I’m wondering how much proof I need and what would the possible results be.

Context: I was 13m and she was 19f, she was shadowing at my middle school to be a teacher and we started flirting. Flirting over instagram then transitioning to Snapchat turned into doing the deed twice.

Im not sure how this may have altered my brain wiring but this has definitely caused me some sort of trauma in my relationships, and how I used to view partners. I live in Colorado and I’m still within the 10 years I have to pursue this matter.

I have access to eye witness accounts that saw us in a car that night but she was unidentifiable from the darkness. The eye witness’s for sure saw me because I exited the car to join them after seeing them.

What are my options? What are the results of this? Thanks.

Our neighbor is threatening to sue because water is entering their house after it rains. A little background, 7 years ago we remodeled our entire backyard including cement and added all drainage up to code. We were not able to cement up to our neighbors house (we have a zero lot line home and the side of their house is in our backyard) because the city required we leave about a foot of dirt to allow their house to shift/breathe. We made the most of the area by planting flowers with a drip watering system and there were no issues for years. About 1 year ago after unusual consecutive rainy days, the neighbor said water (in one spot not along the whole wall) had leaked inside their home. We agreed to do whatever we needed to on our side like bringing the dirt down or fixing things on our side but suggested they get rain gutters installed to divert the rain from their roof down to the dirt. They wanted us to call a contractor to fix their interior and started talking about possible mold, tile damage…etc. at which point things became heated. We wanted everything done correctly and suggested they called their home owners insurance but they wanted us to take of everything.We were not about to write them a blank check or to remodel their interior when it is rain causing the issue in the first place. They called the city who inspected our yard found no violation and left it as a civil matter. Now they have sent us a threatening letter from an attorney saying they will sue. Still no rain gutters and as per another neighbor, they still have not fixed anything inside.

I’m being sued for a medical bill even though my insurance has tried multiple times to pay it. I’m located in Texas FYI but the legal team and hospital I had went to was in Louisiana. I don’t want to get into details but long story short I went from hearing from the legal office, that’s pursuing the case, almost once a week to not hearing from them in over 4 months. I checked my credit report and I still have a collections account on it so they didn’t write it off that I know of. Any idea why they stopped contacting me? I’m just confused

I just got arrested for possession of marijuana and it was not marijuana. It was CBD that I bought at the local smoke shop in the town that has arrested in. How can they charge me when I can buy it at the store?

I wasn’t sure what group to post in. I need some reassurance because I’m in a weird pickle. If I could just up and leave I would, but unfortunately that’s not what my cards are looking like for the next two weeks, so I’m going to go with the flow but I need to know legally what can and can’t happen so I can reassure my roommate. Story time:

I was living on a beautiful 1.3 acres with my friends, we had fruit trees and plants galore. The owner of the house (my friends grandma) decided to sell the property so as of April 1st I’ve been in this current situation. My friend’s father has financed a travel trailer for her and her father and mother said “we’ll get all the hookups come live in our driveway!” So, we agreed, only because we couldn’t find a decent park with open slots until May 1st. They got all the hookups, they prepared for us, and turned down all the money we have offered so far. My friend warned me that her mom is crazy but even she didn’t realize how bad it has gotten.

Her mom is diagnosed bipolar and multiple personality disorder. She takes whatever dosage of her med’s she wants and then drinks on top of it, and turns into a literal demon (there is no better way to describe it and I try to have a lot of empathy for where her brain is at). She’s kicked us out multiple times within the first week, and simultaneously threatened us if we did leave. She said she would light this trailer on fire and it would be perfectly legal to do so because it’s her husband’s trailer - technically - and it’s on their property. I 100% believe she would light the trailer on fire, no doubt in my mind on that, but the legality of it is blurry. She also comes in here when we aren’t home and messes around with stuff, some things are missing. She’s taken a key so we can’t even lock it. We can’t ask her to stay out because there’s genuinely no reasoning with her.

