Title: The cleaning company I work for isn't reporting workers with COVID-19 symptoms, isn't providing PPE for workers, not following social distancing protocol, and is denying unemployment benefits to those who lost their jobs -- what do I do?

Question:
Title says it all. I've worked for a small cleaning company for five years. Management is terrible, I mostly stay because work is flexible and the pay isn't that bad. For context, I'm in New Jersey, near one of the epicenters of the outbreak in this state. My boss says our cleaning company is essential so we have to stay "open" and are working at all hours regardless of the state-enforced curfew.

The owner/my boss is a danger to the public. Since a lot of the buildings we clean are closing down because of the virus, we're all losing hours, and he's losing money. One of my coworkers who spoke to him on the phone said he was panicking, and he "doesn't have a plan." We already have several cleaners who work in *medical facilities* who now have COVID-19 symptoms and have been instructed to self-quarantine. They aren't getting paid leave.

Today, he called one of my coworkers and instructed her to clean an urgent care nearby. He didn't inform her or the *owners of the building* that one of the cleaners may have COVID-19 and are being quarantined after she had been to several jobs. She had to find out through another cleaner that the woman there before her might have the virus, so she could get the proper protective equipment for herself, with her own money. My boss was going to let a manager possibly get COVID-19 by simply not informing her.

For context as well, these managers sometimes go into up to 15-20 different buildings per day. They interact with the general public a lot, especially in medical facilities. Another manager is self-quarantining right now. She told our boss that she had COVID-19 symptoms, and he told her to not go out and clean, but *she still has to go out and check on cleaners*. She hasn't been tested yet. He wanted her to interact with coworkers and clients when she may have COVID-19.

A lot of cleaners have lost their jobs and are applying for unemployment. My boss tried to get a few of our elderly cleaners to go into a building to clean after a confirmed COVID-19 carrier had been in the building. Since the company I work for doesn't supply masks or gloves, the cleaners said they didn't feel comfortable doing that job even though they lost their hours. He said he would fire them if they said no, and fight them on their unemployment because they denied work, despite that fact that they would be in close contact with one another in yet again, a medical facility.

The owner, co-owner, HR is not allowing anyone inside of the main building. All cleaning supplies for us are being left outside in front of the building so we don't come in contact with the boss.

I'm extremely disillusioned and upset by this whole thing. I have two elderly people living with me at home. I don't care about myself but I care about the people I interact with, and I would feel horrible if I knew I gave someone this virus, or if the company I worked for helped spread the virus and inadvertently killed people. Who do I report all of this to? How do I do this without getting any of my coworkers in trouble? I don't want anyone being penalized or losing their job. My boss has always done things that were illegal and shady, but this is too far. This company is awful and I'm not okay with my boss killing people because he's scared he might lose his second house.

Answer:
 If you have two elderly people living with you at home, you need to stop coming in so that you don't further endanger them.  Right now.Answer #2: NJ Unemployment Supervisor-ish person here. Read the checklist on the website about which program is right for you. Read all of the information about answering the COVID-19 questions. Then file your claim based on that. Your employer does not make the decision about who is eligible for unemployment. If you can document these things like text messages about this issue, etc, do so and include those documents when you answer the questions from the email link.

Edit: also, do whatever you gotta do to stay home. In ten years, you won't remember or care if you got unemployment for a few months, but you'll be happy to be alive.Answer #3: NJ specifically has an option to claim unemployment due to loss of hours from covid-19. Your boss can’t deny unemployment directly. The department of unemployment decides if you qualify. They will speak to the claimant and the employer. Don’t worry about unemployment and tell all your coworkers to apply regardless of what the boss says.Answer #4: Call the DOL.  We have very strong worker laws and a very pro-active DOL.  This is why they exist.Answer #5: You need to report this to OSHA, the County Health Department, and possibly the state. Start with OSHA that’s really important


Title: Helped a down on her luck "friend" by adding her to my sprint plan and letting her lease an iphone 6, she stopped paying her $100 phone bill. What recourse do I have?

Question:
I let this girl stay at my house for weeks at a time and never asked for anything. She needed a cell phone and we negotiated a plan only after she got a job. She got a job so I signed her up on my plan. After agreeing to pay every month she has run off with the cell phone and won't answer any calls or messages.

I'm afraid I will have to take her to small claims court so I am going to send her a warning letter. I'm going to report the phone as stolen. Which if it's in my name it is rightfully mine/sprints. I want to show this girl she can't take advantage of nice people like me so I want to have the book thrown at her. She's a skank and used my house to meet random guys she found online.

Answer:
 > I'm going to report the phone as stolen

It's not stolen and reporting it as so is the crime of making a false report.

Your recourse is to sue her in small claims court.Answer #2: I've reviewed this thread carefully, and in my professional opinion I think you should consider picking a different major/area of study.


Title: How can I become an American

Question:
Hello.

I am Canadian.

I'm 34 married with 3 kids. I work for an American company, and I am in the top 3% in earners in my position.

My dad is a dual Citizen (Canadian/USA). My mother was Canadian, with American citizenship. Her father may have been a military guy working with nukes Walla walla ... but who knows (think 1960's).

When I was 14 my parents thought about moving to Michigan but decided against it for safety reasons.

I want to expand my options. I have never been a resident of the USA.

So where do I start?

Answer:
 If your parents were American citizens when you were born, you should be a natural-born citizen. That requires filing a report with an American embassy or consulate; if your parents didn't do it for you when you were born you might be able to do it now but I wouldn't expect it to be easy.

If your parents weren't citizens when you were born you'd have to go through the process like a citizen of any other country would. You might be able to get permanent residency fairly easily if you work for an American company and have a valuable skill but I wouldn't count on citizenship any time soon; it's not a speedy process.


Title: So, rescieved an eviction notice

Question: Hello, Washington state resident here, and the other day I received an eviction notice over supposedly having smoked in the apartment. While I do smoke, I never smoke inside. I've never been late on the rent, but now I have ten days to either pay a $50.00 fee, or be forcibly evicted. Is there any way for me to contest this legally?

Answer:
 Personally, paying the 50 dollar fine is better than taking your chance in court and potentially be evicted.  Pay the fine and move onAnswer #2: Yes. Go to court and allow a judge to decide. The burden of proof rests with your landlord.

Paying a fee may indicate    guilt


Title: [CA] my brother is being harassed by his GF

Question:
Hey all, first of all I just want to send some appreciation out for all of you taking the time to give input and share knowledge with those looking for legal help.

I'm writing this for my brother. I'll try to keep my understanding of the situation concise and complete.

My brother and his GF (now ex) had been living together a little over a year and in the past month or two she's started calling the cops on him for domestic violence. I don't live with them, so I don't know the full situation, but it sounds like they've gotten into some heated arguments; never any physical violence on my brother's side.

As time went on she started accusing him of cheating and threatened to get him put in jail more frequently. At one point he actually did get arrested, but got out after a little while on bail. There wasn't any evidence that he had hit her or anything like that, but I guess in California that's not necessary for a domestic violence case.

He decided to move out after he kept getting incessant, harassing texts all day every day calling him every name under the sun and threatening to "get your [his] cheating ass thrown in jail haha". He hasn't been responding to these texts, but they've kept coming.

He was arrested that one time I had mentioned and wasn't there another time she had called the sheriff on him. I don't know the policy/ law, but he says that if he gets arrested again it will be a felony. The texts she has sent him are absurd and cartoonishly villain-like.

At this point he's trying to figure out how he can safely retrieve his stuff from the house they shared. He paid his half of the rent for this month. She sent a text saying that he can come pick his stuff up, but he has to do it alone and no one else can come onto the property to help him. Also since he's moved out she claims that she has a restraining order on him, but we have no way to verify that.

She recently sent him a text saying "their [her grammar not mine] looking for you case#xxxxxxxx". My Mom checked the number that his ex-GF gave with online resources for restraining orders and arrest warrants: nothing came up. It's unclear whether the number is real, if there's a typo in the number, or if his ex-GF is just messing with him. He's hesitant to call the Sheriff to find out what's going on, because he doesn't know how to defend himself in this situation.

I think that about covers it.

At this point he just wants to get his stuff, clear up all of this legal confusion and stay away from her.

He definitely needs help moving his stuff, but is even afraid to go to the house at all because he doesn't wanted to be harassed by her and go to jail.

How would you recommend he proceed?

Again, your time is much appreciated!

Answer: Document all communications firstly. Secondly there's an option to have the police escort him to the location to keep the peace while he removes his stuff from her place.. Lastly.. stay far far away from this girl she's obviously abusing the law and very possibly mentally ill.


Title: Friend took a neighbors phone off porch, will police track him if he sells it ?

Question:
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Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer:
 To be clear, it's not the neighbor whose phone was stolen that you want to help, it's your asshole phone thief friend?
Answer #2: >Please let me know so I can help him.

Wow.

It's easy to track down stolen iPhones and even easier to permanently brick them so they are worthless.

Here's to hoping that your friend gets arrested and you as an accessory.


Title: I[25m] am an American Citizen, born in [PA], currently residing in Brazil. I have a Brazilian Born son [1y4m] and girlfriend [22F]. What do I have to do take my family to the United States with me?

Question:
- Should we marry? If so, where would it be better to get married, USA or Brazil? How would that affect her odds for a citizenship?

- How do I file for my son's citizenship?

- How does Trump's stance on immigration affect us?

We've tried to do some research on this topic, but some sources are outdated while others claim the opposite of what the other source is claiming.

I appreciate your time and replies.

Answer:
 Im not a lawyer or anything but this website is the US immigration website,  it might help you.  https://www.uscis.gov

I believe the son of a citizen is considered a citizen regardless.

