance privately.  Officer was going to give us paperwork to fill out, but they were out (small town by the interstate) so after we exchanged insurance and info it was over.

This individual didn't have a phone so I communicated via their girlfriend, they got a quote of $1500 a week later (bonkers $800 labor and $300 something for a small paint swap fix) and we came to an agreement to not involve insurance and I paid $500.

I wrote a check but they had difficulty cashing it for some reason, and so I withdrew $500 from an ATM (I use Ally).  Received a receipt book from a business I'm involved with and wrote one out and I gave him the $500 and he signed the receipt.

Fast forward a week and my friends insurance has had a claim put against it and now my texts aren't being answered.  Nothing crazy and only a few over the course of hours.  I don't know what to do or to expect, help?

Answer:
 Tell your insurance *everything* that happened. And maybe crosspost to /r/insurance.

When you wrote the check did you have them sign a release of liability to protect yourself in case this happened?


Title: I think someone is being passive aggressive to me, what should I do?

Question:
(To clarify this isn't the first time this happened. Iirc he already threatened of punching me before and this is the third time, but this one is probably the most traumatic.)

This happened a while ago, and right now I'm trying to avoid interacting with him in anyway because he's a fcking god when it comes to controlling people's emotions, (that's why I hate him in the first place, but we'll get to that later) and I fear that once he talked to me I instantly forgive him.

Alright so this is how it started. We are having a practice, for a performance at school (that's why this post is school-related in the first place) and I was talking to someone, let's call him Gabe. Then the person who I think is being passive aggressive with me, let's call him Anton, came out of nowhere. He keeps blabbering about random things, whereas we should be talking about our performance.

Now I snapped and told him to shut up because Gabe is already getting distracted, probably because he is a good storyteller. But the point is it's not performance related. Then this is the part when things get heated

Anton grabbed me by the shoulder, then raises his fist ready to punch. I highly doubt that he's going to do it, only if I can think rationally during that time. However, I instead told him how he uses "psychological tricks" to pursue people and probably how he doesn't deserve some of the things that he "achieved" because he uses people's emotion to do things for him.

He pushes me, (not shove) and given that he is larger than me, I failed to hold my ground, until we finally come to a stop, with my back pinned against the wall. He then tells me to not interrupt him when he's talking and he is now gripping my shoulders with both of his hands. The grip isn't really tight, but it does when I forced to escape from his grasp. At this point I'm sure he's just trying to goad me into goading him of punching me, in other words I think he tried to lower my guard to give him the consent of punching me when I say something like, "Go on," or "Try me."

After that somebody separated him from me, and after all those things that transpired I finally broke down.

Now my question is, what is the best course of action to do now? To be honest I personally hate him, and I really hate having to interact with him.
Topic:
School Related Issues

Answer:
 > what is the best course of action to do now?

Simple.  If you don't like him, quit picking fights with him.  He was wrong to raise his hands to you, but you're also yelling at him and telling him to shut up.  You aren't avoiding the situation, you're causing it.

How old are you?


Title: Can I use real politicians in my satirical fiction?

Question: How far can one go in using, say, Congresswoman Bachmann in an erotic short story?

Answer: All the way ;)


Title: Issued a subpoena for online information that I do not own.

Question:
I was issued a subpoena in Kansas City, MO for an ongoing HOA vs. Neighborhood case.  I'm being deposed for all posts from Nextdoor.com between a certain timeframe.  I am currently a lead for my neighborhood on Nextdoor, however my responsibilities are only to report messages that violate the TOS.  I do not have the ability to administer any

My question is: what is my responsibility for providing the posts that are being asked for?  I do not have any responsibility or ownership for these posts and potentially would be violating the TOS for Nextdoor if I provide the information.  Isn't this Nextdoor.com, Inc. responsibility?

Answer:
 > what is my responsibility for providing the posts that are being asked for?

A subpoena is a court order, enforceable through contempt proceedings. Until and unless you get the subpoena quashed or withdrawn, you are responsible for complying to the best of your abilities.

You can speak to the attorney requesting the documents, and see if they'd be willing to subpoena Nextdoor directly, but if you have access and refuse to comply, you may be held in contempt.Answer #2: Call nextdoor's legal dept. immediately.  If there's no legal dept that you know of, call HR.  This will quickly escalate until there is a next door paid lawyer handling it for you.

Answer #3: Speak to the attorney representing your side


Title: I want to report my ex boyfriend to the police for raping me, but it's pretty complicated

Question:
This happened in Washington, DC in March 2015. I was going to school there and dating a guy. We had been dating for about 18 months when the rape happened. He was very verbally and mentally abusive, and had me completely under his thumb. I was also suffering from depression and untreated anxiety at the time. He penetrated me while I was sleeping. I immediately felt assaulted, but I didn't file a report because I was too depressed to make myself do anything and too afraid of him.

I've been haunted by this ever since it happened. I still feel violated, I still have issues with intimacy, I still have huge issues with distrust. I know he's out there being successful and living his life with no consequences while I deal with nothing but pain. I feel like the only way I can move on is if I get some sort of justice.

But there are problems:

-I don't live in Washington, DC anymore. I ended up transferring colleges.

-It was so long ago. I don't even remember the exact date and time.

-We had consensual sex before he raped me and consensual sex afterwards, because I was in shock and afraid. I know that kind of thing looks bad to police and juries though.

-He asked me if he had raped me several times and I always told him no. I only said no because I still loved him like a fool, and I was terrified. But I know it makes me look really bad.

I would change what I did and said if I could in a heartbeat, but I can't.

Do the lawyers here recommend that I report him anyway? Would I look like a liar or someone who wanted revenge? And how would I go about it since I don't live in the same state that it happened, and I don't remember some vital details?

Thank you
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 I'm sorry this happened to you.

The things you pointed out are (mostly) possible barriers to a successful prosecution, but not to reporting the incident to the police.

You will have to report it to the police in the area where it occurred- if that's in DC, then that's where you'd have to make the report.

Your testimony is evidence, and at this point, it will likely be the primary evidence.

You can absolutely make a report, but convincing a jury that a sexual assault occurred beyond a reasonable doubt at this time may be a very difficult prospect.

If you feel the need to make the report and give it a try, you should absolutely do so.  But I would also focus some energy toward getting help/counseling.  You have only limited control over what happens to him.  You have much greater control over what happens to YOU. Answer #2: Your therapist has likely had other clients who have reported alleged assault years later so may be able to offer you some perspective on what to expect. Be prepared that given the time and other factors it may be best to continue therapy and not report this to the police.


Title: I was part of a class action lawsuit. We won, where's my money?