I said let her light it on fire, burn it to the ground, it’s bonded! But, my friend thinks there will be no repercussions for her and everything we own will be lost, so I should bite my tongue and continue letting this woman walk all over us. Truthfully, I value my pride and peace more than anything I own so i’m in a weird ego position. But my friend is much more materialistic.

Her dad has purchased a new property in another state and is actively trying to get it ready with the hope that this poor lady can go be crazy in peace somewhere else without having to worry about rent and work. I have been here a few times a week since moving in because I work an hour away and my car is about to take a 💩🚽 so all of my money has been going into keeping it running. I tried talking with my friend after the first week, but she was under the impression that it was just a slip up and we’ll be fine. That wasn’t the case.

So, closing question, legally what can I do to protect my peace? My friend forbid me from asking this woman to stay out of our space because she’s so worried her mom will actually light the trailer on fire or come at me or her husband with a knife. I’m fine guys honestly, I’ve never been through anything like this before but it really does feel like a bump in the road more than a mountain, but I want the reassurance that if she comes in here threatening us again we’ll have the law on our side when we ask her to stop. We have two weeks left. I pray everyday my car will get me to work 😰 (and it does!!! Thank you baby!!!) it’s a little stressful I can’t lie 😆 located in FL

My daughter is 10 years old. During conception the mother was actively seeing another man and I being young, infatuated by the idea of having a family, disregarded all red flags. I also could not afford a DNA test. As my daughter grows it appears she is not biologically mine. I am going to be getting a DNA test in duetime. She looks a LOT like the other man’s child with another woman. Should it turn out the dna test proves she isn’t mine; could I sign off my rights to the child (there has been explicit behavior, bedbugs and other vast concerns that are and have affected my other children). Located in Ontario Canada.

Or at the very least, could I sue the mother for paternity fraud for the years of deceit

I just watched two cops get out of their car in order to tow my neighbor's car. One of them used several tools to open the door of the car after the other tried to see if she could get into the trunk, and then they towed it. Is this legal? Seems sketchy to me, that's why I'm asking.

Thank you

Oregon, if that matters

I have a friend that recently got booked for these items. After a first court appearance after having admitted to bail, what could potentially be the best and worst case outcomes for Sacramento County jurisdiction ?

Corporal injury on spouse or cohabitant - FEL 2. Domestic violence definition - FEL 3. Remove/destroys wireless communication to prevent… - MIS

In the shadow of the recent SCOTUS decision, myself and others at r/Anarchism attempted to gather as many useful resources as we could to help pregnant people and those who may become pregnant.

I thought I'd take a moment to copy at least some of it over here, as it also pertains to this community. If you have resources you think should be added, please feel free to comment below.

First thing's first: If you intend to participate in any acts of protest, DON'T ANNOUNCE THEM ON THE INTERNET, and leave your phone and any "smart" devices at home.

With that out of the way:

Where abortion stands in your state: A state-by-state breakdown of abortion laws

Some Resources:

• Four Thieves Vinegar's video on DIY abortion pills - Watch it here - (Subtitle File)
• How to obtain Plan C pills
• How to give yourself an abortion explains the typical process of self-managing your abortion
• How to do a menstrual extraction
• Herbal Abortion from The Anarchist Library
• CrimethInc's DIY Zine covering herbal abortion and gynecology
• Unreproductive: Zines on Herbal Abortion and Menstrual Extraction
• DIY Doula - Self-Care for Before, During, and After Your Abortion (PDF)
• If you're in a state where a ban has not yet been enacted, consider becoming a clinic escort
• You can find a map of access and distances from abortion clinics for pregnant people crossing state lines: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/05/abortion-deserts-clinics-access-closed-map
• The National Network of Abortion Funds is currently asking people to donate via their ActBlue link which will separate a single donation across more than 90 members of the network. NNAF does not receive any money directed to this page
• r/auntienetwork is our current "featured sub" in the sidebar, and is a collective that will do what they can to help anyone with a uterus needing assistance. Consider becoming an Auntie if you are able!