Either way click around the website and you should be able to get some pretty helpful info.Answer #2: >How does Trump's stance on immigration affect us?

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Title: In the United States, are you legally required to include your college education on resumes and job applications? And must you include a college that you did not graduate from?

Question:
Thank you.

EDIT:  The reason I ask is because I transferred from a two-year college to a university, then I later transferred to another school where I will be finishing my degree soon.  I would prefer to leave out the school that I did not graduate from, even though I did acquire college credits there.

Answer:
 You are not required to include anything on a resume. It is not a legal document. You can lie to your hearts content. You will not get the job because they will likely ask for proof if they are not stupid. Answer #2: To your edit: no one cares about your list of colleges. Just put the one you graduate from. Your transcripts will (or should) include everything they need to know.

I don't put the college that I got my associates degree from. No one has ever asked, for work.


Title: Got a friend evicted after being locked out of rent drop box location, should have mailed rent earlier.

Question:
I was asked by a traveling friend to drop of rent for her while she was out of town. I have done this in the past as she is a long time tenant and travels frequently.

The location with the rent drop box is within one of the apt. complex's buildings, and working long hours, the three attempts I made to drop off rent at the end of June all encountered a locked door.

This has always been the method for dropping off rent, so unable to reach my traveling friend, I looked up the mailing address of the management company and mailed the check.

Management emailed the tenant on July 8th saying no check had been received and they were looking for her, and that a 5% late fee was also now necessary. I mailed both a new check and the fee.

On July 10th a letter showed up on the door of the apartment with the first check included saying they could not deposit due to the "eviction procedures" in place.

In subsequent phone calls with management, they claim to have left a 3 day or quit notice. We never found this on the door or mail box. They also claim the rent check (original) was postmarked July 6th. I'm guessing they can back this claim with an envelope.

Lawyers, $1k for an answer (assuming an unlawful detainer gets served)
$10k for a trial.
Both these numbers are far and beyond her budget. Certainly if something like $1k is necessary to keep apartment, great, but it doesn't seem like it would.

Does she have any chance taking it to trial, without representation?

I'm guessing she'll have to negotiate an out date, ideally for her some months out..

California.

Any advice welcome.

Answer:
 One rent check a few days late should not force an eviction.  Your friend has been habitually late?  Is in an ongoing dispute with management over something else?

I'm having trouble understanding why they would go through the time and expense of an eviction instead of accepting the late fee.

There is more to the story?Answer #2: So they assess a late fee, but will not allow rent to be paid late? Hold on to that letter where she tried to pay but was refused - that will help her case greatly.


Title: I'm in an abusive situation, but don't know if it's bad enough to involve CPS

Question: [removed]

Answer: you should call cpsAnswer #2: Call them.  They may find over the course of the investigation that no actions are needed but that's a decision they will make.


Title: With criminal activity happening next door, am I allowed to listen at the door?

Question:
I have an unfortunate situation and would very much like some advice. For over a year now, my neighbor has been running a prostitution business next door in our condo.

I contacted the police, assisted them in their investigation and my understanding is that criminal charges will be laid. The strata corporation is also suing him at the moment to force a sale.

About a month ago, the owner decided to sublet his unit to a prostitute and I’ve observe on several occasions what I believe to be prostitution occurring. (I can go into further detail here if need be). The police have been to the unit multiple times and just a few days ago, a man was seen leaving the unit bleeding and injured (police investigating).

I’ve been in contact with strata lawyers and have provided them with video and audio recordings from behind my door of these events which the lawyers say is perfectly legal. But what about listening at their door?

Tonight, I heard a crash coming from their unit. I opened my door and walked over to listen at their door to see what was going on. I’ve done this many times in fact to better get a sense of what is going on.

As I approached the door, the woman opened the door and called me a stalker and threatens to get a restraining order. I told her I was concerned of illegal activity and she said I had no right to listen at her door. I told her I did because I am concerned and that we should call the police. I can’t remember the rest at the moment as adrenaline is still pumping through me.

So finally my question is under these circumstances, have I broken the law? I live in British Columbia, Canada. Can I be sued for listening at someone’s door if I think a crime is in progress?

I’m honestly not stalking these people, but with the violence and prostitution and so on I felt I needed to be vigilant. Have I gone too far?

Worried for my family’s safety to be honest but also worried if I’ve done something wrong.

Answer:
 Contact the building manager who will do an inspection with the property manager if its rented or by themselves if its owned.

Nearly every apartment building has a by-law that forbids commercial activity within a residential building.

If its rented the tenants will be given an eviction notice. If it's owner occupied they will cop a crippling fine.

Problems are sometimes better solved by hardened bureaucrats than by police.


Title: Wifes check will have money taken without her say

Question: My wife is a dental assistant at a practice. A coworker of hers didn't locked th doors and someone tried to get in and the alarm went off. When the police showed up no one was there. Her boss had a group meeting and said because it's considered a false alarm they might be charged by the police. Her boss decided because everyone is a team if they do get charged he will take roughly 50$ from each employee paycheck to pay for it. He is super cheap and they know which employee did it. My first question is does her boss have the right to take money out of her check without her say. 2 does she have to pay the fee even though it's not her job to lock up the place and she was gone before they closed.

Answer: Not legal unless she signed and agreed to the deduction. If it is removed from the pay without her permission file a wage claim with the DOL. Keep in mind you cannot be fired for reporting but they can fire you for anything else like wrong color of shoes.


Title: Questions and concerns about an 18 year old adoption by 26 year old woman (TX)

Question:
Hello All.

There's this really weird situation in my community that I'd like to hear some thoughts on. This is in TX, as noted. I'll try to keep it brief.

Two years ago, close friends of mine began fostering a then 16 year old boy. I was very close with this couple; I stood in their wedding. The couple was 25(f) and 27(m) at the time. I thought this was weird at the time but didn't think too much of it.

A year later, they were able to get the courts to approve adoption of this boy; he was almost 18 at the time, and is 18 now though he's a junior in high school. At this point, they became able to share pictures of him on facebook, and did so frequently. This is when it became apparent that mom and the boy have a very weird relationship. They take posed family pictures where they're basically body-to-body. They take pictures cuddling, his hands on her waist, lots of cheek kisses, etc. She's constantly sharing statuses about her "baby boy" and talking about how some such evening they were "cuddling", etc. Weird stuff.

Dad is a good dude, but he's a massive pushover. Very good, long-term friend of mine. I had a conversation with him last week that amped up my concerns. Basically, he and his wife have been living in a sex-free marriage the past two years. He talked about how the boy had some sexual "scars" and it was "safest" for them to just remove all aspects of it from the house. He also talked about how the boy was "hyper-sexual", sneaking out for booty calls constantly, though less so now.

We have a good mutual friend who is a marriage and family therapist who works specifically with 12-18 year old boys, and I reached out to him yesterday, and he let me know he had already shared his concerns with them and agrees that this adoption placement was an odd decision for the court to make, and he's concerned about the relationship as well.

Now, the main reason why this is concerning; they currently have 2 other upper-teenage boys placed in their home in foster care. They plan to do this long term; foster/adopt teenage boys.

I don't want to assume too much, but obviously I'm nervous about what's going on there. I'm wondering whether there are any channels for reporting this behavior. Her facebook posts are public, I would assume that whoever is placing boys there has seen them... maybe? This is a very rural TX county, there may not be much investigation going on, I don't know. I have repeatedly encouraged them to pursue professional guidance here, go with the boys to therapy, etc; they reject this, and I know 100% for a fact that there is no professional that is heavily involved.

Should I/Can I do anything? If a relationship between her and the now 18 year old adopted boy was exposed, would that even be illegal? I can see that adoption incest IS illegal in TX but I'm not sure whether that law is actively enforced. Is it worth reporting this to CPS when obviously the social workers should be heavily involved already given the current foster placements?

Weird stuff. Any feedback is appreciated.

Answer: You think your friends are committing a crime. That the crime is incest makes the course of action no different. You can report it to the cops, they can investigate if they like.


Title: I want to sue my HS Vice Pricipal

Question:
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Topic:
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Answer: I'm not sure where everyone else is getting their information, but [VP's are mandated reporters](https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf) and can be held liable for not reporting.Answer #2: [There have been plenty of lawsuits against schools and school districts](http://www.publicjustice.net/sites/default/files/2016.01.31%20Winter%20Edition-Bulllying%20Verdicts%20and%20Settlements.FinalALLlinkschanged_0.pdf) (PDF warning) in bullying cases. Some have been very successful, and some not so much. Whether or not you have a case, though, is not something anyone other than a lawyer who knows all the facts can say. I imagine you'd have to sue the school or school district rather than the vice principal personally, but who knows.


Title: [AZ] Apartment is uninhabitable due to heat.

Question: My AC died on Monday and the landlord has refused to fix the issue. Without AC, the interior temperature has reached at least 108F. Their response to daily reminders is a promise to send someone out, but one has shown up to fix the issue in 5 days. I've been forced to live with a friend until it's fixed. What are my options for dealing with this?

Answer:
 Notify them in writing of the issue and then choose your preferred solution (which you should include in the notice you send): Have it repaired yourself and deduct that cost from rent (up to 1/2 your monthly rent) or move out and cease paying rent until it's fixed.

