Questions tagged [is-x-legal]
Is X Legal? Questions that postulate a scenario or behavior, then ask if that scenario or behavior is legal. Please read Meta before asking a question of this form!
241
questions
-4
votes
0
answers
115
views
Did the cops enter Jordan Belfort’s home after he totalled his car on Lemmons legally?
In the Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort takes a ton of Quaaludes and then urgently tries to get home in his car and causes a lot of damage to other cars and objects along the way. He then wakes up ...
- 8,847
11
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Is it illegal to give false information about a person to a foreign-based telemarketer?
I have always wondered if there is anything illegal with an American citizen giving false information about another American citizen to a foreign-based telemarketer, such as someone who by their ...
- 1,475
0
votes
5
answers
233
views
Legality of mercy killing
I understand that there are multiple question on here regarding mercy killing, assisted suicide and euthanasia but as I've read, the specifics of the situation are crucial to the legality of it and my ...
- 1,568
2
votes
2
answers
174
views
Is it an Offence to Sleep in a Campervan While Drunk?
This answer to this question states that the onus is on the defendent to prove they were not going to drive while they were unfit. Leaving aside the question about the flipped burden of proof, does ...
- 263
2
votes
2
answers
201
views
Is it legal to pretend to be drunk?
There is a famous joke that goes like this:
There is a huge crowd drinking in a pub in the outskirts of a small town. A police car waits in hiding nearby, to catch anyone who tries to drive away ...
- 894
6
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Is smart watch illegal while in control of the vehicle?
From the gov.uk website:
It’s illegal to hold and use a phone, sat nav, tablet, or any device
that can send or receive data, while driving or riding a motorcycle.
A smartwatch can send or receive ...
- 179
1
vote
1
answer
65
views
Can I sell an unscheduled compound as a recreational drug in the USA?
From the Oxilofrine Wikipedia page:
Legal Status US: Unapproved "New Drug" (as defined by 21 U.S. Code § 321(p)(1)). Use in dietary supplements, food, or medicine is unlawful; otherwise ...
- 111
25
votes
11
answers
10k
views
Is there any way to legally sleep in your car while drunk?
As I understand it, if one is found inside one's car with the keys while drunk, even if asleep, one is as guilty of drunk driving as if one was actually driving. If one finds oneself over the limit, ...
- 5,868
4
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Who is breaking the law if a child engages in the gig economy?
There is a news story about children working for delivery apps that describes the practice as "illegal". The exact details are not clear, to me at least, so suppose the following ...
- 5,868
0
votes
2
answers
189
views
Is it illegal to take turns going to the bathroom with an unrelated 3 year child in the same room if the child doesn't see anything?
I just wanted to know hypothetically. Like for a babysitter or a teacher on a field trip. For instance if you went a play for a class Field trip and the child got upset at a scary part so you take the ...
- 13
7
votes
3
answers
885
views
Can an employer deduct PPE from pay?
Can an employer require their employees to pay for their own personal protective equipment? For example, if working in a restaurant where gloves are required, could a boss require the employees to pay ...
- 79
0
votes
2
answers
157
views
Is it possible the destruction of tents in central London is legal?
It is in the news that Veolia workers took and destroyed multiple tents and their contents in Central London. Is there a way that this could be legal?
About 10 tents were destroyed along with the ...
- 5,868
1
vote
1
answer
162
views
What legal actions can a minor take against an adult having photos of her
A man printed out 400+ pictures of different girls, ages ranging from 15 to 20. From what I could tell most of the pictures were from social media accounts, there were mirror pictures, bikini pictures,...
10
votes
6
answers
7k
views
Can a computer be guilty of insider trading?
It is reported that a computer demonstrated "insider trading" in a simulated environment:
In the test, the AI bot is a trader for a fictitious financial investment company.
The employees ...
- 5,868
32
votes
3
answers
10k
views
Can the Cyber Resilience Act make it illegal to retire?
Suppose Alice develops some software and releases it under an open source licence. She receives just enough money to be counted as "commercial". This may be donations from users, it may be ...
- 5,868
-4
votes
2
answers
164
views
Can Bob be convicted of raping his wife Alice?
Bob and Alice are apparently happily married for 5 years and have sex nearly every night. Sometimes they are very lucid, others barely awake. Occasionally (perhaps 1 in 10 times) they have some ...
- 8,847
2
votes
0
answers
90
views
Is it illegal to buy prescription eyeglasses online in Canada?
