Illicit Crime

Illicit Crime will never go away. Especially on the scale that it’s at today, this is a problem that will haunt not just one single country but the world and more and more each day. Will we as the people of the world ever be able to put trust into our world leaders, or will we always have a thought of doubt and fear in our minds? To say that we will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel would be naïve and foolish, we have to keep in mind that every person has their own agenda. We know this will be a pattern that the world follows for as long as the entertainment industry, fashion industry, technology, drug industry and almost any other one out there that keep producing merchandise in demand. People are now stuck in a position that if they want to survive and keep an income for their families they must break the law. Most likely, even if they do decide one day they want to find another way to make an income they would probably have a very hard time getting away from who they work with.

Everyone has seen counterfeit hand bags and wallets being sold at the local swap-meet, out of the back of vans or just on the street. The fact that a person can walk around with a counterfeit designer bag gets on my nerves, the only reason is because my career is in the fashion industry. Designers shouldn’t have to worry about getting ideas and inspirations stolen from them by some cheap warehouse product. One day I want to be able to design and sell my own apparel but I want it to be mine. Fashion pieces are made for expression of individuality and how can this be when knock offs are being made by the thousands a day.

My Research

My research on the Supreme Court cases is going alright, I just barely found a case that I liked and I found interesting so I’m getting to work on finding out the intricacies of the case. I wanted to do my case on something that mattered to me and I had a background in so I searched for cases involving Native American tribes. I’m planning on researching the case more and more each week and taking down notes so I can give a good layout of exactly what had happened. I’m expecting that I will have a great deal to say about this case once I’m done with my research because even though I’m not Navajo I’m still Native American and I think our governmental issues are overlooked and pushed to the side a lot of the time. My grandfather is on the council of Indian Affairs of the Smithsonian so I want to see if I can get his take on the case and what he might’ve done differently, I think he would be a good resource because then I can get a Native American that works with the government point of view.

Property Rights

In my opinion, property rights are just plain confusing. Things get too muddy because there are so many different standards. If it was me in Pacific Heights, I would’ve first off called a locksmith to remove the lock that he put on the door. As far as I know the landlord has the right to inspect the apartment, and a move-in date was never agreed upon, there was never any money exchanged which could probably hold up in court as an acceptance of an offer. But wouldn’t have to be some type of acceptance for him to be able to legally move in and call it his own. The fact that a tenant can say that a person is irresponsible and might be able to ultimately acquire the property can be a good and a bad thing, one is that there are people that do things that just simply shouldn’t. An irresponsible person is obviously the wrong pick to rent a property out to the public, but most of the time you can get a good feel for a person by first impressions. So, I don’t know why you would want to even consider renting from a person you think is irresponsible. The second is the chance that a person might in fact sabotage you like what was done in the movie.

I’ve never owned real property in my life and I hope to one day. But will I make investments on houses by buying them and then renting them out to the public; I’m not quite sure about that.

In life we don’t know what will come tomorrow, next week or years from now. All we can do is live life the best we can and hope the outcome is positive.

Greed Is Good: Week 6

Everyone loves getting a bonus. Who would turn down a bonus regardless of how much it is? As a former accountant for a Real Estate Owned company, I know that getting a bonus here and there after you’ve worked hard for the past two weeks is a great feeling, also a great incentive.
Every Thursday I walk out of The Art Institute feeling like I stand correct, this gives me a great feeling but at the same time a horrible one. To hear about the things that are going on in our country makes me wonder why our government isn’t doing anything about this. America was built on the idea that government should have nothing to do with how people operate their businesses but by letting things like this carry on we aren’t doing anything but hurting our citizens and have ultimately created one of the biggest upsets to the American people since the Great Depression.

Naïve minds are being taken advantage of like we just saw in the movie,” Wall street.” We the American people, the foundation of the country are unbeknownst to us being taken advantage of with systems in place like REIT’s, whether the intention of the creation of them was good or bad is obviously not the point. The fact that he just over a year ago got a bonus is astonishing and unfortunately not unheard of. These people should be taxed at a higher amount then everyone else; the money used for the CEO’s so called “bonus” could be used by the government or even put into jobs that are suffering. This money should be being fed into the American economy not being made as a cushion for already wealthy men and women.

As I stated before I feel like I’m repeating myself when I say that the systems in place in America are corrupted, we should be educating the American people about the things that are affecting us.

Bong Hits for Jesus

Bong Hits for Jesus
Minor is the one word everyone that is in fact a minor HATES hearing. But, I think when were in the process of “growing up” we take for granted everything that is put in place to protect us. In this particular instance I don’t think it was wrong that the principal took the banner down, she has to worry about hundreds of other kids and also the reputation of the school. As kids, we don’t understand how immature our actions are, we want the same rights that every adult is given. But this obviously isn’t possible; I don’t think it’s wrong that rights are taken away as soon as we enter a school setting.