[Here's the AZ law requiring a/c and laying out your options](http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/33/01364.htm).  Cite to that in your notice.  Answer #2: http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumer/call-12-for-action/2014/06/24/tenant-you-are-entitled-to-working-air-conditioning/11342479/

*on mobile, sorry I can't link it correctly Answer #3: Call him literally every hour between 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. until he sends someone out. Then I'd suggest not renewing your lease when it's up and finding somewhere else to live. This guy sounds like a douche. Answer #4: Call legal aid if you are financially eligible, this is despicable behavior by your landlord. You should call this guy on the hour until he has someone out there.


Title: (30/f) CALI /Indian Immigrant/ Post- nuptial agreement advice-

Question:
(30/f) from California- Indian Immigrant- Post Nuptial agreement Advice-
A bit of background about me, I am currently a Stay at home mom, with a 9-month-old baby in Cali. My husband and I have been married for almost 2 ½ years. I haven’t made any contribution to the family because of my visa status, which is being a dependent and doesn’t allow me to work. He knew I will be a dependent and he had to get his company sponsor my H4 visa, which he did.

 I have been on H4 from Dec 2013 to June 2016, however, there was a new law which gave me an opportunity to work with EAD given to H4 dependents. When the rule was passed I was 6 months pregnant and  I was showing, I was also going to school. I didn’t consider getting a job because I kinda thought that I won't be hired and trained only to be given maternity leave along the way. (This would be my first actual job)

As of now I am supposed to get roughly around $200,000 as a gift from my mom.

With the baby and his mother back seat driving our marriage and financial stress my husband and I have argued over the money more frequently in past few months than before.

I am considering a postnuptial agreement to save my inheritance, after Reddit advice.

My husband has constantly told me how he has spent every penny on me for the past 3 years (let's just round up the date) of our marriage. I have clearly said that he is the one who asked his company to sponsor me for H4 and he should have thought about the financial status before he got married and not after!!

I have reached a point that I really want to give him a part of my money just to shut him up and say I paid for all the penny he spent on me!

I am planning to give him 1 year of my expenses from the time I got EAD ( along with the rent/ anything and everything that counts towards my expenses and shares half of the babies expenses)

Is this fair enough or should I do all the 3 years? I am only considering to do this coz of his insults against me and my family, should I just move past the insults and completely think about just saving all my money for this marriage?
Not that it matters, this is the second marriage, my husband is hypothyroid and has been diagnosed with mild bipolar ( he doesn’t take medication for the bipolar)

Please advise me what would you do, if you were in my position

Answer:
 It definitely sounds like you've got two things going on here: relationship problems and financial matters. It only becomes a legal problem if divorce enters the equation.

Look at it this way: you can put the money in a bank account under your name where he can't access it. You can invest it in such a way so that he can't access it. Either way, at some point you're telling him "I am managing this money and your input is not required or desired." You don't need a legal agreement to do that. How he reacts to that action is a relationship matter. I can tell you that if I inherited 6 figures worth of money and told my wife that she will not have any involvement in its investment or spending it would be a blowout fight, and possibly a marriage-ending fight.

My opinion is that if you're talking about paying your husband for "expenses" then your relationship is nearing the point of being irreparable. The moment that "insults" start entering the conversation it suggests to outside commenters like myself that your husband has no respect for you and perhaps  the marriage can't easily be saved. Of course, we don't know your husband or family and can't say for sure. What I can say for sure is that if my wife insulted my family and continued to do so after being asked not to I would be seeking divorce regardless of financial burdens. Life's too short to spend it with someone who doesn't respect you.

TL:DR Go to a marriage counselor and work on your communication or go to a divorce attorney to figure out how to protect your assets as you end the marriage.


Title: (US) Friend wants me to knock her up but me not have any ties to the child financial, legal or otherwise.

Question:
My friend (F 23) "S" wants a child but wants to take care of it herself and with her family that is well off. she is completely willing and so am i to get/write up or whatever signed and notarized to relieve me of any responsibility. Is there a way we can do this and if so where would we start.
"S" lives in another state and we see each other randomly throughout years and we live completely separate lives. the child will be taken care of with loving family. so im not worried about that and as for me. I look at it as a test run to see how well my genes are like a test run for planning for when I do the real thing.

Answer:
 > I look at it as a test run to see how well my genes are like a test run for planning for when I do the real thing.

Do the world a favor and don't produce any children in the foreseeable future.

If your attitude regarding bringing life onto this earth is a "test run" then you really have no fucking clue being a parent.
Answer #2: The only way to do this is through a fertility doctor/clinic.  If you sleep together and she gets pregnant, you are as liable as any other father.

>I look at it as a test run to see how well my genes are like a test run for planning for when I do the real thing.

That's truly disgusting.
Answer #3: If you think a "test run" is a good idea, you can probably skip it, as your genes are demonstrably defective.Answer #4: There is no way to do this. You will be as responsible for the child as any other parent. It doesn't matter what you sign before or after conception. She could go after you for child support at any time no matter what you both signed. If she ever applies for public assistance they will likely force her to give them your name so they can come after you for child support.  It is reprehensible that you would consider creating a life (and not consider it a "real thing") for the purpose of a "test run" of your genes.


Title: My school (in romania) does not let me out of the building.

Question:
 According to the law, if you've finished 10th grade it's your choice if you go to school or not. Also, I'm above 18. I've read about it and I should be able to leave the building, I'm not obligated to stay in school. What do I do? I'm about to print out the page that says this and show it, but I know my school and they'll most likely reject it.

Also the reason I'd leave is simple. Some days I'm hungry, but it's not like every monday and wednesday or so, it's random. All we have is a shitty overpriced buffet in which the closest you can get to real food is a 7days chocolate croissant. We also have a canteen but you have to say in adbance that you want food for the WEEK. You can't say that you want only on tuesday or friday. All I want is to go out for 5-10 minutes during break, buy food then come back.

Answer: It's a language barrier. Op is not looking to drop school. But be able to go outside the building during recess to buy food.


Title: Could we be charged with a hit and run if we left the scene of a car accident, but exchanged information after?

Question: Imagine two drivers go into a parking lot after a car accident to exchange their name and numbers. Can they still be charged for leaving the scene even though they exchanged information and agreed to settle it without police/insurance involvement, but then one party decides to call the police after?

Answer:
 Do you mean because they moved to a parking lot to exchange information? Unless the hit and run statute in your jurisdiction is very strange, that would not be a hit and run.

In one example of a jurisdiction's hit and run statute, you must "immediately" exchange information. "Immediately" means "as soon as reasonably possible under the circumstances." Moving to a parking lot for safety reasons and then exchanging information is doing it immediately.


Title: Mom let people rent apartment with her name and credit, they didn't pay rent for a while and left, she now is facing collections

Question: Hello everyone need some advice for my mom. She let some people rent an apartment in her name and with her credit. Long story short, they didn't pay the rent which accumulated for a while until reaching about 8000 dollars. They then moved somewhere else and left her with the debt although she never lived in the apartment. So, now the apartment is sending her to collections. What can she do about this?

Answer:
 She needs to pay, and she can sue the people she sublet to.Answer #2: >What can she do about this?

First, she should never again

> let some people rent an apartment in her name and with her credit

Since then she will be on the hook for every penny they did not pay.

She owes 8,000 USD (plus fees, interest, etc.) to the landlord.

She can pay it willingly or she can be sued, the her wages would be garnished, bank accounts empties, her assets will have liens against them, her credit will be nuked, etc.

I am genuinely sorry that she found herself in this situation.

She can attempt to sue those people and collect from them, but you are more likely to know if there is any point in suing those deadbeats.


Title: Tampa, FL - I crashed my scooter when I braked hard to avoid a car that had turned into my path. When I hit the brake the front wheel turned but the handlebars remained straight, causing the bike to crash. Do I have a case for product liability?

Question:
In a nutshell:  I ride a 2013 Bashan Peace Sports VIP scooter that I bought new.  When I first rode it I noticed that the handlebars seemed to be turned slightly to the left by about one degree when the front wheel was pointed straight.  I emailed the dealer about this, and when he came do do the first regular service on the bike he fixed this.

A few weeks later I was riding when I approached an intersection and an oncoming car took a left turn right into my path.  I hit the front and rear brakes simultaneously (the rear brake is mostly ineffective, so the front brake does most of the brasking on this bike.  Dealer says this is normal).  The front wheel turned, although the handlebar remained straight.  The bike went down, and i suffered some pretty mean road rash.  I ended up going to the hospital, had a sprained ankle, shoulder and wrist.  I had no insurance, and the car that caused the accident did not stop.  The hospital bill is over $30,000.

After I got my bike back, I noticed that I could easily turn the handlebars laft and right while holding the front wheel stationary with my feet.  There is only a single bolt that is supposed to hold the front wheel stationary, and it is ineffective if something happens like you hit the front brakes hard.  This would seem to be a design flaw, since the bolt is as tight as it can be tightened yet you can still easily move the wheel while holding the handlebars straight.

My question is, Do I have a case for product liability and how should I proceed?

This scooter is my only transportation, and I ned it to get to work.

Topic:
Personal Injury

Answer:
 You seem to be claiming that the scooter is defective as designed.  In which case you would need an independent expert to substantiate your claims to have any hope of bringing a successful products liability suit against the manufacturer.

Note that assessment by an independent expert will not be free.

Also, in products liability suits, you sue the *manufacturer*, not the dealer.  So you'd be stuck trying to sue a Chinese company whose line includes vehicles that are [obvious attempts at counterfeiting Hondas](http://www.chinabashan.com/en/Product.asp?sid=18&id=231).  You may have difficulty recovering anything even if you manage to win.

I doubt you would be able to find any attorney who would be willing to take this case on contingency either, so you're probably looking at a decent amount of money just to hire an attorney.


Title: [NY] I'm an adult, another adult that was under the impression that I'm 14 tried to sleep with me. Can I report this?