Question: I'm from California. I received a letter from  a law firm stating they were suing my former employer over a wage dispute, and I was identified as a plaintiff. The letter went on to state that if we won I was estimated to receive about $2000, and checks would be mailed within 90 days after the final hearing. Well we won, and it's been more than 90 days. Friends of mine have already received their checks. I called the law firm and they basically told me they've never heard of me. What is my next step?

Answer:
 You can be identified as a potential plaintiff, but there are class action suits where you have to file some paperwork to "opt in" to the lawsuit. If that's the case and you didn't do that, you aren't entitled to anything. Answer #2: Just because the letter identified you as a potential plaintiff doesn't mean anything.

What exactly did that letter say?Answer #3: Did you register as a plaintiff?


Title: Coworker had five warrants and was arrested while driving, but has no mugshot. Why?

Question:
As far as I understand, the mugshot removal services don't work this quickly (I was looking for the mugshot a couple days after). This moron had 5 warrants (not sure what for) and was working a job as a delivery guy - while apparently selling cocaine (not my cup of tea, not my crowd) between deliveries. Some people are saying whether this guy was a snitch after being arrested or an informant beforehand and the lack of a mugshot is suspect. None of us know him terribly well, though.

Can anyone with more knowledge on the subject shed some light on this for me?

Edit: this is in Nebraska, USA

Answer:
 This isn't a legal question. This is a technical question.

Also, you seem unnecessarily worried about whether your coworker is a a snitch or informant.  None of that is really your concern or business, unless you are doing something illegal.


Title: Someone destroyed my lawn and driveway. What legal recourse do I have? (MN)

Question:
So we're renting out our house in Minnesota and we're in the middle of showing the house. The frost is just going out and the ground is soft. Today some moron decided he didn't want to use the appropriate parts of our driveway (our driveway is rock and dirt, there are two tracks that have packed down rock and dirt that are solid) Instead they drove down the middle and edge creating HUGE ruts, then decided to back up causing more damage, then decided to try to turn and drive into our yard and cause even more massive damage. We could have easily dealt with the driveway part but the yard part is just... moronic. There are 5-6 inch deep ruts about 15 feet long, the grass has been torn up and demolished.

I have called our insurance agency and they said there's nothing they can do but we should call their car insurance and file a claim. I don't have their car insurance but I have names and phone numbers as well as their current address. How do I proceed with this? What are my options? Is there anything I can do?

I'm sorry if this comes off badly but I'm just livid at these people.

Answer:
 Their insurance doesn't owe you anything.

The person who caused the damage owes you the money.

Get an estimate, then contact them and request that they pay you.  They can do so on their own or they can contact their insurance and let them handle it.

If they refuse to pay it, then you can sue them in small claims court for the amount of the damages.


Title: Possible disabled housing discrimination (FL)

Question:
We live in central Florida.

I am a social worker and have a client who is disabled.  She requires a wheelchair to get around and cannot walk.  She lives in a moderately sized apartment complex (more than 50 units), with her mother, who is also disabled but to a lesser extent (meaning she can walk independently, for very short distances).

It has been brought to my attention that my patient may be suffering discrimination from the management of her apartment complex.

*She cannot get to the dumpster so she apparently has an arrangement that she can leave her trash outside the apartment and the management will see to it that the trash gets to the dumpster.  Only they don't. The trash bags sit there for days, if not weeks, and start stinking, or if she's really lucky, leaking.  As the trash bags are right outside her door, and they accumulate, it effectively blocks her inside her apartment.

*Her mail is supposed to be brought to her by management, but they don't bring it everyday.  They bring it whenever they feel like it... every few days. She gets some of her medication and other time sensitive things in her mail, but management can't be counted on to bring it to her on a daily basis.

*She cannot get into the bathroom of her own apartment in her wheelchair.  She wears diapers for other reasons, but, come on, she can't get into the bathroom!

*Her refrigerator is not working correctly and alternates between freezing and not cooling at all. Some of her medications require refrigeration, and the alternating environs of her fridge means that the medications and certain other things spoil more quickly, causing her extra expenses and having to go without.

She has filed a work order request for the refrigerator that has gone unnoticed for the past couple of weeks.  She has also sent emails, and tried calling the office, about the mail and the trash and the bathroom, but they either go unanswered or she gets a "we'll take care of it" standard answer and feels like she is not taken seriously.

She is on hospice care and has a life expectancy of less than 6 months, so I'm looking for the most expedient answer. She's really been served a raw deal by life in the past year or two; it would be nice for her to get some justice.

Thanks.
Topic:
Disability Issues

Answer:
 1. I guess it's nice of the management staff to do chores for her at all but they aren't obligated to do things like take out garbage and retrieve mail for tenants. The easiest solution might be to ask nicely to bring it to their attention when garbage and mail are a problem, and if that doesn't work she may need an aide to help her with small household chores.
2. Why would she ever have signed a lease at an apartment where she couldn't get into the bathroom? That seems like the first thing you'd check as a wheelchair bound person.
3. They should fix the fridge if the thermostat is broken.Answer #2: While I completely appreciate your concern for your client's wellbeing, it sounds like she is expecting management to take care of things that are not their responsibilities. Does she have any written reasonable accommodations in place for the tasks you mentioned? It sounds like she needs to contact a medical provider to see if she can get either hospice or regular care. I'm assuming that she is on disability and has state funded medical care. Can her mom help with these items? I'm assuming the apartment is not assisted living. They should have looked into that kind of environment and need to take personal responsibility for that decision. Property managers are not caregivers. The fridge is a separate issue. Send a certified letter if they are still unresponsive.Answer #3: Was she in the wheelchair when she moved in?

Ianal, but forcing people to provide extra services for no additional consideration hardly sounds like "justice" to me.


Title: Girl I'm dating has a boyfriend that is harassing and threatening me

Question:
I got myself into a dumb situation here. **Backstory:**

Ok so a girl I'm dating (or was dating) has a boyfriend. I know that was a terrible decision but I did it anyway. We've known each other for about six months and have been dating for the past two. I'm in my late twenties, she's in her early twenties.

Her boyfriend has serious control issues which she told me about. She told me that he has their iPhones synced up so he can see where she is and who she's talking to (only if they have iPhones, which I don't). This was a massive issue while we were dating and she brought it up constantly. If she went somewhere she wasn't "supposed to be" with me she would turn it off. For example, we went hiking on a mountain last week and she turned it off.

When she did that he went crazy. He texted one of her friends that he doesn't even know demanding to know where she is. He obtained her number through that iPhone sync thing that I previously mentioned, and he never met this girl before. She texted the girl I'm dating, clearly disturbed.

