Crimes and Torts

Sexual harassment
ReferFraud
Illegal gambling
Vandalism
Bribery
Underage driving
Reckless driving
Speeding
Lying under oath
False advertisement
Illegal use of drugs
Monopoly
Gun use/attempted murder
Embezzlement
Conspiracy
Trespassing
Running from the police
Standing up in the bed of a truck
Driving on the wrong side of the road

Classmate Blog Evaluations

Classmate Blog Evaluation

Interiors By Coriandra http://ibcoriandra09.blogspot.com/
Coriandra’s blog about her opinion about the law is a lot like my own. We agree on a lot of things such as if there was no such thing as the law, order would not exist, the law is meant to be fair to the public, and that more people need to be educated about the country’s laws and judiciary system. It was very well written and worded the right way, and I can tell she took a lot of time on it. It draws the reader in and provides good points. I think it could be improved by making it a little bit longer and giving more background and detail about specific laws, but overall, it was a good blog.

TCOD http://elpdlm.blogspot.com/
Seth seems very enthusiastic about the law and learning more from our class. It’s good how he gives specific examples of times in his life that he’s witnessed crimes and torts and their consequences. He draws in whoever is reading the blog and makes them think that learning about law is really interesting. I like how it’s as if he was telling a story about his journey to learning about the law and how excited he was about the different kinds of crime. He could make it better by saying more of his opinions about the law in addition to what he already said about what he’s learned.

What I Think of the Justice System

What I Think of the Justice System

I think that every society needs a good group of laws in order to function properly. Without these guidelines, anything goes, and the people might be in jeopardy. Before America had the Constitution, as I understand, the country had bad economy and trade, and the states had weak sets of laws with little enforcement. Now that we have a strong set of laws that can be enforced, we have a judiciary system that can help to organize the country and help the people get justice.
I think more people in the country should be aware of our laws and how the justice system works because I’ve noticed that not a whole lot of people know much at all about any laws or systems except from the biased reports they hear from the news, movies, or on the internet. I think it would benefit everyone living in a certain country to know how their country functions and how they can possibly be a better citizen and/ or use the law to their own advantage. People need to know what their freedoms and rights are.

I like to think that the American justice and law system is relatively fair to every citizen in the country. Even though sometimes some of the laws might not make much sense to the average person, I believe that the law is overall just and is meant to serve the people of the United States, and not out to get them. I know that lots of injustice is served to innocent people, but I would like to think that whenever that happens, it’s the exception, not the rule, and that more justice is served the right way than the wrong way.

What I Think About Lawyers

What I Think Of Lawyers

I have mixed feelings about lawyers. I think that some lawyers are in the business for the right reasons (to help people find justice, etc), and some are in the business for all the wrong reasons (strictly for the money, power, and an ego boost). A close friend of my family is a very good lawyer and he is in the business for the right reasons. He loves his job. He genuinely befriends almost all of his clients and he works really hard and tries his absolute best to win all of his cases. He doesn’t sugar-coat anything; he gets the straight facts and doesn’t ever attempt to twist the truth. Before I met him, I pretty much thought all lawyers were kind of stingy and just tried to get your money but he is honest and hard working so he kind of restored my faith in some of them.

I think lowly of the lawyers who advertise themselves on television. To me, it shows that they’re not good enough on their own unless they have major advertising and their personalities come off as desperate and kind of full of themselves. I also don’t really like defensive attorneys. I think they twist the facts around too much for the jury to defend guilty people just so they can win another case and get their money. I think they’re immoral especially if they know their client is guilty and they still try to defend them anyways. I don’t like how a certain person can have all the evidence in the world pointing towards them being guilty and how the lawyer can convince a jury that it still doesn’t prove the suspect’s guilt. I think those kinds of lawyers are talented for being able to do that, but I think it’s wrong.