Question:
So, I downloaded whisper out of curiosity and saw a whisper by a man in his 30s saying he wanted the company of a Yulong girl. I messaged him asking how old, and told him I was 14. To be clear, I wasn't baiting him with the exception of lying about my age. He sent me a lewd photo and wanted to make plans to meet up and have sex, making it clear that he knew that what he was doing was illegal by telling me that he'll get into trouble of I told. I wasn't the one who brought sex up. He gave me his number, which I searched on Facebook and found his page. So now I have his full name,  and screenshots where he told me his age, first name and phone number along with his Facebook page. What can be done with this information? I know it's probably "slimey" to lie about my age like that, but I wasn't tricking him into anything, he led the entire conversation.

I also found his girlfriend on his Facebook page, who has a daughter a little younger than the age he claimed he was looking for.  I messaged her the screenshots and she was thankful. For all I know, he could have hurt that little girl.

Edit: wow you guys really like pedophiles, huh? I never said I do this regularly, it was a one time instance. This is a legal sub, not "how can we protect a probable pedophile" sub. I asked for legal advice, not whether I'm fucking Batman.

Answer:
 You can reach out to your local police department. They may not be interested, however, because there are about a billion problems with the chain of custody at this point.Answer #2: Computer crimes investigator here.  Report what you have but don't expect anything to come from it.  ICAC task forces are instructed specifically to NOT work with vigilante groups.  You can report it through the Cybertip line at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children if you want.

And stop this in the future.  As mentioned, you're not Batman.  There are pros that do this all day.  Leave it to them.Answer #3: Just for clarity... the person who you spoke to gave you a number, which you assumed to be his.  And, you found a Facebook page of a person associated with that number, and contacted his girlfriend accusing him of basically being a child molester.

Yes....  Report his behavior to the police.

But, pretending to be 14 and communicating with potential predators is dangerous.

And, contacting people on Facebook with potentially false information can open you to civil liabilities.

Look... It PROBABLY was his account and number.  You probably won't get in any trouble from this.  And, I get that you were trying to protect children.  That's cool.  Just leave the investigations to the police.


Title: Gun went off at the restaurant I work at, are we going to get in legal trouble?

Question:
On mobile!

Disclaimer: I wasn’t there today, but I’m worried about the repercussions because we’ve only been open 5 months.

We have a special for bloody mary’s and mimosas on Sundays, so this table was having a ball drinking away out on the patio. All was good, they weren’t showing signs of being intoxicated and were with their kid.

A loud noise occurred and the window shattered. Everyone assumed a chair fell and that’s what caused it, but upon investigating they found a bullet lodged in the window.

So the story: This family is drinking, a mother, father, and a younger kid. The father, having consumed alcohol, also had a gun on him. He accidentally fired and ALMOST HIT HIS KID. The bullet missed the kid and lodged itself into the window. These windows are garage doors that open up but with the weather being colder they were closed.

The couple had already paid and up and left before the cops could arrive. We have their names from the cards and their license plate so they’re going to be caught undoubtably.

My question: Will we lose our liquor license if it’s found out that they drank too much? I don’t know that they did, but I’m worried about the fact that they were drinking in the first place. Will the server that was taking care of them be in legal trouble? This is all so messy and crazy that it happened to my coworkers.

Thanks for the help and PLEASE don’t carry a weapon if you plan on drinking. Someone could have been injured or killed because of the careless decision that happened today.
Topic:
Alcohol Related Other than DUI

Answer:
 > they weren’t showing signs of being intoxicated

This is usually the important part. If they don't look drunk, how do you know to cut them off?

[Per USACarry](https://www.usacarry.com/tennessee_concealed_carry_permit_information.html), the patron was in violation of [state law](https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/safety/handgunmain/handgunfaqs.html#Q7), so it's all on them. They weren't allowed to be drinking while carrying to begin with.Answer #2: >He accidentally fired

There is no such thing as an accidental discharge. His booger hooks were on the bang switch and the gun functioned as designed.

>Will we lose our liquor license if it’s found out that they drank too much?

There's no proof that is factual. People do incredibly stupid things with guns while totally sober.

>Will the server that was taking care of them be in legal trouble?

No. Unless she handed the intoxicated person a gun herself/himself.


Title: Ex-Roommate refuses to give me my half of the damage deposit and sold my furniture without my permission. What can I do?

Question:
Okay, so the story is, in September I moved in with a friend from university. It was a large house and we had about 5 people living there, but only his name and mine were on the six month lease. My girlfriend is one of the people who lived with us and she did not get along with my friend. They were always fighting and butting heads, so in January she moved out. I chose to move in with her in February after my lease was up. My friend was very pissed off about the whole thing and now that he's also moved out, he refuses to give me my half of the damage deposit (which I really need right now) and he says he sold my dresser that I was letting another person in the house use. I have the texts as evidence that he blatantly refuses to give me my money and that he sold my belongings without my consent. I live in BC, Canada. Any advice would be really appreciated.
Topic:
Douche

Answer: Small claims court.


Title: Do I have any legal backing to ask a news website to remove an article about my arrest if my records were sealed?

Question: Last year a did something stupid that got me arrested for drug possession. After passing a probation period, my charges were dropped and I got my records sealed. However, when you google my name, a local news station has an article describing my arrest and charges based on the police report filed a couple days after the incident. Since my records are sealed and they can't access the arrest report anymore, do I have any legal backing to ask them to remove the article? It has proven troublesome for finding jobs and hiding the incident from family/girl friends family since it's the first Google search result of my name.

Answer: Nope. They're reporting the truth: you were, in fact, arrested. Sealing the records only keeps the courts from revealing it. You should look into hiring a reputation management firm to move the article down in the listings.


Title: (PA) Does switching the legal rights of my children to my x-wives new husband automatically drop child support and arrears?

Question: I currently live in California and pay child support for my two children who live with their mother in Pennsylvania. She (my x-wife, their mother) asked me if I would allow the man she is pregnant to to legally adopt my children so they can get the benefits of the marines. My question is will my child support and arrears be dropped automatically or should I have her drop that first? Also can child support be started again afterwards? Thank you

Answer: Your future child support would almost assuredly disappear.  Your arrears would not.  Answer #2: If you have him adopt the children you are giving up legal responsibility for the kids so no more child support but also legally she would not have to allow you to see the children any more.Answer #3: If you want to give up your rights that's up to you, but he can legally give his TriCare and such to your kids without him adopting them.


Title: Legal for cop to open your door and give you your purse without permission?

Question:
My mom just got pulled over by a motorcycle cop for going 52 in a 45. She said there were 2 cars in front of here that were actually speeding, probably going above 60 that the cop chose to ignore and went after her.

Anyway, when the cop asked to see her license, she said it's in the back seat and she couldn't reach it. She asked if it's okay for her to go back there and get it. Without asking the cop just opened the rear door, grabbed her purse and handed it to her.

Is this legal? She plans to fight the case in court since it's only 7 mph over the limit, but I mentioned to her that she should also state what he did about opening the car door and grabbing her purse. Can she have the case thrown out because of this?

Edit: this is in California

Answer:
 Why would it be illegal?  Did he dump it out or steal something?

No, it's not going to get the ticket dismissed.


Title: Lottery Advice

Question: Mega millions and Powerball are both north of $500 million prizes (+$400 million cash prize). If one were to win, besides the normal advice of waiting to claim, waiting to spend, speak to a lawyer etc. What would a lawyer suggest specifically as a good course of action?

Answer:
 This is pretty much the most comprehensive "legal" advice on Reddit about what to do when you win the lottery, and that's what I'm planning on doing if I ever win the lottery:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/whats\_the\_happiest\_5word\_sentence\_you\_could\_hear/chb38xf/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/whats_the_happiest_5word_sentence_you_could_hear/chb38xf/)


Title: Who should pay to fix my $1200 laptop?

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer: Unless your cat has $1200, you're probably going to have to eat the cost yourself.


Title: Is it legal for a landlord to ask for my bank statements?

Question:
Saw an ad for an apartment in FL and texted the landlord, was asked to present my last three months' bank statements, three months pay stubs, a copy of my Social Security Card and Drivers Licence.

I'm ok with drivers license and pay stubs but the rest seem a bit off.

Answer:
 This sounds very scammy. Between your pay stubs, bank statements, and SS card, he's got all the information he needs to steal your identity and empty your bank account.

On the off-chance that it isn't an identity-theft scam: Legal to ask, legal for you to decline, legal for him to choose to not rent to you.

Edit: OP, have you visited and gone inside this apartment in person?Answer #2: Pay stubs or proof of income are common enough, but not right off the bat. This is a scam.

Do not provide this info unless you can meet this person, view the apartment, and fill out an actual application. Even then it might not be worth it, IMO.


Title: How do sperm donors avoid child support/legal responsibilities?

Question: The DIY sperm donor posts in /r/legaladvice make me wonder how official sperm donors (e.g. donated through sperm banks) avoid the legal responsibilities associated with impregnation? As far as I can tell, giving up paternity normally isn't possible, but is possible for sperm donors, so what's the deal here? Like, there must be some sort of legal process there, but what makes that process inaccessible to individuals? (Assume for the sake of the question, money/access to lawyers isn't a problem.)

Answer:
 Because there are legal processes and protections in place that specifically protect donors that go through licensed clinics.

To think about it simply and generally, because there's a middle-man.  The father isn't directly impregnating the mother.

> but what makes that process inaccessible to individuals?

It's not inaccessible to individuals.  Individuals donate sperm through the processes provided by licensed clinics all the time, and those clinics are very accessible to a wide range of people.