At this point the girl I was dating told me that he had previously told her that he would kill her if she broke up with him. She said she didn't know if it was a joke or not. Obviously I told her that it was not an OK thing to say.  She told me she wanted to break up with him but was scared because he would "show up at her house and not let her leave him".

**Why I'm posting here:**

Enough of the backstory. My legal issue is that, yesterday, she told him about me. Earlier this week she told me she was going to break up with him. She called me on Saturday. Her voice sounded terrified and she told me that she never wanted to see me again. I didn't want him to react violently so I said ok and hung up. She kept calling me (probably forced by him) but I didn't answer. He then sent me a long ranting text with her phone, accusing me of raping her and threatening to call the cops, etc. Basically acting like a thug demanding that I stop talking to his girlfriend. I didn't respond. The next day (today) I messaged her, asking if she was OK, but I think he was with her still. Later today he called me with her number and started screaming and threatening me. When I hung up I sent a text saying that the way he was acting was going to get him sent to prison and that it wasn't worth it. I then got a text message from her (pretty sure it was him pretending to be her) saying that I raped her and need to stop confusing her. That's way out of character for her to make a claim like that so I'm assuming it was him.

I'm worried about two things:

1. This dude is going to attack me.
2. He's going to pressure her to make a false rape claim.

The options I'm considering are:

1. File a restraining order
2. Press charges for stalking/harassment
3. Do nothing

I'm 90% sure he's just running his mouth, but obviously I'm a bit scared considering his stalker-ish background. Also I know literally nothing about him, including his name. I'm planning to hire a private investigator to look into him and see if there's anything I need to worry about safety wise.  Mostly concerned about him harassing me, not the girl. I'm not planning to ever talk to her again unless she contacts me first. It sucks but I just want out of this shitstorm unscathed.

Legal questions:

1. What evidence would I need to press charges if I decide to go that route?
2. What should I tell the PI to look for (mainly concerned about determining whether this guy is a serious threat, also possibly evidence if I press charges)?
3. How does someone go about filing a restraining order?

Thanks, I know it's a dumb situation and I've learned my lesson about getting involved in a trainwreck like this.

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Location: Las Vegas, NV

Answer:
 Your current best option is to stop having contact with both of these people and move on.Answer #2: You don't charge people, and you don't collect evidence. If you think a crime is being committed, you call the cops. They will investigate.

Your best course of action in this situation is to remove both of these loons from your life.


Title: Wife got fired after asking for a letter of recommendation. Any grounds for a civil suit? Pennsylvania.

Question:
So I want to preface this by saying I know nothing about this type of situation so treat me like I'm a moron.

My wife is a 6th & 7th grade english teacher at a private school. She was recently told (after taking a few months off after the birth of our first child) that she was going to be teaching 1st and 2nd grade instead. This was not what she had signed up for and was upset about the change but advised them that she was on board and would do her job etc. She sent a text message to her prior supervisor at the school requesting a letter of recommendation. She recvd a phone call this morning advising she has been terminated.

I am currently staring at her salary contract letter dated 8-17-15 that states she will be employed for the 2015-16 school year.

A) I'm assuming this is a slam dunk unemployment claim.
B) Are there any grounds for wrongful termination?

Any comments would be helpful, we just bought a house and this is not a lovely situation to be dealing with. Thanks!

Answer: She can certainly apply for unemployment.  And it will depend on what the terms of the contract are.  Is she in a union?  If so, she should contact them as well.


Title: [WI] "Ladies night" is illegal in my state. Local bar hosts a ladies night. What happens?

Question:
I'm female and not particularly interested in taking action myself, but I really, really want to know what someone would do about this. Would you have to be a male that had been discriminated against by having to pay $15 for all-night drinks instead of $10 and then I get a lawyer and sue them for discrimination? I have no idea how that law is enforced. To the best of my understanding, Wisconsin is one of 4 states in which the Supreme Court has ruled that having a ladies night is illegal.

This question is really burning at me though, so I'd love to know what the ramifications for the bar would be of breaking this law/how someone goes about reporting it/to whom they report it.

Thank you!

Answer: Report it to the police and the liquor licensing people.


Title: [FL] Land lord keeps turning off the water to house for hours at a time with no warning.

Question: So I live in a apartment complex in Pensacola, FL. And at least once a month office cuts the water to the entire complex with no warning for hours at a time. I've called down to the office numerous times and for the fifth time they said a water main broke. Either they have the worst pipes I've ever seen, the shittiest plumbers in the city or their lying. They also don't respond to any request for maintenance, and left my son, who six in his underwear, and his mom locked out of the house, because the maintenance man didn't want to get out of bed. Is there anyway get out of my lease with out having to pay the $900 plus two months rent to break the lease?

Answer: Habitability is location specific so you can look into your city and state codes on that. In my opinion this likely does not make the property uninhabitable but it sounds like there may be additional maintenance issues that are not being addressed you can consider when reviewing the codes.


Question:
What happens when you refuse a random security check at the airport?

Specifically, when they want to search an item, like a laptop.

US Citizen, flying domestic, they say your laptop has been randomly selected for screening.

They removed the case and rubbed a cloth on it.

If I refused this, would I not be allowed back into the airport for a period or time, or what?

Could they legally detain me or my laptop?

Could I just rebook later?
Topic:
Constitution

Answer:
 You will be refused entry to any secure area (so pretty much anything after screening)

TSA has authority to levi as much as $11,000 fine for refusing to undergo screening (they rarely use this)

Once you have been escorted out of the secured area, you must leave the airport. If you decide for any reason to try to reenter the security checkpoint you may be subject to a criminal referral by the TSA to law enforcement. This means criminal charges could be brought against you.

and you will probably get flagged as a flight risk.  I'm no sheep, but if you don't have anything to hide it's REALLY not worth the trouble.Answer #2: They could deny you entry to the gate. You might be put on a no-fly list.

BTW, that cloth they rubbed is just to test for explosives residue.


Title: Backstabbing Brother

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 You need to see an attorney about this. I think this one is above Reddit's paygrade.

(There are real lawyers here who can certainly offer you good advice, but you are still ultimately going to need a lawyer if you want any shot at getting some of the money back)


Title: Arrested for one reason and was searched. Officers found 2 kinds of pills, both Schedule II drugs. I do have legit prescription, so do I need to hire a lawyer for this or can I fight it on my own. [NYS]

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 The name of the doctor who prescribed the tramadol will be printed on the pharmacy label that is affixed to the original bottle. Controlled substances should always be kept in their original bottles.

> I do have legitimate prescription for these pills...

> Just not sure which doctor gave me the tramadol.