IMPORTANT NOTE: The DIY and other medical options above are not necessarily effective for heavier people. Progestin pills are less effective for those over 155 lbs, and ulipristal acetate is less effective after 195 lbs. They are obviously not without risk. We are providing as much information as we can to allow people who may feel trapped to avoid following dangerous urban myths and bad advice, and be as armed with information as possible.

National Lawyers Guild - Know Your Rights Booklet (updated 6/22) (PDF)

Some Tips:

• Many states have had trigger laws on the books in the event that this happened. In those states, abortion is illegal effective immediately. If you live in one of these states, and you are/become pregnant, DO NOT TELL ANYONE who you cannot trust with your life.

• Also, if you are in one of these states and you need to look up resources and websites regarding abortion care, use Tor Browser to do so. There are versions available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, and Android devices. If you use iOS, the Tor Project recommends that you use Onion Browser.

  Tor Browser will help you circumvent restrictions on websites you are allowed to visit, and it will protect you from having the sites in your history and being identified. For more information on what Tor is and some FAQs, Click Here.

  If you're wondering "why not a VPN?" it's because there is payment information that can be tracked to you, they can be forced to comply with a warrant, and you cannot be 100% sure that the "no logs" policies that they often advertise are true - many have been proven false.

• If you use a period tracking app where you cannot view its source code, delete whatever data you can, and get rid of it. This includes apps like Apple Health, even if you don't use it for that purpose.

  Instead, consider something like Drip - An open source menstrual cycle tracking app which does not connect to the internet. There is currently only an Android version. However, an iOS version is in the works, and you can request an email notification when it's ready.

• Security and Privacy Tips for people seeking abortion

I'm thinking if starting a pop-up activist education program. I say program, but it's really just me. The idea would be to get permission from public places (like schools, libraries, churches, rec centers, maybe even some parks) to set up a projector and screen in their parking lot/grassy side areas. I'd either get a stand screen or hang a sheet from the back of my car and then show documentaries about nature, the environment, climate change, etc. Id put up signs in places advertising the pop-up (again, with place's permission) probably a week ahead of time. I'd show only documentaries from free source documentary websites like Top Documentary Films or Films for Action. I planned on handing out pamphlets about small changes people can make to help or organizations they can volunteer/donate to, but I would not collect any payment or donations myself. Anyone could come and watch or just pass us by if they want.

What's the legality of this? Is permission from the place on the land enough, or do I have to get some sort of permit? What do I say if the cops show up asking what I'm doing? I'd like to avoid as much trouble as possible. I'm not trying to start riots or protests, I just think a lot of this education isn't easily accesible to people and want to help bring it closer to anyone interested in learning. Oh, and I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Hey all!

Sorry for any inconvenience - I had been away from Reddit for an extended period of time, and apparently my absence had caused Reddit to restrict the sub. The issue has been corrected.

Thanks to the folks over at /r/AntifascistsofReddit for bringing this to my attention!

##For folks coming by for the first time:

• See our Frequently Asked Questions to get a handle on why this sub exists, etc.
• We also have a few basic ground rules for participation
• Even if you don't plan on participating or sticking around, it is very highly recommended that you watch the videos in the "General Tips" section of the sidebar.

As I've said before, while some steps have been taken to try to keep "law enforcement" officers out ("Why would you do that?"), I'm only one person, and I'm certainly not perfect, so as a community, we would greatly appreciate your vigilance in keeping an eye out for police, police apologia, rule violations, etc. and reporting them as you see them so that this community can continue to safely grow and become a worthwhile resource.

So a little lengthy post coming to explain my situation:

In 2016 I was arrested during the Trump riots. During my arrest I accidentally harmed two of the peace officers involved, but in my mind I was just defending my little brother. They accosted my little brother and I didn’t know that he had thrown something at them. They had their knees on his head, neck and back and he wasn’t resisting but they were punching him. So I approached, and was charged from the side by two officers, I didn’t see them coming and they didn’t warn me, they suffered injuries. I didn’t film the encounter, yet they went through my phone in my presence, but my public defender wasn’t any good. Fast forward I was given a plea deal where I would have to pay restitution do community service and write a letter, but until my end of the bargain assault would be on my record. I made a deal with the DA outside of court, that I could do the community service as a college class. My public defender just told me to take it and she would write the letter for me because I morally objected.

