What are some slang terms used among police officers?
The most derogatory terms for the bad guys and citizens who are just pains in the rectum:A.H. = Adam Henry (A-dam H-enry) If you don’t get it…..sometimes you will hear it as “Jack Hole”…..now what starts with an “A” that ends with HOLE ?RICHARD CRANIUM= What starts with a “D” and is a nickname for Richard ? What is the non-medical layman’s term for the Cranium ? Do these clues HEAD you in the right direction ?
Loitering where illegal drugs are kept or used?
Im 17 years old and I was in a car with friends and we got pulled over I was given a ticket for loitering where illegal drugs were being used or kept. The officer told me that I had to pay a fine by a certain date. Does anybody know whether I will have to show up in court and how much this fine may possibly be. The ticket said it was a local ordinance misdemeanor and also that I could pay the fine by mail. I just want to pay the fine and get on with my life. However, I want to know if this will be on my record forever, if a court date will be neccessary if I pay the fine in the mail before the due date, and how much the fine will be.
Why can't we bring back Prohibition in the United States of America?
Prohibition exists in the US now; it’s drugs other than alcohol that are illegal. Prohibition does not work, which is why guys like Al Capone, Raymond ‘Bumpy’ Johnson, Pablo Escobar, Joaquin (el Chapo) Guzman become successful. Continuing to think that prohibition can work is ought better than mental masturbation.Recreational cannabis has been legalized in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, Maine, and Washington, DC. Those states have decided that prohibition of cannabis isn’t working, and that regulating and (of course) taxing it will minimize harm and eliminate the waste of money used to arrest and imprison people who use cannabis.Prohibition is directly responsible for much of the organized criminal violence in the Americas (and other parts of the world), in addition to corruption. It has been more harmful than beneficial. Prohibitionists have had more than 100 years to try ad make prohibition work—they have failed.
Can a cop pull you over while you are parked?
I assume you use “pull over” in a sense of come check on youI don’t know if this counts - but on a couple occasions when I was trying to nap somewhere in some town off a highway (driving at night, got tired, got off the highway and parked somewhere where it looked quiet sort of a deal) a policeman would knock on my window, ask me what I was doing (don’t remember if they checked my license; they might have) and asked me to drive away while also telling me it was unsafe to be parked like that. Did not give me tickets or anything.Another time - while in grad school- me and my friend were in a car chatting about the assignment we had and police not just came, they had like a second car and they were shining a light at us and checked our documents and all and kept asking my friend if he knew my name. I think they thought we were doing something we shouldn’t (which we didn’t) so in the end they again asked us to drive off and not sit wherever we were, but did not give us any tickets or anything.
Does a misdemeanor go away? How long does it take?
How long do you have to list it might be a better question. They don't go away. After a certain period of time they are simply not relevant. A misdemeanor a year ago is certainly more ‘serious' than that exact same misdemeanor ten years ago.How long does it need to keep being brought up? That depends on a particular job and its requirements and how the question is asked. But it's always there unless dismissed or expunged or pardoned if someone wants to dig that far and deep into the past.
What can I do about the homeless people on my street?
Thank you for asking this question. Don't worry, you're not heartless or cruel. Just because someone is homeless doesn't mean they shouldn't be held accountable for their bad, illegal or offensive behavior. They know that what they're doing is wrong, or criminal, or offensive. They don't get a pass to act like they are just because they're homeless, although much of society acts as though they should. Why should being homeless give anyone the right to be a jerk, a criminal or a selfish bastard? Yet people ignore the worst behavior possible just because they feel sorry for someone. If you wnat to change someone, or show them respect, then make them accountable for their actions.That's MY opinion, but while I think people feeling compassion for the homeless is great, but it should be accompanied by healthy boundaries and expectations-like asking them to NOT lie in your yard, or calling the police or contacting your city councilman/woman to ask that police start enforcing loitering or other city laws. People will ask you, "Where do you expect them to hang out?" or other comments. Their homelessness is not YOUR problem or responsibility. Why they congregate where they do doesn't matter. You have boundaries, expectations and don't feel safe with them there, so act. You are NOT being heartless. You're being human. No one wants to feel unsafe in their neighborhood or on the street.So, I suggest setting aside your sympathy long enough to call the police or take action to move them. Be sympathetic and compassionate because they're homeless, but don't let that affect a very reasonable expectation you have. Part of the reason some homeless feel entitled to act as they do is because they know people feel sorry for them. Don't. If people would step up and increase their expectations that the homeless shoud be held to the same standards as others, things will change for the better.