Doesn't really sound that legitimate. Also tramadol is schedule 4, not schedule 2.Answer #2: Take your scripts to the DAs office and explain the situation. They may very well drop it.Answer #3: >Can I fight this on my own or should I consult with a lawyer ASAP

Are you an experienced attorney? If not then you need an attorney


Title: Student hours restrictions at McDonald's[x-post from r/Mcdonalds

Question: I apologize if this is the wrong place to post this. I am a 16 year old working at McDonalds in Virginia. On my first day, another crew member asked if I was a high school student, and when I said yes, she told me that they weren't allowed to work me more than four hours on a school day. Now, even though I put on my application that I could only work from 4-8 on school days, they continue to schedule me from 3:30-9, and on Sundays they have scheduled me to work as late as 9:30 without a break. I have no time to do homework, my grades are slipping, and I feel as though I am being taken advantage of. However, I cannot find any specific fine print that says that I'm restricted to 4 hours a school day. Can anyone help me out here?

Answer:
 Teenagers aged 16 and 17 have no restrictions on amount of hours in Virginia.

Sounds like you need to find another job.Answer #2: I've never heard of a state that only allows students to work 4 hours a day. Typically, they cannot work past a certain time or more than 6/7 hours. A quick look through VA laws looks like that only limit the number of hours for 14 and 15 year olds, a 16 year old can work whenever.

> have no time to do homework, my grades are slipping, and I feel as though I am being taken advantage of.

Welcome to the real world. You have to make choices and budget your time. If you cannot handle a job at 16, you can quit.Answer #3: Have you talked to your supervisor/manager/whoever makes the schedules yet? They can't know that the time is too much for you - which is fine - if you haven't mentioned it to them. If you have and they're not budging, you can certainly quit and try to find something that gives you more time to yourself.


Title: How to Report Child Pornography in the USA (state of Indiana)

Question:
We have a concern of an individual in possession of child pornography (specifically pictures of underage people in our group). The individual is known to lure young girls into IM conversation using the platform 'Discord' and engaging them to do sexual favours for him.

We know his state and city. How can we proceed to file a report, and should we skip straight to calling the local police? If so, what should we say?

Answer: If this is taking place online, contact your local FBI field office and give them all the details. They will take it from there.


Title: I believe my rapist just called me. I have an order of protection against them that forbids any contact. It was a blocked number. Can I do anything? (New York)

Question:
Last night I got around 4 calls from a number with no caller ID. The voice was unmistakably my rapist. It’s a felony for this person to be contacting me. Aside from telling the detective, is there anything else I should do to protect myself? Is there anything I should ask the phone company for that would help my case?
Thanks in advance.

Answer:
 I’d still report this to the police. Even though the number was blocked, they still have ways to trace them, maybe not to a specific owner but to an area, specific phone, etc. It may lead to something, it may not. NALAnswer #2: I'm sorry for what happened to you, it really is too common nowadays and they deserve the worst.

But to answer your question, I think you can't be too careful, definitely report this to the police at the very least.


Title: I lost 50 euros working as a cashier today, but I don't think it's my fault.

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 >My dad advised me to talk to the boss tommorow, and if she couldn't guarantee me a person to be with me, I should file a report and sue them.

Unless your country has some weird labor laws, that is not how things work and you could very easily be fired for going in to your boss and making those demands.

Being a cashier isn't rocket science, you shouldn't need your hand held to ensure you don't loose 50 euros.

*Edit*-

Also, per your timeline, you are already past the 3 -5 business days of having someone with you.


Title: Car accident exceeds insurance limit

Question:
Hi reddit.
Last year i was in an accident where i was blamed as the at fault driver (unfairly if i may add) .
Ever since then i ha e moved about 4 times, due to not having a stable place to live and now i have moved states.

 Ladt time my insurance called me about 4 months ago letting me know the claim has already topped my instuance. I told the insurance lady my situation and she said they are going to try their best to defend me.

I havent heard anything from them since but i believe their mail is being delivered somewhere else and i havent been able to get ahold of it.

I dont have much savings or an expencive car. But a few weeks back i co signed a friend for a car and im afraid its going to seem like i own a car.

I havent gotten in contact with the insurance for an update and at this point im afraid of doing so....

What can happen next?

Answer:
 Right now there is nothing for you to do except wait to see if you are sued.

> But a few weeks back i co signed a friend for a car

Unrelated to your question but this will probably come back and bite you in the a**.Answer #2: > But a few weeks back i co signed a friend for a car and im afraid its going to seem like i own a car.

Lol, no, you *own* a car when you're on the title. All you have is the *debt obligation* for a car. Like, if your friend decides to stop paying, which you can't stop him from doing, you have to pay it. For his car. (Yes, he still gets to keep the car.)


Title: Can a lawyer keep copies of my personal information after he is fired? (canada)

Question: Can a lawyer say that he will keep copies of my personal documents and he will show them to a judge if I ever sue him? If yes, on what grounds? If no, can I sue him for identity theft?

Answer:
 Not only allowed, but encouraged to do so by the various law societies, bar associations, professional conduct guidelines, and insurers.  Most firms I know keep them for 15 years after the file is closed (the ultimate limitation period in Ontario).

The main reason is to protect a lawyers against malpractice suits and fee disputes.  Sometimes the old information is useful for a client as well. This is one of the very few exceptions to solicitor-client privilege.Answer #2: >Can a lawyer say that he will keep copies of my personal documents and he will show them to a judge if I ever sue him?

Yes.

>If yes, on what grounds?

What do you mean on what grounds? On what grounds can they keep them? Or on what grounds can they show them to a judge?

>If no, can I sue him for identity theft?

No, that's not what identity theft is. Identity theft is using information to pretend to be you.


Title: Separated and likely to divorce. Wife says she wants alimony. My income is from social security and VA benefits as I am a disabled vet. Seeking advice. (Mississippi)

Answer:
 If you're reasonably amicable, you may be able to hire an experienced divorce mediator to help the two of you reach a fair settlement.  The mediator will be able to look at your situation and tell you how alimony is calculated, help you divide your property, etc.

Otherwise you could try legal aid:

https://www.justia.com/lawyers/family-law/mississippi/legal-aid-and-pro-bono-services


Title: Was involved in a very minor accident 9 months ago. She just got an estimate of the damages yesterday and wants me to finally pay now. (CA)

Question:
In May of last year I bumped into this lady's SUV while we were in stop and go traffic.  We exchanged insurance information and contact numbers to sort it out later.  She took a picture of the "damage" which was really just very lightly chipped paint.  No police report was filed.

Over the course of a few months she kept mentioning that she was going to get the estimate but never did.  Today (9 months after the initial accident), I finally get a text from her asking for my e-mail address so she can send me the estimate she literally just got yesterday.  The estimate was for $582 and she's asking me to pay as soon as possible.

