Monthly Archives: November 2024
When Does the Criminal Justice System Give You a Chance to Learn From Your Mistakes?
Everyone makes mistakes, but how closely your mistakes follow you around, and for how long depends on who you are. The consequences of an arrest or a criminal case are one of the many ways that it is expensive to be poor. If you belong to the 99 percent and cannot afford to hire… Read More »
Is Getting Catfished a Crime?
The bad news is that the Internet, with its anonymity and its hyperreality, brings out the worst in everyone. The good news is that almost nothing on the Internet is real. Every time you go to YouTube or Tik Tok to relax for a few minutes after a stressful phone call with a family… Read More »
What Are Nebbia Holds?
If you ever want to distract your elders from giving you unsolicited advice, ask them about the old days and how much simpler life was, specifically, how much less everything cost, and the stories will flow. In the 80s, a box of Lemon Head candies cost 25 cents at any gas station, and a… Read More »
Weapons Charges in the Age of Permitless Carry
If movies like Scarface and the Bad Boys franchise give the impression that everyone in Florida has a gun with them at all times, the news media do not do much to dispel this stereotype. From murders to people brandishing weapons just because they can to traffic stops where the vehicle is full of… Read More »
