If someone unjustly attacks you and puts your life at risk, you are allowed to defend yourself. But what do you do if that person is a police officer? It’s a hard question. There’s no easy answer. Officers are called to protect and serve the people. But sometimes they wrongfully harm citizens. That’s where rights [...]
For many, home is a safe haven, a place of respite and where you can truly and freely be yourself. So, since the lockdown and quarantine began, staying at home hasn't been the worst thing in the world. Tragically, for others, home isn't safe. Home is not always a place of love and warmth, but [...]
Spring has dawned and there are few things anyone wants to do more than go outside, meet with friends, and enjoy the weather. However, COVID-19 remains a danger for a lot of us. Yet, without patrons, many businesses have been forced to close. Beach communities rely on beach-goers and shoobies to sustain themselves. Without them, [...]
While the roads are a lot emptier these days due to the quarantine, you may start to think you can get away with driving with a suspended license. Everyone’s feeling some cabin fever and wants to get out, even just for a short drive. But is it really work the risk? You may think it’s [...]
At this point, you’re probably tired of hearing about coronavirus and COVID-19. Watching and reading the news is stressful. But doing anything else seems so boring. What are some valuable things to do in quarantine? What can you do to pass the time and maybe learn something new? While we’re by no means experts on [...]
Maybe you’ve heard about some of the cases of people getting arrested for not following social distancing rules. Whatever you think about social distancing rules – whether you think they’re violations of our rights, are important rules to follow, or a little bit of both – it’s important to know them! So, along with washing [...]
Building on our post from last week, today we’re going to go a little deeper into martial law. You may have heard rumors and conspiracies that the US government could declare martial law to address COVID-19 concerns. Last week, we gave a brief definition of martial law (not marshall law), its history in the US, [...]
What is martial law? Perhaps you’ve heard that phrase thrown around over these last days. Could issues with the coronavirus get so serious that the United States enacts martial law? That sounds scary, but we need to know what that means for us. Although state-imposed restrictions, quarantines, and curfews may feel strict now, they can't [...]
It seems like every day new information about the coronavirus, or COVID-19, comes out. Few things are more important to your health and safety than knowing how to protect yourself. To that end, new policies and laws are getting passed every day. However, the situation seems to impact each state differently. Therefore, it’s important to [...]
A few weeks ago we covered Degrees of Murder. In addition to defining the differences between 1st degree and 2nd degree murder, we also mentioned manslaughter. However, a short little paragraph in one blog won’t do it justice. A manslaughter charge can get complicated since it involves proving that the crime committed was accidental rather [...]