I would have no problem paying for the minor paint job if she got the estimate within a month or two of the accident, but I have no clue what other damages she might have incurred during those 9 months.  It certainly didn't seem like nearly $600 worth of damage.  She said if I refuse to pay she will call my insurance agent tomorrow and is threatening me additional rental fees that I'm going to have to pay her if this takes too long.  Does she have any legal recourse here having waited so long?

I'm located in California.

Answer:
 >Does she have any legal recourse here having waited so long?

Yes, she can sue you.  The statute of limitations hasn't expired.Answer #2: It doesn't take much damage to get to $600 with a car.


Title: Just got in legal trouble with the NBA

Question:
First of all, it should be made clear that I have no experience within law and therefor probably feel so lost right now that I might forget some details in the story.

Bit of background: Have a hobby basketbal store in the Netherlands that sells some of my own branded stuff aswell as products by the NBA. Next to this I also use this platform to sell some of my collector shirts that I bought over the years.

Last year as I wanted to share NBA League pass with friends I offered it to them and ordered through a proxy (obviously while being in my country). And gave them to about 35 friends with some discount.

Forward and I receive a letter from a Dutch lawyers office which is threathening to sue me for "intellectual properties" and now they want me to pay a fine of about 10k US dollars for litterally selling about 50, mostly second hand jersey's and 35 League passes, which resulted in a profit of maybe 1k US dollars. Needless to say that I paid about 5k for the League Passes directly to the NBA.

I am lost for what I can do or should do in this situation, so a bit of legal help would be welcome.

Ps. Claim was bigger (more products) but I succesfully proved those are legit products.

Answer:
 You need to stop talking to them and get your own lawyer.  You violated contracts, copyrights, trademarks...  I think you might be getting off easy with $10k.Answer #2: I know nothing of the league pass, but selling secondhand jerseys is not in any way illegal or violating their copyrights.  In the U.S. it is covered by first sale doctrine, there are equivalent laws elsewhere.
Once you buy something you are free to sell it as you wish unless of course it's something that requires a license, permit or prescription.
Is the problem that your 'own label's items are using NBA intellectual property like logos and team names?


Title: Mom's car was seized when brother was arrested

Question: My brother lives in Texas and was arrested on a traffic stop.  It sounds like he was arrested for possession with intent to distribute based on the amount of drugs in the car.  The car is in my mother's name and she owes $14k on it.  Law enforcement seized the car.  Seems a little crazy that they can seize a car that belongs to someone who knew nothing of the crime.  Does anyone here know Texas law well enough to advise whether she has a chance of regaining possession of her car?

Answer: The car is likely evidence at this point. She can call and ask about it, but I'd imagine they are going to tear it apart looking for drugs and other evidence. It could be a while before they are willing to release it.


Title: [PA] She "stole" my car. How do I proceed?

Question:
My "mother" and I purchased a car. She took out student loans in my name without my knowledge to put towards the down-payment of a new car. (I thought they were for my tuition so I signed). This was $2500. She refused to put the title in my name, I was 18 at the time and had no credit so I knew I was getting a lower interest rate. I've made EVERY car payment on the car. I have all my bank statements to prove so. I've asked her multiple times to sign the car over in my name, she's refused but I continued to make payments. We had a falling out and the car is not paid off. I still continued to make payments. She came to my home and took the car and all my belongings in it. What am I supposed to do? I tried to report it to the police--they said what she did in fact was stealing (I've paid over $12,000 in this car), but they can't do anything about it because the title is in her name (it really isn't, she has a bank loan through the car company so she does not own it.)

I really need help. I need transportation to get to and from work and doctor's appointments. She's being salty and I don't know where to start.

Answer:
 This is going to hurt to read.

It's *not* your car.  It's HER car.

If you want to establish a legal claim to the car or the money you paid in so far, you'll likely have to sue her if she doesn't cooperate.


Title: Over paid on my last check.

Question:
I live and work in California and quit my old job at AT&T. I got paid electronically and figured my last check was bigger because of vacation time I got paid out for. I received a letter in the mail saying I owed them money for them overpaying me. Is it legal in California for them to ask for the money back?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: If you were actually overpaid, you have to return the money


Title: If the govt requires you to have health insurance, or else you pay a fine. How is health insurance not racketeering and/or extortion?

Question:
Basically the question. I’ve had a hard time dealing with insurance companies because I think what they do is so sleazy and inhuman it makes me sick. Without paying thousands of dollars to insurance companies (a service we made up that wouldn’t otherwise exist without the racket), we could be paying that money directly to the doctors providing the treatment. I also understand that the thousands we pay annually for insurance help cover what  “could” be 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars worth of medical procedures, but I also think without insurance being able to pay the outrageous costs of healthcare, it would get accessed less, and dr’s would in turn make less money and less people would get treated, so the natural recourse would be for the costs of health care to decrease such that they could be afforded without the need for insurance. That’s a different conversation but I wanted to clarify that I know that insurance serves a purpose, I just wonder how it’s legal.

Finally decided to look for some legal clarity to see if it’s just me being a kook or if there is some validity to my thinking.

Answer: Because the government says it isnt. You can argue your crank ideas further in /r/legaladviceofftopic.


Title: Lawyer took money, has done absolutely nothing

Question: MIL hired a lawyer to draft some simple business documents for her and her business partner. Lawyer took $2600 as a retainer. It's been a year. Haven't heard from him in 9 months or so. Last email said thanks for being patient I'm working on it. Can she just demand the money back? Or is she screwed?

Answer: Each state has a disciplinary board where you can file a complaint against the lawyer.


Title: Someone I know took a magnet from the fridge on the set of Seinfeld in 1997

Question: She snuck onto the set while on vacation in Hollywood and took it without permission. I understand that this was most certainly illegal at the time, but shouldn’t the statute of limitations have passed by now. Are there any consequences that she could face? Would she have to give it back and how would they prove it was genuine? Just wondering!

Answer:
 California has a one year statute of limitations for misdemeanor theft, so that's not an issue.
If she takes the magnet to Michigan, she'll get twice the recycle rate.

edit: spelling


Title: Nazi infestation. Can I call them out on twitter?

Question:
Arkansas

My town has been experiencing an increased neo-nazi and white-nationalist presence. I’d like to create a twitter profile to document who attends those rallies. I don’t want to doxx, just provide names where possible.

Would this place me in any legal danger?
Topic:
Computer and Internet

Answer:
 There is no legal definition of “doxxing” and it isn’t illegal to do so.  So some might consider posting a person’s real name to be doxxing, but it wouldn’t be illegal.

