Week 4 - Crimes & Torts

Partners: Amanda Reed, Teri McNab, Holly Eager

Crimes

False Advertising
Bar Gambling
Lieing Under Oath
Speeding
Trespassing
Illegal Gun Use
Battery with a Vehicle
Battery with a Deadly Weapon
Corruption of Judge
Paid Witnesses
Leaving Scene of Accident
Stolen Vehicles/Goods
Attempted Murder
Assult
Kidnapping
Refrainment of Trade
Driving on Private Land
Failure to Stop at Construction
Failure to Pass Lawfully While Driving
Failure to Wear Seatbelt
Driving Without License
Crashing into Police Officer
Endangering the Public
Fraud

Torts

Sexual Harrassment
Distruction of Property
Trespassing
Leaving Scene of Accident
Attempted Murder
Assult
Kidnapping
Endangering the Public

Week 3 - Comments

I can definitely agree with some of the things that this person has said. For instance, I agree with the fact that there are worse laws in other countries and that the United States is definitely a sanctuary to a lot of people that are facing these horrible things in their everyday lives. I believe also that we can agree upon the fact that there are some outrageous state laws that are still in play. He also brings up the point about our economy and how certain laws that people push to get passed end up hurting us in the end. It is truly a shame. Even more shameful is the person who is getting these ridiculous laws passed is someone who obviously broke some type of law to get disbarred. Just because a person is a public figure or politician does not mean they are good people, and it does not mean, even more so, that they know what they are doing or talking about. It is absolutely ridiculous.

http://armamentscrolls.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-i-think-about-current-laws-in.html

There are a few things I agree and disagree with this person. As far as certain laws that need to be removed, I do not believe that any law that says you cannot do something such as “J walking” should be removed from our system. The reason being is that it endangers other people. I am a person who fully agrees with the fact that if you do something to yourself and cause only yourself harm and/or endangerment then that is your own problem. A good example of such laws is one he brought up. “Click it or Ticket” is the perfect example of a stupid idea. Now, I am all for people being safe and buckling their seatbelt, but if that person decides to not buckle up and they end up in an accident, then they are the only person getting harmed in the situation. I believe the only other way to cause any harm to anyone else would be if your body ends up hitting someone or damaging property. I know it sounds harsh, but it is the truth. Let people make their own mistakes.

http://efanimation.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-do-you-think-of-law.html

Week 2 - Thoughts of the Justice System

The justice system in America is completely messed up. If a lawyer makes a mistake with handling anything, he or she could either have their license, or whatever they call it, removed. Now, I understand that it’s their job to do something correct. If I messed up at my job I’d be in a lot of trouble as well. But I don’t agree with the fact that if a person was proven guilty, but someone messed up the paperwork that the entire case is thrown out and then the lawyers get attacked. People make mistakes, and I just do not believe that a small paperwork mistake could jeopardize everything that those lawyers have worked for to bring some kind of justice to light.

So, what else can I say about the justice system? Well, I do believe that there are a lot of laws that are somewhat backwards. I mean, there are still laws on the books that no one has ever taken off that are just completely ridiculous. For example, you cannot park your elephant in Miami Beach for more than thirty minutes or that you cannot serve apple pie without a slice of cheddar cheese in Wisconsin. I don’t understand how these laws are still in play. It’s absolutely ridiculous.

I do appreciate everything that the justice system does offer me. If of course this happened to me, I could sue a company because I was attacked by wild geese on their property. I could also sue a company for being electrocuted because I used their brand of blow dryer in the shower because it did not specifically say that I could not use it in the shower. America is great that way. You can sue for anything and a lawyer will back you up one hundred percent of the way.

Week 1 - What I think of Lawyers

I personally believe that there can be good and bad lawyers. Not just in the sense that a person is good or bad morally or ethically because that in general doesn’t even matter. What matters is how well they do their job. I do not believe that any lawyer can truly care about a person, even the good ones. The reason being is because a lawyer at the end of the day is just someone you pay. They are strangers and will never know you.

The only lawyer who would ever be truly good to a person in need is if they are family and not the backstabbing family either. Now there are the lawyers who strive to make this world just a wee bit better. They are few and far between; if you look hard enough you can run into one. They always want some money, and most likely more than what you can afford. But the good ones will help you out at the end of the day and bring justice to your little world. If the person who is in jeopardy and needs the lawyer is a good person in the first place that had some wrong doing towards them, then they will end up being able to find a good lawyer as well because good people have instincts. Let’s just hope the good person isn’t a moron though.

In any case, lawyers take oaths to do good, and most end up doing so because if they stay good in the eyes of the people that are hiring them, they’ll continue to have business. That’s the whole point anyways, if you have a good reputation you will continue to have people flock to you and be referenced to you. The bad lawyers though, well, they end up getting their comeuppance, whether that’s in this life or the next.