(This is not the same question as this one, which is regarding U.S. law.)
I recently visited my optometrist, and was informed that I will either need progressive/bifocals, or else two different ...
- 121
2
votes
1
answer
126
views
Do you have to show your ticket to a TfL ticket inspector after you have alighted from the bus?
It is in the news that a Metropolitan Police officer is being investigated after a mother was wrongfully arrested for bus fare evasion. However it is not clear, to me at least, exactly what the legal ...
- 5,868
0
votes
0
answers
44
views
Is it legal to discriminate against people over a certain age? [duplicate]
A restaurant reserves certain items on its menu for individuals under a certain age.
The equality act 2010 specifically makes allowances for age discrimination against people under the age of 18. But ...
- 8,847
1
vote
1
answer
101
views
What happens to illegally produced copies when the producer settles?
Say I download a copyright-protected album, and, without licence, make it available for download on a peer to peer network, distributing it to 10,000 of my closest friends.
Then I get a letter from a ...
- 1,594
0
votes
1
answer
119
views
Watching bootleg DVDs [duplicate]
Say that, for my upcoming birthday, someone gifts me a copy of the hit film Shrek 2 on DVD.
Say that, instead of being professionally pressed and shrink-wrapped, my new copy of Shrek 2 is a shiny DVD+...
- 1,594
-4
votes
2
answers
119
views
Is recording children either by photo or video in itself an offence?
There is no indication that the children are other than fully clothed or that they (or anyone else that is part of the fact pattern) are depicting or party to any lewd acts.
- 8,847
1
vote
1
answer
101
views
Any laws against scalpers that buy all stocks of a product and sell them for outreagous prices?
This might already be known, but there are peoples (some call them scalpers) that buy entire stocks of a specific product (e.g.:a specific graphics card model, etc) and then sell them for outrageous ...
- 113
0
votes
3
answers
180
views
Would or could it be a public order offence (racially/religiously aggravated or otherwise) to burn or mutilate a national flag or a holy scripture?
In the UK, Alice burns a Quran on a public pavement.
Bob tears up an Irish flag.
Do either of these commit public order offences?
- 8,847
-2
votes
1
answer
65
views
Legal Implications of Building a Webshop for Renting Accounts
I'm considering developing a webshop platform where users can rent credentials to various website account like Udemy from each other, and I want to include a user rating system to build trust within ...
- 117
0
votes
0
answers
65
views
Is it lawful to have a dating website that is free for women but charges men initiation +membership fees?
An American dating platform charges men an up front fee for “verification” and then an ongoing monthly fee for “membership,” while openly stating that “membership is free for women”. Is this ...
- 8,847
1
vote
1
answer
72
views
What Would be the Legality of a Company Paying Individuals for their Data?
Let's say I started a new social media company, which collects and sells it's users' data. To entice people to use my social media site, I give them a cut of the money that I get from selling that ...
-3
votes
2
answers
276
views
Is it lawful to maintain different, independent dress codes for male and female guests to a business/venue? [duplicate]
Some venues/events will specify dress codes for each sex by defining the male code as smart casual and females should wear cocktail dresses etc.
But what if these are less congruent, where females are ...
- 8,847
2
votes
2
answers
131
views
Would making a non-profit TV show about Ronald Mcdonald be legal?
Ok, this is going to sound weird, but I didn't have any better forum to ask this on. Me and a friend are working on a sort of Horror/Comedy.
A basic plot rundown: Ronald Mcdonald is a crazy lunatic ...
1
vote
1
answer
159
views
is it illegal for a minor to contact a minor if the second minor's parents have instructed them not to do so? [closed]
I am 16 yrs old and my boyfriend's parents have told my boyfriend not to contact me (and have told me not to contact him) because they disapprove, and believe I am not a real person since they have ...
- 19
3
votes
1
answer
231
views
In the USA, is it legal for parents to take children to sexually oriented events?
In this question I asked about parents taking children to strip clubs, answer showed what the law has to say in the case of sexually oriented businesses in general.
But what about non-businesses, like ...
- 395
6
votes
3
answers
4k
views
In the USA, is it legal for parents to take children to strip clubs?
I understand there are often different laws in different states, if this is the case with this question I would appreciate answers mentioning what differences are there between states.
- 395
11
votes
3
answers
7k
views
Can you legally have an (unloaded) black powder revolver in your carry-on luggage?
Part I of "Annoying the TSA"
For good reason, U.S. law forbids people from carrying firearms on planes. However, last I checked, black powder "antique weapons" (such as cap-and-...