BUT, I also think that if the government is going to take away rights that were given to us as Americans. Then, there should be one general standard age. The government likes to use the law to its advantage because they know they can. If we are able to be shipped off to war at the age of 18 with a chance of losing our lives, then we should be able to go have a drink at a bar or club. We can go to jail at 18 probably even younger, but we can’t have a beer?

There are very good reasons for having the laws for kids in school in place, they protect our kid’s, little brother’s, little sister’s, cousins, nieces and nephews. But like I’ve said in my recent blogs, the law has a way of bending itself to play into the hands of the government. So basically what I think about this whole situation is that the kid is an IDIOT for even wasting his time to put a banner up like that, and the principal did the right thing by taking it down.

Used Cars Crimes & Torts

Crimes
1. Destruction of Property.
2. bribery
3. Lieing under Oath
4. Under age driving
5. Unlicensed driving
6. No insurance
7. Speeding
8. Destruction of Public Property
9. Domestic Violence
10. Endangerment of Minors
11. Armed Assault
12. Possession of Concealed Weapon
13. Forgery
14. J-Walking
15. Drug abuse
16. Drug possession
17. Sexual Harrassment
18. Lack of License Plate
19. Fleeing the scene
20. Drinking on the Job
21. Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road
22. Wreckless Driving
23. Gambling
24. Attempted Murder


Torts
1. False Advertisement
2. Disreputation
3. Indescency
4. Slander

Taking a look at other's blogs

I looked at Alie's blog on the law and attorneys... this is what I wrote her
Alie, when I read through your blogs a lot of things came to mind. The first and foremost is that I noticed we share a lot of the same ideas about the law and attorneys! With all the scandals that government officials and police officers have been caught doing it’s hard to trust and even believe for one bit that they’re out for the public’s best interest. The one thing that gets to us is that we know they are out for the money but its just reality because in the end that’s what everyone’s out there for. But, the other thing is I’ve noticed your blog doesn’t really flow together well, I don’t know if it’s because of how you assembled it or if it’s because you didn’t know what else to say. You have some great ideas and it really sounds like you know what you’re talking about so I would like to hear you elaborate on the first key points you hit.

Another blog I looked at was Jade Interiors, this is what I had to say...
This is hilarious! I never would have thought I would have to hear something so ridiculous like these two case stories, how could these even be allowed into a court room. I agree with you on most things you’ve brought up, of course not every country can have a perfect government but the American government is very flawed and will do whatever it takes to cover up things that might put a doubt in the public’s mind. One thing I would have to disagree with is the integration of law throughout the nation; the constitution gives each state the right to establish law and order into their boundaries. It makes each state unique and gives us an image and feel of sovereignty. But all in all I completely agree with things you’ve stated, good job!

What I Think Of The Justice System in America?

What I Think Of The Justice System in America?

The United States of America is known as the land where dreams come true. So far in my life I have experienced and seen several different accounts where the law has held this to be undoubtedly true but at the same time unexpectedly wrong. The law was built to establish and maintain order, to keep the citizens of this country safe but at times this power is abused and the American people suffer.

The Rodney King incident is a perfect example for this; police are very sly when going about doing these things. Ask yourself the question, who are you going to believe…the trusted police force or the criminal? No one wants to question the credibility of their justice system; no one wants to believe that the police force is out for themselves and not for us. The police know this and take advantage of it, the minute the majority of Americans start doubting the credibility of their government is when they’ll lose power.

I’m not saying that all cops are like this and we all should be anti-government, but maybe we as the power of the American government should think for ourselves and question things that every arm of the government does, including: the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches. Why do most people instantly get a sense of fear when they see a police car or hear police sirens, not because they are doing anything wrong but just for the simple fact that they are the police. In the end, we know a country cannot survive with no kind of order in place it’s just impossible but I wish the men and women of the police force would take the people of this country into thought before they start their job every day.

What I Think Of Lawyers

What I Think Of Lawyers

Like in every profession, I think there are a variety of people. Some would be considered good and others bad, we would all like to think that everyone wants to do their job to their best ability and keeps good ethics in mind. But, especially with lawyers I think this isn’t always the case, I feel that most of the time lawyers are trying to get a pay check just like everyone else. They’ll do anything to win their case because of course that’s their job and at the end of the day that’s how they’re going to get paid.

I can’t imagine how hard it would be to have to choose between getting a big amount of money from taking a case that has potential to win and standing by your morals and possibly suffering in the public eye. But, there are always the very successful law firms that have enough money to pick and choose from which case they’re going to take and if they decide that taking the case isn’t morally right then it wouldn’t hurt their bank account.

But, ultimately what it comes down to is that everyone has a passion, and those of us who are lucky enough to make that passion our career have a job to do. Sometimes we to get to where we want to be we have to rethink our stance on situations put objectiveness to the side and get the work done by whatever means necessary. Like I said in the beginning, we’d like to think everyone sticks to what is right and what is wrong but I live in the real world, my thoughts of attorneys aren’t going to change anything in the end. After all, they are the ones who have to go to sleep with themselves comfortably at night.