In some somewhat uncommon situations, private agreements negotiated by lawyers, *potentially* skipping the physical sex part, are, in fact, enforceable, just as if a licensed clinic was used.  This is *very* location- and situation-specific.

The reason that licensed clinics are viewed as functionally the only way to do this is that these places are licensed and regulated, with oversight.  Private agreements are generally none or only some of those, and child support is a right of the child (not either parent) so the government having oversight and regulation of that is imperative (as child support isn't always one parent pursuing the other, but a lot of times the government pursuing a parent, such as when the other parent relies on government-run assistance programs like food stamps or the like).Answer #2: It is only possible when state law exempts donors. Most if not all states have a process for this, but you need to follow the rules for doing it. Generally, that means doing everything through a clinic.


Title: My old job trying to screw me one more time

Question: I used to work in a banks collection department. Long story short I put my two weeks and did everything I was supposed to do. But when I got my last check it was 300 dollars extra then what it should have been. But I didn't think nothing of it. Because we were eligible for monthly bonuses if we  exceeded our quota. Which I did every now and then. But today I got a call and was told that there was a payroll error and that I was over paid 300 dollars and that I need to give it back. I told them that I didn't have it anymore ( which is true, because I used the extra money to pay off my car insurance for the next 3 months and used the last little bit of it to get a new video game). Then they told me if I don't give them the 300 back they will send it to collections. I know they will take me to court because the bank I worked for had no problem doing its customers. We were often told use it as basically a threat to get people to give us what ever money they had to pay off the collection. Is it legal for them to do this when it was there mistake. They even admitted it was their mistake.

Answer: That money wasn’t yours and you owe it back mistake or not.


Title: Friend is threatening to sue me over stuff given to me

Question:
Last year my friend decided he wanted to start streaming. As he didnt have any friends to play with he bought me  a PC

and i said i could help him as much as i could.i didnt have a job and he said he would help me make money so my girlfriend didnt have to keep supporting me. so i did not look for a job for a while. after a few months of doing my best and trying to help him he became super toxic and stopped streaming. so i had to get a job and start making money. now he is threating to sue me if i do not return The Pc because he says i did not complete my end of the deal. he became very toxic and threatend to come to Oregon with "Friends". this is the last thing he has said.

"He has till friday to send my stuff or I'm coming full force with lawyers and  suit I talked to the state attorney today and they will pick it up as criminal I'm done playing fucking games Because it was purchased under myu business account it has became criminal that he isnt returning property So Friday is the dead line if it isnt shipped friday Im pressing charges and he can get fucked They will issue the warrant for his arrest and his ass will be taking along ride to florida in handcuffs ".

Can i be arrested? i i live in oregon by the way and he is in florida.

I Appreciate all the help i can get.

Answer:
 This is not a criminal matter and you won’t be arrested.  Your ex-friend is just trying to intimidate you.

If he gave you the PC for business purposes only and you are no longer involved with the business, you should return the PC (at his expense).

If he gave it to you as “gift” then it is yours to keep.

Either way, it is a civil matter.  His recourse is to sue you.  At some point you can tell him to either sue you or any further communications or attempts to collect pre-litigation will be considered harassment.


Title: Statute of limitations on Michigan tax exemptions

Question:
Work in a grocery store that occasionally sells flowers. Have someone who owns a flower business come in and buys out all the flowers, and claims a tax exemption on them, reselling them, and infuriating my boss. Is this legal?

From what I can tell the tax exemption paperwork is legit.

Answer: Why is your boss mad? Your business doesn't receive the taxes; it only collects them for the state. So the exemption isn't cutting into your profits. And the customer could compete with you under the same scenario without buying the flowers from you.


Title: Friend is being sexually harrassed at work, her boss won't do anything about it

Question:
Just found out a friend that works at my neighborhood bar is being sexually harassed by one of the cooks. Not assault but definitely unwanted touching (ex. he hugs her around the waist as a greeting, coming up behind her and massaging her shoulders when she's washing her hands). She told her boss, but no action was taken. Now, she's afraid she will get fired if she tries anything more drastic without real evidence and has told people not to do anything on her behalf for the same reason.

The bar is relatively new and is the closest to my apartment, so I've been going there quite a bit and have gotten to know the owner a little. My first instinct was to talk to him and tell him that I couldn't give him any more business if he wasn't going to take his employee's rights seriously, but my friend asked me not to because she can't afford to lose her job. Is there anything I can do to help deal with this, that won't result in her termination in a right-to-work state (Philadelphia, PA)?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: She needs to handle this herself.  There is nothing you can do that will help; chances are you will only make the situation worse.


Title: Can I take a couple of edibles for my own consumption from Ontario to new York?

Question: Hi guys please go gentle on me. I recently started to use edibles to help me sleep and I will be taking a short trip to New York. Would it be ok if I take a few gummies with me not in the original packaging or is it a bad idea and i just shouldnt do it?

Answer: Depends on your comfort level of being arrested for trafficking narcotics, and how much time you're willing to spend incarcerated.


Title: My brother got fired from his job and he thinks it was unfair

Question: My brother got fired from his job by his boss last week and he thinks its unfair and discrimination in involved. He knows the boss is going to make up some excuse for firing him but honestly cant find any reason why he was fired apart from some small things that happened months ago between coworkers. But apparently on the boss' Facebook page the boss writes status updates like "F*cking Indians" and stuff insulting Indian people..... and his Facebook page is directly linked to the company website and publicly accessible to anyone. And we come from an Indian family. He said the boss never said it openly to him but does subtle stuff like he's always rude to him and when they're in a room full of guys and the boss is shaking hands with everyone, he won't shake his hand. Is it discrimination??

Answer: It might be but hard to prove. Your can contact an employment attorney. But really your brother got fired by a racist but there is no proof or reason to think he got fired because of his race. Answer #2: Print that page out and file a complaint with the EEOC. The fact that he puts disparaging racial remarks in writing will certainly help, but don't financially count on winning either.


Title: [Austin TX] Target forcing us to work first 15 minutes of shift off the clock. I know its not legal, but management threatens to fire anyone who complains/brings it up. How to approach?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 So you run off to the women's socks department at 10AM, help the ladies with their socks, and then run back to clock in at 10:15AM? Holy frijoles, that is illegal.

*Rounding* is legal, if done properly, so all I can think is that the "ETL" completely misunderstands how that works. TWC is the right way to go, but you could just email them this picture and see if they can put an end to this right away.Answer #2: File a wage claim with the TWC [here](http://www.twc.state.tx.us/jobseekers/how-submit-wage-claim-under-texas-payday-law).  Note, you can only file when you get paid for this current period and the 15 mins worked is not on your check.Answer #3: Big companies like this typically have an anonymous HR line. I would call that. You could also make a wage complaint with the TX labor board.Answer #4: Call the Integrity Hotline ASAP.Answer #5: Nal. Contact your regional headquarter and bring this to their attention.  Answer #6: Yeah. I’d start showing up at 11:08 and clocking in at 11:15.


Title: Lease - No early termination clause

Question:
I live in Raleigh, NC and have recently have entered into a lease that has a defined start and end date. But there is a bullet point in the lease that says
> "There is no early termination clause in our lease contract. You are expected to honor the terms of the lease through your lease expiration date."

I don't understand what this means. Does this mean that there is no penalty for leave the property early?

Answer:
 It means you would owe the full amount of rent through the end of the lease period.Answer #2: How do you not understand that? How could it be more clear, and why would you think there's no penalty for leaving early based on that verbiage?

The only way you'd get out of paying the entirety of the lease is if the landlord found new tenants to take over when you left. They're required to make a reasonable effort to do so.


Title: CA: About asking for an attorney during police questioning...

Question:
This is a general question, not about a specific situation. I hope that's cool with the sub guidelines.

I have a question about getting an attorney when you're being questioned by police.  I totally "get" that if you're being questioned for a crime you've committed, you should ask for an attorney immediately.

But what if you're innocent? And there's little question that you're innocent? Like, say I come home from work and find my wife dead. Obviously, the cops would want to question me.

If I immediately say "I'm not talking to you without a lawyer," instead of "I was at work. Here's my timecard. How can I help?" wouldn't the cops find that suspicious?

Like, I know I would. I'd be like, "why is this dude asking for a lawyer, anyway?"

So, in this hypothetical scenario, wouldn't it make sense to only ask for an attorney if it starts to seem like you're a suspect or they're not buying your "alibi" or whatever?

(Also: No offense to reddit's "non-professionals," but if you're not actually an attorney, I'm not interested in your opinion on this matter.)

Answer:
 >wouldn't the cops find that suspicious?

Sure, they may. The police are only human. However, you'll get yourself in a lot more trouble trying to explain your way out of it. Even if you're totally innocent, you can and likely will end up worse than you started.


Title: [PA] porn and kids- (not child porn)

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 > § 6301.  Corruption of minors.

> (a)  Offense defined.--

> (1)  (i)  Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), whoever, being of the age of 18 years and upwards, by any act corrupts or tends to corrupt the morals of any minor less than 18 years of age, or who aids, abets, entices or encourages any such minor in the commission of any crime, or who knowingly assists or encourages such minor in violating his or her parole or any order of court, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.

I could easily see an argument for providing pornography to a minor meeting that definition.


Title: Need to write letter of contrition for underage drinking charge.

Question: Hi, I'm 19 and was arrested last month in Virginia for an underage drinking charge. I've been advised by my lawyer to write a letter of contrition for court but I'm unsure of what to write. I have the basic understanding of "I regret my actions it won't happen again" but I don't want this to come off as fake or disrespectful. Thank you for any advice you may be able to give.