So long as you don’t post false statements of a fact you should be fine, though that doesn’t mean someone couldn’t file a lawsuit and make you pay do defend it.  It also doesn’t mean that the Nazis might not decide to cause you physical harm, as a group white nationalists/Nazis are not known for their reasoned approach to people disagreeing with them or doing anything they don’t like.Answer #2: I would say that the danger is practical.

You may, by mistake, falsely identify someone and get sued.

You may accurately identify someone who takes umbrage at being outed as a Nazi, and doxxes YOU.

And that could lead to others of his ilk finding you and expressing their displeasure by means extra-legal. As another Redditor observed above, Nazis as a group are not known for being guided by the sweet light of reason.

Only you can weigh those risks against the benefits of being the Nazi Exposer and decide they’re reasonable for you.


Title: Just found out my cousin used someone's debit card, TX

Question:
So today I was with my cousin Amanda at the mall, when she wanted to buy a bottle of sprite from the vending machine. She paid for it with a visa debit card, and after she swiped i realized it didn't say her name. i asked her whose was it and where she got it, and amanda said she found it on the floor in high school (shes 16). Can't she get in trouble? won't the card holder just trace her transactions and will I get in trouble for letting her swipe it? (i didn't know ot was hers until after she swiped)

location is in Texas, USA

Answer: That’s 100% theft.


Title: Speedway gas station charged $125 instead of $20.

Question: My mother put gas on a Speedway in NJ and asked the attendant for $20. The receipt is for $20 but has a different credit card number than the one she gave.  Her statement show they charge her $125. What can she do?

Answer: Was this a pre-authorization hold or the actual charge?


Title: Dallas, Texas. Job Retention offer changed after I turned down the other offer

Question: I'm not sure if I should spend the money on a consultation so I am asking here first. I work for the University of Texas system in Dallas doing medical research. On March 28th, I was offered a new position in Baltimore with a 18% pay increase from my current salary, but they wanted an answer within 48 hours. I told this to my direct supervisor and he asked me to give him until Monday the 1st to make a counter offer. On Monday he emailed me and CC'ed our division chair saying that him and the DC agreed to match the salary offer I was given in order to retain me, and they will work with the department to get the salary changed over the next week. Come today, after turning down the other offer my department administrator had a sit down meeting with me and my DC and told me they were not willing to match the offer and that my Supervisor and DC were not allowed to extend me an offer. Am I shit out of luck or can I do anything about it?

Answer: They gave you an offer, you accepted it, then relied upon it to your detriment. They're bound by that offer, even if your boss shouldn't have done so. Go talk to an attorney.Answer #2: Sounds like promissory estoppel


Title: Dad uses business to "pay" child. Now she's going to loose SSI for having too much income

Question:
 crossposted from r/personalfinance

So  went with my friend to the Social Security office and we discovered  that apparently she was paid $6k last quarter and now it's going to  impact her benefits. The problem is, she's never worked a day in her life nor has she ever seen that money. Looking into it further it seems  she's been working "most of her life" for her father's business, and so have her siblings.

Within two weeks she needs to show to social security proof that she was never actually paid  that or they're stopping payment. She's never submitted a tax return, is  there any other documents we can request from the IRS that will prove  the discrepancy in such a short time?

And heck on top of that, what type of reporting does she need to do for the  IRS to give them info about this crap he's pulling? Surely they won't be happy about him doing this and frankly he deserves to be caught.

Answer:
 She should print out all her bank statements also. Answer #2: If she has *never* worked she likely is getting social security benefits under one of her parents (as in, they use the parents history of SS payments to classify her and distribute her benefits,) and was classified as being disabled as a child when approved for benefits (even if she was over 18 at the time of applying.)

Assuming her Father never actually paid her the money over her lifetime than he is in a world of hurt, because she should be able to prove this with bank statements.

What about her mother?  Would her mother have kept the records from when she applied for benefits showing the lack of work history?

Is she receiving any other form of government assistance?  Many people on Social Security disability also get other forms of assistance, such as food stamps.  Would your friend have a record of her application for those?


Title: Father Actively Raping Mother

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 **If** your mother believes she is being sexually assaulted, she can report the matter to the police and/or file a lawsuit for any damages.

If your mother does not want to pursue this, then drop it.  Answer #2: Any action here needs to start with your mother.  If she is unwilling to report this to the authorities, or take other legal action, then there's not much to be done.  I do think this is the sort of thing you should speak with a family therapist about.  They might be able to provide some avenues to pursue.


Title: I (21F) am pregnant with my drug dealer, scammer exs (21m) baby. How do I ensure I keep full custody?

Question: I don't have much time to be able to write this out so I'm going to cut straight to it. I'll be able to answer any questions of what I may have left out later. I (21 F) am pregnant with my now ex boyfriend (21m) baby. On Easter evening he called me and told me he is a scammer, drug dealer and put a hit out on someone who owes him 7,000 dollars. I hung up the phone and texted him saying I couldn't be in a relationship with him. I'm not going to lie, I sugar coated it saying it was things on my end I need to figure out. I don't know what he's capable of. We dated for about two months when all of this came out. As far as he knows I'm getting an abortion but I'm going to be keeping it. I'm moving from my apartment back home to my parents (he knows where I live but not my parents place or where I work) I'm changing my number and deleting all social media. Because I know who he is now, I'm wanting to go AWOL and not have to worry about seeing him again and we can move on. We both live in Texas and he is about 40 minutes away from me, so the chance of running into him is slim. I know I'd he ever finds out, he would ya e the money to get really good lawyers and out up a fight for the child. When I originally told him I was pregnant he said he wanted to keep it but ultimately it was up to me, so I know it's something he'd want to pursue. I've already cut off all contact with him and told him about the number change so he wouldn't come knocking on my door after no response. I have no text or any physical ecidence of his criminal activity, he was very careful to only talk about it over the phone. I've already started looking for a lawyer to get a better understanding of of my options but I haven't gotten one yet. What are the best moves I can do on my part to ensure the safety of me and my child? Should I just disappear from him, let him think the baby was aborted and hope not to be bothered again? Or should I get a lawyer and risk a case for the security that he wouldn't have that access.

Answer:
 Let's boil this down.

If you have this child, you are taking the chance that you will have a permanent co-parenting relationship with this guy.  For the rest of your life.  This is not only a non-zero chance, it is a significant chance.  He finds you, and finds out about the kid, and one or two court dates later, he's a legal parent with custody time.

This isn't 1850 and you can't just run away and hide.   It's not possible.  Any quasi-competent private investigator will be able to find you in 15 minutes.

