The passage in Leviticus states, “And a man who injures his countryman – as he has done, so it shall be done to him fracture under/for fracture, eye under/for eye, tooth under/for tooth. Just as another person has received injury from him, so it will be given to him.” (Lev.Read More →
According to California law, joyriding is a temporary taking of a car or motorcycle (Vehicle Code § 10851), bicycle (Penal Code § 499b(a)), or boat (Penal Code § 499b(b)), without the owner’s permission. … In this regard, joyriding differs from theft because in theft, the intent is to permanently depriveRead More →
Forcible confinement is the intentional forcible imprisonment or seizing of another person, for a significant period of time, without that person’s consent and without lawful authority. What is the difference between kidnapping and forcible confinement? Confinement is the deprivation of a person’s liberty to move, while kidnapping is the movingRead More →
Loitering is the act of remaining in a particular public place for a protracted time, without any apparent purpose. While the laws regarding loitering have been challenged and changed over time, loitering is still illegal in various jurisdictions and in specific circumstances. At what point is loitering considered? The termRead More →
Willfully inciting or urging others to engage in a riot results in up to a six-month jail sentence. The penalty bumps up to a 10-year prison sentence if the riot results in serious bodily harm to a victim or more than $5,000 in property damage. Does the First Amendment protectRead More →
To be convicted of evidence tampering, prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that you deliberately and knowingly concealed, destroyed, or otherwise altered evidence. You may not be charged with evidence tampering if you altered evidence accidentally or did so unknowingly. What does tampering with physical evidence? Tampering with evidence isRead More →
Fines, shaming (being placed in stocks), mutilation (cutting off a part of the body), or death were the most common forms of medieval punishment. There was no police force in the medieval period so law-enforcement was in the hands of the community. Why were medieval times so brutal? Medieval violenceRead More →
The penalty for this crime includes up to 20 years in a federal prison, a fine, or both. Which is an example of smuggling? These include the participation in illegal trade, such as in the drug trade, illegal weapons trade, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, exotic wildlife trade, art theft, heists,Read More →
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” “For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.”Read More →