Answer: You could seek out an AA class and write about how their stories illustrate the effect alcohol can have if you let it dominate your life.


Title: Employer Refusing to provide 1099 information, which makes it hard to pay my taxes. How to proceed?

Question:
Edit: CALIFORNIA

Worked as a contractor for a small business.  They stopped paying me about 3 weeks before they laid me off, and because they owe me a few weeks of pay, they aren't returning any of my calls or emails.

I need my 1099 information to pay my taxes, but they won't provide anything to me at all.

I've already contacted the **division of labor standards enforcement** about the unpaid wages, but I don't know how I'm supposed to do my taxes this year given the situation.

Should I simply request a tax extension to give this whole situation more time to shake out?  I feel like I don't have enough information to pay my taxes right now.

Answer: [The IRS has a hotline for exactly this situation.]  (http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154.html)  Call the number in that link and they can help you request a substitute form and contact your employer on your behalf to get the required info if possible.  You can use what they provide you as a substitute to file your taxes on time.


Title: Deciding which of these states to move to based on their abortion laws

Question:
I am a 39 F currently living in Maryland.  To be clear, I have yet to be pregnant, and decided I am going to be child free.  However I want to plan ahead just in case.

I am thinking of eventually moving into my own place, here are the states I am considering:

West Virginia

Virginia

Or staying in Maryland

However, my biggest concern are the abortion laws.  With what is happening in Texas, I want to make sure I stay in a state where the abortion laws are more flexible.  Or at least, if I would be able to legally travel to another state in order to pursue an abortion?

This is something I have been very concerned about a d will continue to be wary of if and when I move anywhere and just would like clarification on these state's laws in abortion, if they are especially strict about the 6 week mark too of pregnancy.

Answer:
 You can always travel for it too if needed.  Don't think anyone's tried to ban travel across state lines (yet, for adults at least).Answer #2: Maryland is a very Democratic state; state politics is more a matter of internal difference between progressive and moderate Democrats. It is unlikely that abortion rights will be curtailed in Maryland any time soon. Every year, one of the few Republican state legislators will submit a bill, and it goes absolutely nowhere. (I track bills for an organizing group I'm in. As per what I said above, our focus is always on pushing moderate Democrats left because the few Republican state legislators have little power.)

Maybe if you live in one of the Republican-heavier rural areas, your impression of Maryland may be different, but are there county-level abortion laws? If not, your access is pretty safe.Answer #3: The Satanic Temple is doing a lot of work to ensure abortion rituals (aka abortions) are accessible to all their members. It's $25 for the card but free to joinAnswer #4: Why not just have your tubes tied or burnt might be cheaper. And you can stay in the same place that you live now without having children


Title: drug dealer stole my money :/

Question:
[deleted]
Topic:
Canada

Answer:
 Most likely the police will get a good laugh before they call your parents.  If not they can charge you with something along the lines of conspiracy to purchase/possess illegal drugs.

Quit trying to buy illegal drugs and you will never have this problem again.Answer #2: Unfortunately to report this crime, you'd have to incriminate yourself. A lesson to be learned that to live outside the law, is to deny yourself it's protections. Sorry bud, a relatively minor loss to learn from.


Title: legal to sell clothing stuffed with dog fur??

Question:
ex: a coat insulated with fur instead of cotton/down.
specifically if the fur comes strictly from the brushings of a shedding dog, where the animal is not harmed. the closest thing i could find is "19 U.S. Code § 1308 - Prohibition on importation of dog and cat fur products" but I'm not sure if that is referring to pelts with the animals skin where the animal has been harmed or not.

location: Kansas/Missouri
Topic:
Business Law

Answer:
 That is a really good question. From the same code, it looks like it's illegal even if the animal isn't harmed.

>(6) Dog or cat fur product
The term “dog or cat fur product” means any item of merchandise which consists, or is composed in whole or in part, of any dog fur, cat fur, or both.

>(1) In general It shall be unlawful for any person to—
(A) import into, or export from, the United States any dog or cat fur product; or
(B) introduce into interstate commerce, manufacture for introduction into interstate commerce, sell, trade, or advertise in interstate commerce, offer to sell, or transport or distribute in interstate commerce in the United States, any dog or cat fur product.Answer #2: This just seems gross to me. Imagine washing it and having a blanket that smells like a wet dog? Or a coat in the rain/snow.

Granted I know you could probably strip all the oils from the fur... but would it be worth it. Plus the fur will mat.


Title: My Expat Aunt hasn’t filed US taxes. Ever. (NL/US)

Question:
Location: Netherlands and also USA, I suppose

I’m currently visiting my aunt who lives in the Netherlands. She has lived her since she was about 20 and is now in her early 50s. Last night she asked me if I could help her with something. Being a dutiful nephew to my favorite aunt, I of course agreed. She brought out her laptop open to the IRS page for US citizens living abroad and said that she was having a hard time understanding what to do about her taxes. I said that she should just follow along with what she did last year since her situation hasn’t changed and that’s when it came out that she has never filed taxes, ever.

Between the time she was 18 and when she left for Holland she was a poor college student without a job so she assumed she didn’t have to pay taxes. When she started living here, she didn’t realize that she still had to pay taxes on the money she makes in a foreign country (besides, she pays an insane tax rate here anyway).

She’s planning on visiting the US soon and she doesn’t want to get in trouble for tax evasion while she’s visiting. She often gets worried about the worst case scenario.

What should she do to make things right with the IRS? She’s not rich by any means so a big lump payment would be difficult.

Answer:
 >What should she do to make things right with the IRS?

Do you know what I love about tax agencies? They usually have a website where they link to resources that can help:

[Here](https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/us-citizens-and-resident-aliens-abroad) is that page for the IRS there's a phone number and a link to local taxpayer advocates.


Title: Death threats and Mental Distress

Question: A friend of mine is being threatened by his ex girlfriend and their family claiming they will go to his house and shoot him to death. He has most of what they said on recording with them getting really graphic in their description of what they will do to him. He says he has been losing sleep because of it and staying on edge. Can he file a restraining order? Also, can he get any compensation for mental distress or does he have to be physically hurt? Sorry, if this is hard to read in advance. Any help would be greatly appreciated! If it helps he lives in Palmer, Alaska.

Answer:
 If only there was some organization or agency who takes reports of crimes and investigates them, possibly arresting the person breaking the law.

Oh well, maybe some day.


Title: How to get medical attention for a child despite one parent interfering. [ID]

Question: A friend of mine has a child with undiagnosed medical issues. The child is having seizures and symptoms that could be lupus (which runs in the family). The child has wound up in the ER for these problems a couple of times and now has anti-seizure medication, but was referred to a pediatric neurologist and rheumatologist for further examination and possible diagnosis. Both of these specialists take forever to get in to see. Unfortunately, the child’s parents are divorced in a state that favors mothers. The mother has a long history of issues that child welfare keeps saying are “fine”, but this one takes the cake. She keeps canceling the child’s appointments last minute so when the father goes to take his child to the doctor, there’s no appointment anymore. And then they have to wait to get another appointment all over again. They share custody so the mother has legal right to cancel the appointments, but isn’t that endangering the child or something? Isn’t there SOMETHING that could be done so the father can at least be in charge of medical issues for this kid? He’s tried to get custody before but they basically say there’s no proof the allegations against the mother occurred or they aren’t bad “enough” to do anything (clearly standards are extremely low). My thinking is this history of her calling and canceling appointments is proof of terrible parenting. Am I off base? How can we get this kid medical treatment without her mother getting in the way?

Answer:
 Pretty sure this qualifies as medical neglect. If the appointments are repeatedly cancelled in a situation like this, the doctor’s office may be required to file a CPS claim and get social workers involved.

I’d seriously recommend your friend speak to a lawyer.


Title: Why do people become admins of a Facebook group since they’re legally liable for everyone else?

Question: Why do people become admins of a Facebook group since they’re legally liable for everyone else?

Answer: In the US at least, a Facebook group admin is definitely *not* liable for what others may post in that group.Answer #2: Why do people keep making throwaway reddit accounts to obsessively post the same questions over and over again instead of seeking treatment for their mental illness?


Title: Will I go to jail for fraud?

Question: [removed]

Answer:
 You won’t go to jail because your friend just robbed you and you helped him.  Your credit will be screwed if you don’t deposit the $1000 immediately.  Better start selling stuff and borrowing  from everyone you know.  Some “ friend”. Answer #2: Not a lawyer but use Chase.  Essentially, they "gave" you that $1,000 to withdraw immediately with the assumption that the funds would arrive shortly later.  However, those funds never actually arrived so they reversed it.  So you will have to pay Chase back the $1,000.  Since I'm also a broke college kid, I don't know what happens if you don't pay it back.

-edit
According to Chase's [policy](https://www.chase.com/content/dam/chasecom/en/checking/documents/how-your-transaction-will-work.pdf)
There will be an additional fee of $15 every 5 business days that your account is overdrawn.


Title: Mother left a year ago and now wants custody of me and my brother.

Question:
My mother ran out on us about a year ago and hasn’t paid a dime in support since. She sent divorce papers to my father and is asking for physical custody and for my father to pay child support for me and my brother. Does my father need a lawyer or is it best for me and my brother to say we don’t want to live with her and save money? Me and my brother are (17M) and (15M), we both prefer to live with our dad and dislike our mother.
Edit- location is NY

Answer: Same advice you were given yesterday. The judge will want to hear from you both about where you want to live. He will make a decision based on your best interest.  Your father needs a lawyer to protect you kids. Answer #2: Your opinion and your brothers will be very strong to influence the decision of the judge. Maybe tell your mother that you don’t want to live with her in order to avoid her spending a lot of money in a process


Title: Fired from job of 2+ years with no warning, no explanation through text message. Can I fight this?

