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Is the Convenience Worth the Risk?

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Leaving Your Child Unattended in the Car Do you choose convenience over safety and responsibility, or the other way around? For example, when you have your 4 year old child with you and you need to run into the store to pick up toilet paper on the way home, would you consider leaving your child […]

California’s Good Samaritan Law and Pets

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In California, we love our pets as much as we love our brothers and sisters, which is why we have a Good Samaritan law that makes it legal to smash a car window to save an animal. The law has been in effect for almost a year, and it is designed to protect the individual […]

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

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Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? Unfortunately, this happens to even the kindest, most genuine people out there. These people mean no harm. They do not have enemies. They do good deeds. One day, they just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and somehow, […]

Moral Obligation vs. Legal Obligation to Report a Crime

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Some people believe that if they witness a crime, they must report it to the police; if they do not, they themselves are committing a crime. Actually though, in most cases, this is not true. A person may feel the moral obligation to report the crime, but they do not have a legal obligation to […]