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| The Day's Three Burning Legal Questions | Top |
| Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I've been offered a job in a plant making computer and telephone equipment. It seems like a great opportunity, but why is the employer requiring me to sign a pledge promising not to kill myself and stating I will "treasure my life"? Answer: Careful! Some of these plants supposedly work their employees "inhumanely, like machines." Perhaps the "no suicide" pledge is a red flag? (Consumerist, Chinese iPad Workers Forced To Sign "No Suicide" Pledge) 2) Question: All I said in front of the police officer was "get him." How can I be convicted for "intimidating an officer"? What about the First Amendment? Answer: Valid point, but remember that if your words immediately incite an attack on the officer by your dog, you would not have a defense under the First Amendment. (UNDERDOG, D.C. Ct. App.: Words that incite a dog's attack are not First-Amendment protected) 3) Question: We've been practicing for months for this dog show. Why is my dog so lethargic and out-of-it today? Answer: You might want to check your dog's food bowl. Sometimes competing owners will slip drugs into the... | |
| Using Social Media to Support Navy SEALs ... Pass It On! | Top |
| Bradley Shear, an attorney in Washington, D.C., who writes the excellent Shear on Social Media Law blog, is trying to use social media in a different way this week. On the heels of the historic mission by the U.S. Navy SEa Air Land (SEAL) team that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, Shear wishes to draw attention to the Navy SEAL Foundation. The Navy SEAL Foundation's mission is to "provide educational and motivational support, promote health and welfare programs for the Naval Special Warfare Community, and perpetuate the history and heritage of the U.S. Naval Commandos." Specifically, it describes its role as including the following: We provide tragedy assistance for families who have lost a loved one in training or combat. We support family events to uphold morale and camaraderie. We award scholarships and provide educational assistance to active duty personnel, their spouses, and children. As Shear notes, "the brave men and women who worked tirelessly day in and day out tracking down public enemy number #1 are our neighbors next door, our friends around the corner, and the people whom we see at the mall and ballpark. They may even be our professors and/or mentors." Through the Navy SEAL... | |
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