Unless he is convicted of something that renders him a danger to the child, your assertions that he's a drug dealer will not guarantee you full custody.  And he's already indicated he wants to be a parent.


Title: Minnesota, USA - Would my informal LARP club incur legal liability if we have a statement supporting accomodations for disable participants?

Question:
I run a chapter of a LARP called Dagorhir in Minnesota. In so far as I am aware the organization is an informal club and doesn't exist as a legal entity. We've got a web-page, though, and I'd like to put up a simple blurb saying that we support people with disabilities and will do what we can to make our LARP accessible for people with disabilities.

Would I incur any kind of legal liability by having that statement?

Answer: Legal liability for what? I can't even imagine what sort of thing you're worried about.


Title: What would happen if I named a famous celebrity in my will?

Question: I’m considering making a will and just wanted to know what would be the procedure after death if I left an old printer to a famous celebrity (for example, Taylor Swift). Would they have to meet with an attorney to claim the printer? Would they have it just shipped to them and sign something? How does it work? I’ve got a lot of junk I could distribute.

Answer: They'd likely decline it.  Answer #2: You don't have to accept things willed to you. Odds are your estate's attempts to distribute such things would go ignored or be rejected.


Title: Recording intimate videos of me then sharing without permission? [TX]

Question:
Turns out this girl I thought was starting to fall in love with me wasn't. She writes me at night, all the time, saying how she needs me and loves me, but as a friend. I thought it was going somewhere, since we've been sleeping together for a year now.

We made videos. Very intimate, I thought. Though now I know why she never said my name in them. She just told me she is in a long distance relationship with another guy she "is in love with" and they both record each other doing stuff with other people since they can't be physically together. The other people don't know their videos are being shared. I won't judge and I dunno the rules in this subreddit, but to me that's just f* sick.

I was physically ill for like a week. Now I'm just angry. Is it legal for her to share private videos of us? I know it's messed in the head and I won't be seeing her again but I don't know what else I can do. I'm 22 and she's 33. I was thinking of letting it go, but the thought of some guy using my videos with this girl I loved drives me nuts. Can I threaten legal action in exchange for them erasing it? I didn't want to go to court (would that even be a thing?), but I think at this point it looks worse for her than me.

Answer:
 There's nothing you can do to make her erase the videos, except ask.

However, you can stop her from distributing the videos. See [21.16 Unlawful Disclosure or Promotion of Intimate Visual Material](http://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-21-16-nr2.html) - since it's a crime, you'd have to involve police.


Title: Ex claimed daughter on taxes even though our custody agreement states that its my year to claim her what should I do?

Question: Like title says.. my ex wife claimed our daughter on her taxes this year even though our custody agreement clearly states that it's my year to claim her. What should I do?

Answer:
 This has happened to me.  Those saying the IRS will do anything but deny the claim to the person who filed their taxes last clearly haven't dealt with this issue.

The options are:  You can go for contempt.  That will cost money.  If it's worth it depends on whether it was a mistake or deliberate and an ongoing problem.  There will likely be a contempt fine to the ex and then an order to do one of two things listed below:

Your ex can file an amended tax return, you can amend yours and get your credit.  It will take months.

Or if you both are cooperative enough, make an agreement--in writing--that you get to take the tax credit twice in a row and then resume the normal rotation.

Having experienced all 3, I'd say if you can come to an amicable resolution it would be well worth it.

Answer #2: If your agreement is court-ordered, then file for contempt because your ex is violating it.

You should also claim your daughter on your taxes.  The IRS uses a strict determination of who had the child for a majority of the year for who gets the credit.

If the IRS determines your ex gets the credit, you can sue her for the value of the credit.  That should be done at the same time as your contempt suit.


Title: (FL) Can I be charged with anything if someone jumps my backyard fence and gets bitten by my dog?

Question:
My back yard has a 6-foot wooden fence. I have beware of dog/bad dog signs on the north and west sides. The south and east sides are parallel to my neighbors fence and no one can get between them.

It's mischief night and I have a feeling someone's going to do something stupid especially with all the killer clown shit around here.

So if a dumbass chooses to ignore the signs and jumps/climbs the fence into my backyard and my dog decides she doesn't like that and bits them could I(or my dog) be charged with anything?

Answer: It looks like Florida law identifies trespassing as a valid defense if your dog bites someone illegally on your property. You should be good, but it might make sense to keep your dog indoors tonight.Answer #2: From time in this sub I've learned "Dog on premises" type signs are better for you than "Beware of" or signs that imply the dog could be a danger.


Title: Inept and drug addicted uncle inherits home, won't pay mortgage - options? Do not want to lose the house, also don't want him to live there for free.

Question:
(HI) My grandmother recently passed away and left her estate to her youngest son. He is an unemployed drug addict with possible mental issues. He has no bank account or cell phone, hasn't paid a bill on his own ever (is nearing his 50s) and has no idea what he wants to do with the money or property. He refuses to give up ownership of the land or home - but also refuses to open a bank account with his siblings in order for them to make payments in his name. He has no cell phone and if/when they try to get ahold of him or force him to go to the bank or see a lawyer, he runs away and doesn't come back for days. When he does come back, he's often high on heroin and will sit at the dinner table, nodding out, cleaning his guns. The home is in an EXTREMELY desirable location in Hawaii. It is also very run down and in need of about 25k worth in repairs including electrical work. Two other siblings currently live there as they were the care takers of my grandma. One is also on drugs but willing to move out if they sell the property, one is completely sober and is third in line to take over the inheritance. So far she is the only one making payments on anything (cable, insurance payments from grandma, land taxes, etc) but because she isn't legally accountable for any of it she has to dig through the mail and fight with her siblings just to get things done. The second in line is my dad, who lives on another island and wants nothing to do with his family.

My question is, what are our options regarding keeping this home and putting it in someone else's name? They currently have 7 years left on a refinanced mortgage. Thanks in advance for any legal advice you can give.

Edit: in the will it's specified that if my uncle can't take care of the house or payments then my dad gets the house and responsibility for payments. That's what I mean by "next in line."

Answer:
 Have a lawyer look at the specific language in Grandma's will that provides for the contingency that Uncle can't care for the house.

Also, if Uncle reacts to stress by disappearing and ignoring it, that increases the chance that you'll get a default judgment in any probate litigation.


Title: Can university parking citations be enforced to non-students? (More details inside)

Question:
Waco, TX

My university requires a $350 parking pass to park almost anywhere on campus. I live off campus so I opted to take my chances with $35 tickets.

Thought I was doing well so far with zero tickets until my friend told me she went to buy a parking pass recently, and they told her she had 8 outstanding parking citations. Apparently they won't leave a ticket on your window, they just wait for you to make a Student Parkng account with your vehicle and send the tickets to your account.

