Recent questions tagged law enforcement

Description : Does a restraining order include telecommunication and social media?

Last Answer : That would have to be in the order. Talk to a lawyer.

Description : Do all lives still matter?

Last Answer : Money first then things then people. Should be people first then money then things.

Description : Why is gambling not considered illegal in the United States?

Last Answer : Because there is not a really good reason to keep it illegal, and if games are regulated to be run fairly, why make it illegal? Why ask if you cannot state a good case for prohibiting, other than an outdated moral code?

Description : Do white boards remember?

Last Answer : There is if it is not cleaned properly. But if you use cleaning fluid and an eraser, it is gone as if it was chalk on a blackboard.

Description : Police Fatal Shootings: More Common or More Accessible?

Last Answer : I doubt if the frequency is up. More likely than not, folks just pay more attention to such things these days. An awful lot has changed regarding behavior previously considered routine.

Description : Can wages be garnished from a Social Security Disability or SSI check?

Last Answer : It depends on who is owed. The government can do it, but the average person with a court settlement usually cannot.

Description : Stolen property is in the house of someone and we are in the process of getting a court order to retrieve it. Should we contact the landlord / property owner?

Last Answer : answer:I don't think that's necessary. Just wait until the order comes through then request a Police/Sheriff standby. Have an officer meet you or escort you to the house and wait in case there is an ... an entry order to the property. Might just end up being one of those live and learn situations.

Description : Do you think the officers in the black shooting incidents will face any charges?

Last Answer : answer:No. They will walk. That is why Dallas happened. I'm just shocked it took this long. The father of my sisters first kid is a cop and he is mental. I had to call the cops on him when she ... to get drunk. No amount of training can help the dude. He should have never been allowed to be a cop.

Description : If you have seen the video of Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by officer Jason Van Dyke on the street in Chicago, October 2014 (over one year ago), are you surprised that Chicago isn't already embroiled in mass protests?? [Graphic link.]?

Last Answer : Maybe the media didn’t report it back then? Or, didn’t report it the same way? I’d be curious to know what the news reports were back then.

Description : Between the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dick Cheney and the New York Times, who is most likely "Full of crap" [Details]?

Last Answer : Where’s my all of the above category?

Description : When the death penalty was to "hang from the neck until dead", were the criminals forced to wear a headcovering, or could they be hung with their face showing?

Last Answer : They mainly covered their heads so that their final agonies would not be seen by others. I would not mind either way, the final outcome is painful death.

Description : Have any of you been to jail and if so, what was your experience like?

Last Answer : Never have and hopefully, never will.

Description : Why do they wait so long before executing the drug bust?

Last Answer : My guess would be that they need to make sure all their ducks are in a row so the charges stick. I’m really not sure. Seems kind of ridiculous though.

Description : Was this an appropriate use of force? Why or why not?

Last Answer : They should have tazed her twice.

Description : What happens if you don't pay your parking tickets?

Last Answer : Worst case scenario, it could (eventually) go to a collection agency.

Description : Is the FBI still posting fake URLs to entrap child pornographers?

Last Answer : They’re probably too busy keeping tabs on completely nonthreatening activists.

Description : What U.S. states (at least in theory) still allow the organization of a posse comitatus?

Last Answer : answer: Many states have modern posse comitatus statutes; one typical example is the Kentucky statute enacted in 1962 that gives any sheriff the power to command and take with him the power of the county or a part ... his office (Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 70.060 [Baldwin 1996]). The Legal Dictionary

Description : Is photo radar used for speed enforcement in any community on the west side of St. Louis?

Last Answer : Yes. It is the next generation lidar speed system. It works similar to radar only it uses the doppler shift of light beams instead of microwaves. You were hit with an Infra red flash of between 900 and ... the road and have him pull you over. Psst There are more IR cameras on you than you think.

Description : Why are cops refered to as pigs?

Last Answer : answer:It has to do with their seemingly running the show…See Animal Farm by George Orwell. But the cops did turn the Pig thing around back in the 70s. They devised a “PIG” award which stood for : P – Pride I – Integrity G – Guits

Description : Why Sue AZ but Not Illegal Sanctuaries?

Last Answer : The whole thing is political. The Obama administration doen’t want certain immigration laws enforced. Their case may fail at the Supreme Court level, but it will be another administrations problem by then. Politics and logic rarely intersect.

Description : Have you ever thrown rocks at a law enforcement officer?

Last Answer : I’m not prepared to answer a question like that in a public forum, but I will say that on the occasions I’ve had to come into physical conflict with “law enforcement officers,” they were trying to massage my scalp with large wooden truncheons.

Description : When does it become harassment?

Last Answer : I would think after going 47 in a 45. But I would also have to ask, is this the same patrolman? And would it be beneath you to take a different route home? I hope you are documenting all incidences and don’t hesitate to notify his superior.

Description : Law enforcement claims drivers shouldnt use Trapster.com on their phones while driving because it can be a distration. Your ideas as to what their real objection is?

Last Answer : The implication being that they want to be able to make money on speed traps? Maybe it's because using cell phones and text messaging while driving has been consistently shown to be a distraction ... , that most states allow radar detectors? Maybe because they really just want you to slow down?

Description : How bad does the government want to "get you" on drug charges?

Last Answer : If you send your friend some weed in the mail and it gets discovered, I wouldn't think they would go after him, I think they'd go after you. It came from you. For all they know, he didn' ... too much about weed. There's more important things to be looking out for rape, abuse, murder, SERIOUS DRUGS.

Description : Have you ever been arrested?

Last Answer : No. Not even a speeding ticket. though i did get a ticket for underaged drinking once.. meh.. nobody’s perfect

Description : Any pointers on how to be the best candidate, for joining the California Highway Patrol?

Last Answer : You do that when you ACAP, all sorts of government jobs are available. Are you gonna be a good cop or a bad cop?

Description : What kind of education and career path is needed in order to solve "cold cases" for a living?

Last Answer : i know that you can have a investigative desk job and not be a police office my cousin has a degree in genetic engineering, she has a cubicle job as a gene analyst and she helps track criminals

Description : Do most SWAT agencies use JHP (hollow point) rounds, or standard ball point ammo for their submachine guns?

Last Answer : Both. SWAT teams equip themselves with specific rounds, depending on the environment they're operating in. For instance, if they're serving a warrant in an apartment complex, odds are they'll be ... -enforcement, but I've done lots of research into law enforcement for some things I was writing.

Description : What was the last excuse you gave to an Officer for speeding?

Last Answer : I’ve never been pulled over for speeding, but skwerl88 always says he’ll argue that he was just going with the flow of traffic so as not to be a radical. He wants to be predictable. If it were me I’d prolly not argue.

Description : What do you think of this video? Are americans getting way to paranoid or is it now "fashionable & cool" to flex your ultra-liberal muscles and show off to the "internet faithful"?

Last Answer : I think that video is ridiculous. The man shows no respect for people who are merely doing their job. The officer was much more respectful and understanding to him than he was to her so he shouldn’t have any complaints.

Description : Do we have to pay the ticket?

Last Answer : It should say on the ticket how to pay it.

Description : What is the difference between a Sword Complaint and an Arrest?

Last Answer : Not to be a smart ass, but did you mean swor (N) complaint? I’ll see if I can find something for you.