Fast forward another year the DA changed and my lawyer changed and so I sat there in court watching them sign my life away and giving me 10 days in jail. This sucks and I want it expunged, but the worst part is that I still have to pay an insane amount of restitution that I can’t afford due to corona on top of having my record blemished and not being able to get a job with a college degree.

Here’s the question: can I fight the restitution? Can I sue anybody or get it overturned? Attorneys are too expensive and my new public defender won’t reach out to me anymore. I signed the plea deal thinking I wouldn’t get assault or jail, just paying the incredibly high bribe, but now I have to do all three.

Edit: Oregon

My girlfriend and her friend have been getting repeatedly harassed at work by an older man. He has made tons of derogatory and insulting comments about my girlfriend to my friend, "stupid cunt" ect.

He has spread lies and gossip about them, gotten in their faces, stared uncomfortably at them, written insults on paper such as referring to them as, "lazy humanoids", and a host of other things many of which my girlfriend refuses to tell me because I get angry hearing about his actions.

They have repeatedly complained to both management and upper management about him but they refuse to take any disciplinary action despite upper management referring to the actions as creating a, "hostile work environment."

Both my girlfriend and friend have threatened to quit if they won't make him stop or fire him but the manager complains "there's no one for night shift."

I'm so frustrated, I want to confront there abuser but I don't want it to escalate into a physical confrontation. Is there any sort of legal action we can take against the harasser and even the employer for inaction on harassment complaints?

Edit: I live in West Virginia, United States.

1. You have not broken a law
2. Your driving is good and safe.
3. You do not have a criminal record and there is no reason to be suspicious of you or your activities.
4. You are not carrying any weapons of any sort or have any substances.
5. You are basically behaving like a saint.

A corrupt police officer pulls you over, meets you at your car window, asks you to step out of the vehicle, does not provide sincere explanation why he/she wants you to step out or blatantly lies or uses some generic excuse such as "for my safety" or "for your safety" or just says "because I told you so".

You know without a doubt this officer's intentions are at best "not good" and no backup has arrived. There are no witnesses nearby that you are aware of.

What do you do? What do you say? What do you not say? How long do you resist? What threat do you submit to?

I welcome all responses. Please share what you think and what you know and what you would do.

location: united states

most of the stuff on /legaladvice and /radicallegal advice is reactive

i'm hoping to do something proactive.

over time, i've seen a lot of contracts that are abusive- asking for free labor and/or unrestricted access to the products/reproduction of our labor, especially within the creative realm. given present structure, the possibility of people/a person to defending their rights in court is moot if they can't afford proper representation on the level of the entity issuing contract and executing.

if its expected in the creative realm that you live on nothing for a few years, it seriously undermines that realm. that realm includes painters, drawers, illustrators, photographers, models, writers, and journalists. the list is not meant to be exhaustive.

what i'd hope to establish with such a boiler plate is some form of a standard expectation that anyone should have entering a field, that is not exploitive in nature.

What can cops do to us and what are they not allowed to do? Any tips for staying safe in a protest? Thanks a bunch

I'm going to into Charlotte, NC to help with the protest efforts whenever possible and I'd like to carry a rectangle riot shield to help protect the people on the front line. I've done a cursory search online and can't find anything that directly points to it being illegal, but I wanted to make sure. I've seen people carry smaller circle shields with no problems, for what it's worth.

Is it illegal to disable tear gas canisters police shoot out at a crowd? I personally feel like it should be fair game but laws suck. If so what kind of charges could I be facing if I do it? I am somewhat confident in my abilities to escape but if Interfering can lead to years in jail I'll leave it to someone else because I am not that bold

EDIT: AKRON OHIO I'm sorry almost forgot

My mother owned a condo lease agreement, it has about 10 years left and I am currently paying a few hundred per month in condo fees. I'm the only plausible heir, and this is the only asset that would have to go through probate. The problem is that the condo lease isn't worth much: costs of probate + maintenance fees + waste of my time adds up to less than the expected sale price, if we can even find a buyer.