Question:
Hello there, I'm a 27 year old male in Los Angeles. For the past two years, I've been working as a waiter at a Chinese restaurant in the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills area. I was one of the longest-tenured employees there and was frequently referred to by the owner of the restaurant as "lead server" (not an official title).

This past Thursday was my last day as an employee. During my shift, I noticed that the schedule for the following week had not yet been posted (not unusual for this place). I asked my manager for at least the first day that I'd be working in the coming week, to which he replied, "you're definitely working Monday night, I'll text you the rest of the schedule."

This past Saturday I awoke to a text explaining that my services were no longer needed. I thought it was a joke and asked why. He said it was just business, nothing personal. This is a small family restaurant and there are only six or so waiters among which I was easily the most competent, so I asked why one of the others didn't get the boot if it was just business (one of the other waiters had long been the topic of discussion among management, of which there is only the general manager and the owner). He said to leave those decisions to him. I asked for any explanation at all. All I got was a text that said, "You don't fit with the direction this company is heading."

A restaurant with a direction that was somehow different from the general objective of selling food and making profits? I found the idea surprising.

So I texted the owner, with whom I had a historically good rapport. He said that the manager has full authority over personnel and that he supports his decision.

And that was the extent of the explanation I got. No severance pay, no reason, just fired out of the blue.

Obviously this puts an immediate and uncomfortable stress on my financial situation, which, as I'm also a musician, is not exactly comfortable. They knew this, which makes me wonder why, after so long of being their employee with high marks and an amicable relationship, they'd just cut me out of the blue without telling me why.

I understand that, as far as I know, I'm an at-will employee, and I know I can be dropped for any reason at any time. But they led me to believe I'd be working the following week and then failed to provide me with a reason for parting ways (not sure if they're obligated to). I read a little bit about wrongful termination, but the cases under which an at-will employee is wrongfully terminated seemed a bit vague to me. Can someone tell me what options I have, if I have any?
Topic:
Employment Law

Answer: To follow up on what others have said, once you file for unemployment, if it is initially denied, appeal. Nothing you wrote indicates you would not win that appeal. But file today, you can do it online.


Title: [AZ] Is it legal to not be told of a relative's health?

Question:
I've decided to create this throwaway just to ask if it is legal to for my grandmother to deliberately not give me any news about my grandfather's health.
Grandfather has had mini-strokes and problems with post-surgery wounds (they were fixed) within the past year. I have told her twice before to alert me when something has happened with him (she had stopped at one point because I hadn't been contacting her). I live 4 hours away from them and work nearly every day at an 8 dollar an hour job, and with my bills and rent, I can't afford to stop by their place to see how he's doing all the time, which is why I had to rely on her contacting me.

I don't like to get in contact with her because every time I speak with her, or on the rare occasions I can visit, someone in her household apparently gets in touch with a relative of mine that causes a lot of family drama, and says that I say something insulting or inflammatory. The only adults in the household are my grandparents, their child, and two young grandchildren (children of their kid that lives with them). I strongly suspect it is either her or her child spreading these rumors, because they have been part of this big ol' ball of family drama that tangents the drama from the rumors. This is just another piece of the drama that I am being dragged into, and it stresses me out. I've been trying to cut out all the stress from family drama, and that had lead to me deciding it was best to cut ties with the biggest stressors in my life- my grandma, one of my parents (who is one of my grandma's kids), and my grandma's household child.

So I told my grandmother that because of these rumors, I cannot maintain a relationship with her, which I am really saddened by. I however, asked if she can still update me on my grandfather's condition, whether it worsens or gets better, and she refused to reply to me about it. I suspect she won't tell me anything, and I fear she won't even let me know if he's dying (which I would spend my time staying with them if that was the case).
Topic:
Other Civil Matters

Answer:
 > I've decided to create this throwaway just to ask if it is legal to for my grandmother to deliberately not give me any news about my grandfather's health.

Yes.  Unless you have some sort of guardianship over your grandfather, you have no rights to know anything about him.  Especially his health information, which generally has more protections than other classes of information.


Title: Pedofile trying to chat up minor on youtube livestream.

Question:
Yesterday I was watching a YouTube livestream of a girl that could be maybe 12? (I really can't estimate age). Some random started talking to her through chat. It was innocent at beggining but then he started calling her cute, pretty, beautiful and similar things. He even asked for Instagram account to talk to her after the stream ends. She gave him that Instagram thing with @ (I don't know how it is called, sorry). The livestream ended soon after that. I sweared at this guy quite badly in chat so she banned me and I could not really help. So I want to ask if there is anything I can do now to help her? I already reported the person on YouTube.
Topic:
Criminal Law

Answer: your post history is pretty pedo filled itself, i or other users should report you


Title: Is holding someones Drivers license legal??

Question: I work for an office building and we have our bathrooms locked and if a visitor needs to use it we give them a key and we take their ID/Driver's license until they return. In this instance it was an elderly woman and she gave me her driver's license. Upon her return she missplaced the key and "could not find it". After minutes of searching I just gave her driver's license back on the sense of "it's only a bathroom key". My supervisor told me I should've kept her license. Is that legal to do? I feel like I made the right decision but she's telling me otherwise. Any advice?

Answer:
 Kept her license to what end? I'd say you were in the right, though you didn't specify a location so I can't cite any statute. From an employment standpoint, it might have been wise to consult the supervisor first.

You did not make a trade with her. The DL hold is intended to remind them to return the key, and gives you an avenue of collecting their information if you need to bill them for the replacement of the key. If your supervisor had the idea that you could simply hold onto the DL indefinitely and that it was now your property as though it were traded for the bathroom key, that would be mistaken.

Now, if you had people give you a $5 deposit for the bathroom key and then they lost it, you could certainly keep their $5. An understanding can be established that the money is a deposit for the key; no such understanding could exist for a DL, in part because it would make no sense, and in part because it is the State's property, issued to you but not an article of personal property that one is free to sell, give, or trade to another.Answer #2: When I was a kid, at my dentist, they had a bathroom down the hall that was locked. The key was on a chain attached on this board that had a female/male symbol on it (think a sign/placard, maybe 1'x2'), the thing had to be impossible to lose. Perhaps that may be a better solution. :]

On a side note: When I was younger as well, my dad got fed up searching for the TV remote, so he taped the remote to a loose 2' wood floor plank. Was pretty hard to lose after that.


Title: Mom died, her husband said I could get her debit card to get money out of her account.

Question: Is this ok? They had separate accounts, but she told me her pin in her "suicide note" and he said it was fine, just to give him half the money. I just got worried because I hadn't even thought about it being illegal or something after I gave him the first 500 from it. This is in Kentucky, USA

Answer:
 Does your mom have a will?  If so, then that will determine whether or not you have a right to the money.

If she didn't, then her assets probably all belong to her husband, so he can give them to you if that's what he wants to do.


Title: (Sacramento, California) My dog bit a drunk person.

Question:
Sat 9/17:  I invited four individuals into my apartment to continue drinking after the clubs had closed. One of the individuals was already very intoxicated, we'll call him Guy 1. Prior to entering my apartment the individuals noticed and commented on the Beware Of Dog signs I had displayed on the perimeter of the yard. I informed them that the dog is not outright aggressive however he is nervous around new people. I then specifically said please do not approach him while he is in his bed, that's his space and he will remain there until I give him permission to get up.
As we all entered my apartment my dog was quite nervous and did bark but was instructed by me to remain in bed. We all stood in the living room, talked about rescue dogs, and drank. As we were talking I noticed Guy 1 seemed very unstable, and his eyes were ocassionally rolling back. I asked him if he needed food or water to which he mumbled a reply that I didn't understand. Then he looked down at my dog who was laying in bed, and said to me "it's okay" and stumbled past me with his hand extended to my dogs face. It seemed to happen so slow and so fast, I remember saying "Dont". My dog growled and then nipped forward catching Guy 1 on his hand. Guy 1 immediately jumped back and expressed pain, there was blood and a clear puncture wound between his Thumb and pointer finger. I grabbed rubbing alcohol and a clean towel to treat the wound. One of his friends said out loud "he did that knowing the dog wasn't friendly" and then took Guy 1 to the hospital.

Today 9/19: Guy 1 knocks at my door and asks to speak with me about the matter. I was immediately apologetic and asked if he was okay. He told me he has nerve damage and his insurance isn't going to cover all the medical expenses. He asked me to cover 4 - 5k. I told him I have no kind of homeowner or pet insurance, I have little to nothing. I'm a disabled veteran living off of my disability pension month to month. He then basically said in a respectful way that he would have his attorney contact me.

I'm very concerned and remorseful, but I do believe Guy 1 is partly responsible for provoking my dog. Where do I stand legally on this matter?

Answer: Yes he could sue you. But you have a decent case he provoked your dog. Answer #2: You have a defense, but it's not a great one. It's unfortunate that you can't afford an attorney. However, it appears that you are judgment proof. Even if he gets a judgment against you, he will not be able to collect it because we have laws protecting certain types of income, like social security or veteran's benefits. If his attorney contacts you, you're not required to speak to him, but you might want to let him know that your only income is disability.


Title: Tenant gone bad, can I place their belongings on my lawn under a tarp?

Question: [deleted]

Answer:
 I get in trouble when I try to speculate as to Canadian laws, but in every modern society, evictions are handled by courts with judges and not by landlords with tarps.