I have three questions.

- How can this be enforced on visitors who accidentally park in faculty parking or something? They're here for a day, then they're gone. They'll never know they got a citation.

- Similar to the first question, can they be enforced on me? Or should I just not worry about them?

- Are citations such as these legally-binding? Or am I not legally obliged to pay my university's parking citations for some reason?

Some of these questions may seem silly, but to me, it would seem silly if they could get away with handing out invisible, enforceable citations…

Answer: Your account balance will need to be settled before you graduate.  Your friend discovered the consequences of outstanding charges while registering her vehicle.  It may be possible to avoid the repercussions of these unpaid tickets but I wouldn't gamble receiving a degree in a timely manner over a sum which can be minimized or avoided entirely.


Title: My friend does other ppl's college-level homework for cash... can she legally do this? [FL]

Question:
First off, a sad sob story. She's a political science major from a top tier school without any kind of advanced degree. Like "that guy" we all know, she supported herself out of college playing online power. But into her 30's lifelong health issues catch up and goes on the dole to get major surgeries done.

It wasn't so enjoyable, and she's bedridden with issues related to severe surgical trauma for a couple years.

So she's jobless and bedridden, and a friend suggests that she post some craiglist ads to find college students willing to pay her to basically do their homework. Not medical students, not engineers, but liberal arts students (mostly dudes) taking BS english classes online from dubious universities who require papers on Shakespeare but don't do any kind of quality control aside from perhaps some online plagarism searches. Since she delivers new material, she's found a niche!

Ok, so a couple years later, she's moving on from the health issues, but still has no career so speak of. Personally, don't see what she is doing as unethical. I think the student is being unethical, but at the end of the day, she's not the student and it's not like she's selling drugs. Besides, this isn't /r/philosophy is it?

So with all that in mind.... is her service legal? In other words, could she start a business called www.IDoYourHomework.com, advertise, and run it as an LLC? Are there any laws she violates by doing this?

I know taking the SAT from someone else can land you in trouble for fake ID issues, but is her business doing that? It may be a painfully obvious yes, but I'd like to hear it from the pros.

Hopefully this catches your interest! Thanks for the responses!

Answer: [Illegal in Florida.](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/STATUTES/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0877/Sections/0877.17.html)


Title: My friend and I are thinking about going in our car in public and then start slapping ourselves real hard in the face (Sexual fetish we have), if a cop sees us can we tell him we both consent to this or will he have to arrest us?

Question:
**GUYS I WONT DO IT ENOUGH WITH THIS IM SORRY BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME PEACE OF MIND THIS DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL THANKS AGAIN**

We're both in Georgia.

We want to try this out and we both are consenting to this. Both of us will be in the car fully clothed. What would we have to say to the cop if one sees us?

We did this before and it went fine but recently officers have been lurking around and we think there's more probability of them seeing us. Legally wise are we in the clear?

Answer:
 He can arrest you for assaulting each other, even if you say it's OK.  He also has other options available for arrest or citation.

Do your sex stuff in your house and you don't have to worry about this.Answer #2: Explore your fetishes at home like the rest of us. I like to get slapped around myself from time to time but I don't put other people through watching me get a jolly out of it.


Title: Fiverr.com "+$$ if commercial use" (for everything)

Question:
USA

(Fiverr.com offers services for $5. They often will add "extras" for any means necessary: a popular one being "commercial use +[3x more]")

If I purchase something that's obviously meant for commercial use (most everything on their site), and people charge double for commercial use --

If I'm paying for it, can't I use it for commercial use anyway?

**Example:** Flyer Design

I'm wondering if these guys adding "+$15 commercial use" to the service description actually legally disallows me to use it commercially?

I'm wondering if I'm just getting scammed by being honest and paying the extra money, or if it's unnecessary for me to pay the extra $$
Topic:
Intellectual Property

Answer:
 The sellers are granting you a license to use it for personal use, but are able to charge you more for commercial use.

Check out their [Terms of Service](https://www.fiverr.com/terms_of_service)

>Buyers are granted all rights for the delivered work, unless otherwise specified by the seller on their Gig page. Note: some Gigs charge additional payments (through Gig Extras) for Commercial Use License. See our “Ownership” and “Commercial Use License” sections below for more information.


Title: My friend is a sex worker, and is worried this could be a set up. Thoughts?

Question:
She was saw a client who has tested positive for an STI. Apparently when he got his test results he must have given the state's health organization people the information of anyone he had been with, and they contacted her to come in for a penicillin shot. However she didn't know about this, and he gave them the number she uses for escorting. So she thought it was a client contacting her and her response may have made it pretty apparent that she's an escort.

Now she's worried that she might get arrested when she shows up to get the shot. Is there any precedent for this sort of thing happening? Could they use something like that to lure someone in for a sting? Would they even bother to go through all that for something that is only a misdemeanor in her state?

Answer:
 It is unlikely that your friend would be arrested.

However, even if the odds were 100%, it would be far *worse* to have an STI and to knowingly pass it to others.  That takes a misdemeanor into potential felony territory.Answer #2: The health department is concerned about stopping the spread of STDs.  They aren't going to call the police.


Title: My sister's child was taken from her. How can i help her??

Question: So my sister called me yesterday saying dfcs (shes in ga) took her baby because she failed a drug test. She had a case ongoing from having drugs in her system when she had the child but since there wasnt traces of drugs in the baby, they didn't take him. But now the baby is being taken from her and I really need to know how to go about getting the baby! I live in another state from her and so does our mom. My sister isnt allowed to live with the baby so there's that. So me and my mom are wanting to get her and the baby and arrange for them to live with each of us. How can we go about doing this??? The dfcs agency isnt giving us anything about what to do to help but ive done a little research and found out grandparents and relatives alike get preference and priority! But does it work the same when the relatives are in another state?? Any advice would be so appreciated!

Answer: I would advice you to get a family law attorney involved who is used to dealing with dfcs. (The fact that we are talking about seperate legal jurisdictions is a significat factor that complicates things).


Title: Was just offered a hand job in return for writing a paper

Question: This girl wants me to write a paper for her history class, and she’s offering me a handjob to do it. Would this technically be prostitution since I’m exchanging a service for sex? Could I be charged with anything if the police found out?

Answer:
 If I were you OP, I wouldn't be worried so much about the possible legal implications of prostitution so much as the fact that it would make you a *really cheap* prostitute.

Don't do this for both the sake of your dignity as well as avoiding any possibility of legal or school-based administrative consequences.Answer #2: Yea. Also, there may actually be laws for fraud for assisting them in academic deception.