So what I would like to do is just abandon it, stop paying maintenance and not bother with probate. Presumably the property management company I pay maintenance fees too would foreclose on the unit, which is fine because at least I won't lose money on it.

The only thing I worry about would be them coming after me for those fees, having it affect my credit, etc. What do you think?

edit: the condo is in Hawaii

I'm trying to get some leaflets or pamphlets in circulation to hopefully spark some small-scale rent strikes and work slowdowns, and also hopefully just to breathe some life into my organizing circles. Are there any really notable precautions and/or snippets of tenancy law (especially in WA) that would be helpful to get out there? Even things like little-known gov programs/grants/etc, ways that coops can stay afloat, what exactly will happen with nonpayment issues if/when courts reopen, etc.

Thanks for any help!

WA State

My disabled father has severe ptsd and has a hard time going to the doctors or dentist and I live with him now I usually help him set up the appointments and go with him.

He’s had a upper partial for the past few years but his remaining teeth have gotten so bad he needed them extracted. We spent months trying to get him a new insurance that would cover dental since his insurance at the time didn’t. He got a consultation at a dentist that took his new insurance and they deemed it a dental emergency, however, they wouldn’t do sedation which is a big no no for him. Him being awake while they work on his teeth and him being able to hear and see everything are a big ptsd trigger for him.

So I took the referral they had given him showing all his xrays and that he would need 16 teeth removed and made some calls. I found a place that would take him that week and confirmed MULTIPLE multiple times that they did sedation. They called him the night before and since he’s had so many surgeries that I’ve lost count (I stoped counting at 50) he knows the drill and thought it was weird they didn’t tell him not to eat the night before. When he mentioned that to them they said “Oh you wanted IV sedation? We can do that we just didn’t know that’s what you wanted.”

Red flag number one.

So we get there today and again confirm that they would do sedation. Now, I’m his driver since he was being put under and since the whole COVID-19 thing is currently happening, they asked me to wait in my car once he was brought back. So I waited in my car for a couple hours thinking he was being taken care of but unfortunately I was severely wrong.

First of all, even though his insurance covers him fully, we weren’t told it only covered up to $3,000 and with all he needed extracted, it exceeded that. That wasn’t their fault but it would have been nice to know beforehand. Unfortunately, due to that, they ended up bringing him back a paper saying he needed to pay all this money and even tried to get him to sign up for a dental credit card to pay for it. He started having an anxiety attack because of that and they didn’t understand why. He ended up working out getting 12 of the 16 teeth removed so he didn’t have to pay out of pocket but went into the surgery stressing out about not being able to get them all out.

So it comes time for him to get put under and they start the IV and give him 5mg of Versed. The dentist started working on his teeth while he was still awake and my father said wait a minute why are you getting started while I’m still awake. The dentist told him that he couldn’t give him anymore meds because it wasn’t something they could do. Bullshit.

Because of all previous surgeries he’s built up a tolerance to a lot of medications and I’ve seen doctors have to give him more than the average dose because of that, over and over.

So while the dentist started extracting the teeth he told him it was really hurting and could feel a lot of what he was doing and the dentist told him he was fine. So my father very aware of everything, had a full blown panic attack and felt completely stuck at the mercy of this dentist.

I don’t know how common it is to have to use stitches when extracting teeth but I do know that the end of the thread he left in his mouth was about two inches long which seemed very wrong to me, but that’s a very minor issue of all of this.

My main concern is that the dentist didn’t listen to him when he was still wide awake and feeling pain. I could tell him wasn’t sedated at all when they wheeled him out because as I said, I’ve been through this with him many times and his wasn’t loopy at all. When I confronted the lady at the front desk about it on the phone when I learned what happened, her argument was that at one point he was snoring so the sedatives worked because he eventually fell asleep. While they may be true, he was awake and could relate details of what was happening, proving he wasn’t properly put under.