3
votes
1
answer
140
views
Is it illegal to perform a song from sheet music that I transcribed?
So I have been transcribing a copyrighted song (as a HOBBY) that I love and was thinking about using it as a graduation song for my music school, but I’ve had to make some tweaks because there are ...
- 31
-2
votes
2
answers
216
views
Can a self-represented defendant call oneself as a witness? [duplicate]
You see this occassionally in comedy films and I have to wonder how legal it is. If I act as my own lawyer at a trial, can I call myself to the stand as a witness? Can I refuse to answer my own ...
- 460
3
votes
1
answer
293
views
Legal consequences of an accidental Google search
I am someone who frequents several imageboards. As often happens, because there's complete anonymity, people often say the most insane, outrageous and vile stuff imaginable. Against my better ...
- 33
9
votes
2
answers
3k
views
How do you check the legality of a new business model?
How do you check the legality of a new business model to make sure it will be legal, and you won't be running afoul of some law you have no idea of?
- 183
-2
votes
1
answer
190
views
Worker was sent to a store he was fired from but wasn't allowed to complete his job. New employer fired him as result
This is a theoretical situation. A person had worked at a retail store. He was terminated without cause and with severance. A few years later the same person is working for a marketing company on a ...
- 131
5
votes
1
answer
160
views
Does a US company moving its PII and web servers to the EU solve the Meta fine problem?
As discussed in this question about the Meta fine it is a problem for companies that host websites with access to EU user registration data in US datacenters. This is based on the 'Schrems II' ...
- 5,868
2
votes
4
answers
305
views
Can it be illegal to have/use a "wipe data" login on your device?
Suppose I have a computer and I set up two logins that are identical other than one sanitises my data SSD upon logging on. This would cause any information I have on said drive to be inaccessible to ...
- 5,868
4
votes
1
answer
211
views
Can it be illegal to not speak to the police until you have spoken to a lawyer?
It is reported that Ernest Moret was arrested for failing to answer police questions.
The incident was described as:
When the officers began questioning Moret, [his colleague Stella] Magliani-...
- 5,868
5
votes
2
answers
350
views
What is the law regarding playing in the street?
It is being reported that claims are made that is can be against the law for children to play in the street.
Liz Swift thought a basketball hoop on wheels pushed to the corner of her street on sunny ...
- 5,868
0
votes
1
answer
199
views
Would it be legal to hold this sign up outside the White House or another government building?
Would it be legal for me to hold up this sign in front of the White House, the Capitol, or the SCOTUS building?
MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN
- 17
1
vote
1
answer
217
views
Do teachers in the UK really lose their jobs if they accidently touch a child?
I once had a talk with a teacher in which I mentioned to her that when I used to teach 9 year olds music theory I would hold their hands while we drew treble and bass clefs together.
Then slowly I ...
- 4,727
1
vote
1
answer
134
views
What law could criminalise using prank calls to expose politicians?
It is in the news that a campaign group Led by Donkeys has made prank calls to politicians to show how willing they are to work with commercial companies for £10,000 a day. Former minister Stephen ...
- 5,868
42
votes
5
answers
17k
views
A Swiss watch company seized my watch, saying it was stolen. I bought it 10 years ago. Is that legal?
I have a watch from Blancpain that I bought in 2014 from an individual in Poland (I have a written contract). I've sent the watch to Blancpain in Switzerland for periodic inspection and they seized it,...
- 421
32
votes
2
answers
9k
views
Is it legal to publish a cease and desist letter that I have received?
I've received a cease and desist letter for defamation from a local businessperson that I believe to be without legal basis - the actionable statements listed are clearly statements of my opinion. ...
- 429
29
votes
7
answers
10k
views
Is there a law against destroying works of art of historic importance when you are the owner?
At work we recently had a bit of a debate about whether or not it would be legal to destroy a work of art if you are the owner of said work.
A few years ago, Banksy destroyed his own painting by ...
- 401
-3
votes
1
answer
233
views
Can a software include a list of deities/gods?
Consider a software that allows users to create profiles that identify the user. If this software includes and allows users to choose what god/deity they believe in (or their favorite god/deity), is ...
user48480
2
votes
1
answer
235
views
Can salaried employees be forced to attend meetings without being able to charge the time?
Background: I work in Maryland
I am a salaried employee; however, I am required to fill out a time card in order to specify which hours are worked on which contract, and am required to work a minimum ...