In the US this would be an illegal eviction and the deadbeat tenant could sue the landlord and win. I'll wait to see what the Canadian experts say.


Title: My socalled family is preventing me from working and going to college

Answer: Might wanna try again. There's a lot that needs to be said. Like location, age, what is there reasoning, etc


Title: Do men really have less legal rights than women in relation to America's adoption system?

Question: I've heard this before, but I was wondering what people meant when they said it. Can women give up their child when the father still wants custody? Can they do it without telling the father? If so, could a father do the same? Have there been cases where a mother has had a child without the father knowing he was a father and then given up said child?

Answer: The sneaky MRAs always disguise their whackjobbery in an initial legitimate-looking question.


Title: [UPDATE] Got a firearm given to me 3 months ago, now the lady claims its stolen. Idaho, US.

Question:
Original post : https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/4sqo23/id_got_a_firearm_given_to_me_3_months_ago_now_the/

So today I went to the police department and filed a record release form, they said it would take 3-5 days to get that information. I called non-emergency dispatch and asked if I could access my records with them, they had a officer call me back and I asked him what he had with my name on it in his computer, he told me "I don't see any pending investigations and your not a suspect in any current cases, you also have no pending warrants so I don't see how you could be arrested" so once I got off the phone with him, I called dispatch again, this time to talk to the watch commander. He gave me a call back about 25 minutes later, I politely explain to him what happened with his officer and that I would prefer a different officer to contact me from then on. He then proceeds to explain pretty much everything that "neighbor officer" said to me, he says that the officer can go ahead and arrest me if he wants, because it's a "stolen firearm". He also told me that I would have no standing chance in small claims court because of the lack of paperwork on my end. He then tells me that I should call "neighbor officer" and have him get the gun from me so he can confirm delivery of the firearm to the "gifter".

Are there any steps I can take to confirm this? I'm not trying to go to jail over this, but I'm also not trying to just hand it over.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks Reddit.

Answer:
 All of this strikes me like a civil dispute, but I personally do not believe it is worth fighting it now with the threat of arrest in the air. What I recommend doing is discussing the situation with a local lawyer to go over what is and is not evidence. Without a text message or letter that mention "gift" and "gun" it's not all that strong an argument. That said, you said that you had witnesses who could testify that it was a gift. A consultation with a lawyer isn't terribly expensive and will give you a much stronger understanding of where you stand in court.

No offense to the Watch Commander, but he isn't a lawyer that specializes in civil cases. Many of these little meetings are relatively inexpensive, and sometimes result in sternly worded letters that can get a compromise struck without the need to go to court.Answer #2: I find this whole thing enormously odd.  How exactly does she claim that the firearm was "stolen"?  And how on earth, if it was stolen, would she know that you/your father were involved?  And why was there this long time gap?

I can't speak to Idaho police procedures, but I find it enormously strange that police officers would take such a lackadaisical approach to a reported firearms theft.  I would expect this to be the sort of thing where they just go arrest the defendant, not try to talk them into returning the firearm.

Also, the police officer likely knows very little about small claims court and shouldn't be your source of advice on it.

All of this said, you do have police threatening to arrest you, and you should thus speak to a criminal defense attorney before you talk to anyone else about this case.


Title: Land lord is trying to make us get rid of our pets [we are in violation of the lease] can we make two of them service animals?

Question:
we have two cats and one person with anxiety, she is trying to make her cats service animals so she doesn't have to part with them. Will this work? I live in USA, MA.
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thank you

Update:
I've decided to add more information after my roomate took a gander.
So we recieved verbal consent to have the pets but not written consent there has never been an issue in the apartment before and we were under the assumption all was well. Move forward to last week, a realtor came in and saw the iguana and freaked, the prop manager said we weren't allowed to have more than one cat for a pet and wants them all gone. Because of no written consent we now have to get rid of them all. Since posting this the iguana has been taken to a rescue shelter and the birds are being moved to someone's parents place. The roomate with anxiety and the cats refuses to give up the cats for any period of time and it looks like they may be moving out because the ESA thing wasn't going to work out. I can vouch for her that she needs these pets without them she turns into a wreck in less than an hour. I thank you for all your input I was able to research some terms provided and we're making head way on the problem.

Answer:
 Don't abuse the system by trying to make your animals a service animal after you get caught breaking your lease.

If you want them to be service animals, you should have done it before moving into a pet restricted apartment.Answer #2: Everyone knows cats serve no one.


Title: (FL) Someone created a fake Airbnb listing of my house, people keep showing up claiming they've booked it and refuse to leave/demand a refund. Help?

Question:
My house is in a desirable location. The scammers are using photos from when it was for sale 2 years ago.

Various people that have "booked" my house from the scammer keep showing up. Most leave but some of them demand a refund or refuse to go away. I've had to call the police multiple times.

I've also contacted Airbnb they won't remove the listings. They say its legitimate. No it's not!

What can I do?

Answer:
 I once met a "colorful" character who would find rentals available for a week or weekend.  During the rental period, this person would disguise themselves as landlord, and show the unit to people for a year lease.  Fake contract and all.  They would take first and last month's deposit, and then disappear; all performed with a fake name and stolen credit card.  So many nasty scams.

Sorry I have no actual advice, but I do understand how infuriating this is.

Have you found the listing yourself? Could be a misprint.  Maybe try making a fake reservation yourself and see who your contact is.


Title: Can I be arrested if someone attacks me and I don't fight back? (Different question)

Question:
Nearly two years ago, I experienced an extremely uncomfortable and threatening incident with a stranger on a bus. I was at a large sporting event with my family. As we boarded a bus to be shuttled back to the parking area from the event site, I sat in the back by myself. As the bus reached the parking area and the doors opened, I stood up and began hurrying down the aisle to reach my family who had already disembarked. Suddenly midway down the aisle a man stood up in front of me, getting within inches of my face, and with very threatening body language and tone of voice, asked, "are those your kids?". He was referring to his kids who had already exited the bus, but had not been sitting with him. I was no where near his kids, and his act of getting in my face was entirely unwarranted. Looking back on the incident, the man might have thought I was intentionally cutting him off, or just being otherwise rude. Frozen with fear, I responded to the man by saying, "no, go ahead."

Being that I was simply exiting the bus and not interacting with anyone, the incident was extremely unnerving. To add to the intimidation factor, the man was approximately two inches taller than me, and I am 6'2. I was 26 at the time.

This incident has caused me a lot of stress. Whenever I experience anxiety, the incident resurfaces and I have trouble forgetting it. Recently, to put my mind at ease, I asked a friend who is a lawyer if, had the man proceeded to attack me, whether it's likely he would be charged with battery, or any other crime relating to the incident. Somehow the conversation reached a point where she hinted that I could have been arrested had the man attacked me, even if I hadn't fought back, if the police were to arrive to the scene and think this may have been a fight between two people. I have never been in a fight and never intend to. The idea that someone could attack me for a perceived slight, me not fight back, and still be arrested when I've done nothing illegal really scares me. When I replay the incident in my head, I imagine the man escalating to violence. Especially if I had answered the man differently, saying, "are you threatening me?" or "please stop!", I can see where there is a chance someone may attack in that situation if they were angry enough.

My question is, what are the police protocols in these situations that would ensure I would not have been arrested, had I truly been an innocent victim who unknowingly cut someone off? Is it sometimes difficult for law enforcement to ascertain whether there were two people assaulting each other? Had I been attacked and given an honest account to law enforcement that I had not engaged in a mutual fight but been attacked, is it likely that I could have still been arrested and or charged?

Again, this incident has caused me a lot of anxiety, and I'm honestly looking for more information that will put my mind at ease were this hypothetical situation were to arise again, or had this past incident escalated.

Answer:
 Legal answer: if anyone else saw what happened, it is very unlikely that you would be arrested for fighting in public. If no one saw what happened, the police would interview you and your assailant, see that you have injuries and he does not, and arrest your attacker, not you. While it is theoretically *possible* that you could be arrested and charged in this scenario, it is highly unlikely, and even less likely that you could be convicted on essentially no evidence other than one man's lie.

*takes off lawyer hat, puts on survivor hat*

Life answer: the thing that will go the farthest toward helping your anxiety is trauma therapy. Intrusive, repetitive "what if" thoughts and flashbacks are not something that you have to just live with. And keep in mind that trauma therapy does not mean that you have to spend months and months talking it out with a therapist; please look into EMDR, which can work much faster and involve far less "reliving" of your terrible experience. Answer #2: You should seek therapy for your anxiety issues. This guy, regardless of how intimidating you think he is, didn't do anything other than ask you a question.


Title: (RI) Apparent Drug Use on Cameras but I need the footage for Auto Insurance Claim

Question:
Last week, I unknowingly parked under a university security camera before going to a bar. The next day, I found my car was smashed by a hit and run (with no note). I need to discover their identity for my insurance to cover me, so I could ask the police to acquire the university's security footage (uni will not reveal the footage to me or review it themselves). I suspect the event happened in the early morning hours of Saturday.

&nsbp;

The problem is that the cameras may have footage of earlier in the night of Friday of myself and friends, in what may appear to be some nasal insufflation of a substance in the car. I can request that they just acquire Saturday morning footage between midnight and 5 am as the window of the hit and run, but regardless, is there any possible repercussion from this? I do not possess any illegal drugs and there is no definitive evidence of what may have been snorted in the car.

Answer:
 If it helps your decision-making process, there's a strong possibility that the camera will give you the make/model of the car but not enough to definitively identify it or the driver.

It's also entirely possible that the cameras aren't working in the first place.

But in any case, the penalties for illegal drug use are nothing to sniff at and I would consider letting this lie.