I am extremely angry with how he was treated, especially with him having ptsd and anxiety. Unfortunately though I can’t be in the room when they’re doing surgery to make sure they’re doing their job and I really shouldn’t have to.

In the end, I believe this happened because they were severely understaffed and had too many patients today. They only had one dentist doing all of the surgeries today and there was about 6 other patients in the hour or less I was sitting in there.

Anything legally I can do about this? Or is this a lost cause?

There's this piece of land on my block that has been unused and goes mostly unmowed. It's been that way since I've moved in three years ago and I want to start a community garden on it. I don't know who owns the land or how to even go about finding out. How would I do that and do I have to worry about zoning laws?

I've never done anything like this before, so any help is appreciated it. I live in SC, also. Figure that's important. Thanks, comrades!

https://old.reddit.com/r/Anarchism/comments/fnn90t/rent_strike_legal_advice_found_in_the_wild_ianal/

It's an image so i can't directly crosspost, but if your civil court dockets are closed due to covid, your landlord cannot file for eviction anyways. Rent strike away.

(obviously your jurisdiction may matter, but this is generally true for all of the US)

I have a friend that I allowed to stay in my guest room for an agreed upon rate of 400$ a month. Since Nov. I've received a total of 50 dollars from her and as of around the middle of Jan she's only at the house 1 night every two weeks at maximum. At this point is she still considered a tenant? Would I need to give a thirty day notice to remove her belongings and herself, or can I basically just tell her to get out? In my own reading it seems that accepting the 50 dollars creates a landlord/tenant relationship but I couldn't find anything about if it mattered how irregularly she's actually here. I don't expect any issues but if one arises I just want to know what my responsibilities are. If anyone responses, I really appreciate it. I can answer any other questions y'all might have.

so I understand a portion of the impacts of sesta/fosta,but I don't know a lot of the specifics of how the laws are written and what kinds of content is or isn't allowed online.

every single nuance and detail is important for me to know about, so please go as in depth as possible.

thank you for any/all help with this.

edit: I'm in Ca USA but am specifically interested the various ways these laws are applied everywhere.

Hey all,

I just got a new job at a state university in NC. Hr is telling me that I have to either take a half hour or full hour break. I don't eat lunch and I'd rather come in a half hour later. As far as I can tell, there's no federal or state law that forces me to have a lunch break and they seem to be doing to cover their asses just to say they did offer breaks. I'm thinking about talking to HR and getting a notarized document that says I won't take legal action for not having a lunch break and that we're all in agreement on the issue. What kind of options do I have and what else can I do?

Some details may or may not be omitted for privacy reasons, as this case is ongoing.

I was in a major retail store that begins with the letter W and owns a member-ship only club. I was accused of theft by shoplifting by concealing products on my person and inside of a backpack. I went to the bathroom and when I left, I passed by 2 officers who then quickly turned around and put me in handcuffs. They did not read me my Miranda rights, they simply took me into the security office and started searching through my personal belongings (and later on also stole two of my drinks I had in my backpack, multiple gaming mice I intended to sell, and my water bottle that I literally purchased less than 3 hours prior). I didn't even leave the store. Did I enter the bathroom with merchandise? Yeah, but that's far from a crime. Against store policy, sure. Grounds for kicking me out of said store as per store policy, sure. But no crime was committed. I am also on felony probation, and am going to meet with my PO for my quarterly checkup in just over a week, in which case I will have to tell them about the incident. The police also said that I was under arrest, with bodycameras (unsure if they were on or off, so while this is important, it's undetermined whether this can play a part in the case) and possibly inside the security office which had a security camera inside. I'm quite certain I was in fact arrested as I now have a court date scheduled, although I've yet to be given the choice to retain a lawyer or request a public defendant.

Realistically, what options are there? Is this a case I can win when I never left the store with any merchandise, nor was I read my Miranda rights. What can I do here? This is very urgent, I may not be able to view this post after this week.

Edit: Just got in contact with my former attorney.

Police came yesterday after i had a freak out on acid, then they found and had someone I live with open a package that contained marijuana. What do I do? This happened in the USA, North Carolina.