In a private location where permission is granted by default (e.g. a business open to the public), criminal trespass in the absence of another criminal act requires specific notice to leave by the property owner or an authorized agent and a failure by the notified person to do so. While a person may be unknowingly violating establishment rules, the intent is not determined until contact is made. Even prominently posted signs can be missed, which is one of numerous reasons most criminal statutes require intent for something to be considered a crime.
Ignoring a privately-posted sign is not a criminal offense unless it's a "no trespassing" sign. It is the equivalent of a request to leave the property. Ignoring a request to leave is trespassing. The only other recourse for a property owner is a civil suit. Non-criminal behavior is non-criminal.
So while you're correct that he wouldn't have a legal right in the USA to photograph anyone or anything, a right is not necessary to do so and the act would not be a crime unless the act was specifically dealt with in a given State's laws. I'm aware of no such place currently which specifically criminalizes photography on private property without prior consent of the owner. Such an extraordinary assertion would require the specific citation of law to be believable, in any event. This does not apply to public property, which routinely have laws covering them denying all activity not specifically allowed/protected and making violation a crime.
It's also true in the USA, but you can still be ruined by the legal fees required to mount the defense in the first place. It can be difficult or impossible to get legal fees paid by the opposing side in the event you successfully defend yourself from a suit unless you have proof the lawsuit was malicious.
Don't know if the person was talking about the woman in the gnu costume or the woman in the red shirt and blue jeans. I'd say the former is definitely cute. The latter, while not unattractive, isn't what I would term cute. However, that's also highly subjective and very personal, so everyone's mileage will vary somewhat.
Witness protection? Why? He's done nothing wrong, so obviously has nothing to hide. As long as he does right and testifies, nothing bad will happen to him because he did the right thing. Witness protection is hiding, and only people who have done something wrong have anything to hide.
If you're not a fucking criminal then you have nothing to worry about.
I am also glad that law enforcement is made up of robots who can be trusted to never abuse private information which, while not illegal, could certainly be used to unduly influence or harm those to whom it pertains.
FBI agents have never engaged in practices using information about private, legal events to coerce or damage private individuals, or to enrich themselves at the expense of others. I am so glad it's not possible that could ever happen, either.
That's been my experience as well. My father had hand surgery and saved many thousands of dollars by paying in cash, by negotiating with the hospital and the surgeon.
Secondly, devices classified as health aids by the FDA exist in one of the most heavily-regulated markets on Earth.
The highest of the barriers to entry into the hearing aid market are almost assuredly in regards to assuring end-product compliance with FDA regulations.
You live someplace you can get insurance with a pit bull?
Every state I've lived in the last 10 years has lacked companies offering coverage to owners of a dog that has even a drop of recognizable pit bull blood in it.
The actual operation of a firearm is legally controlled in every populated area in the USA (the target country assumed, I'm relatively certain) and almost every unpopulated area.
To be fair, in the hands of someone who is irresponsible a 40W laser is far more likely to cause injury than a chainsaw. Obviously (or, it should be obvious; I've run saws for years so my bar for "obvious" could be different) the type of damage with the chainsaw has far higher variability, and is likely to only occur to the operator, while the laser has few injury types which can be inflicted upon anyone within line of sight.
I agree though, for a hobbyist (who typically take care to understand the implications of what they're doing), neither is dangerous to the point where there should be a discussion about limiting their availability.
Yeah, that was my thought, though if you're going the route of cheap-as-in-cost parts, you can spend a lot of time hand-fitting laser-cut gears.
Not something I'd want to do, but I'm sure there's at least one person in 7 billion with a surplus of time and very little money who would be willing to...
Not that I'm aware of. Most states can adequately enforce sanctions after the fact in the case the key is actually used for criminal purposes. That doesn't stop them from making asinine prohibitions that are impossible to enforce though, so it's entirely possible.
There are many areas of the USA where your cost per KWh go up depending on how much you use per month. There are even places you can get seasonal or time-of-use metering. The latter are great for those who produce their own solar power, since rates are highest during midday in the summer, which is the time you're actively producing more power than you use. A prime location for that is California.:)
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Completely off-topic, but it's amusing to see the term "Third World" applied to the USA given its original definition.
Not nitpicking, since the term now means something quite different in common parlance...
In a private location where permission is granted by default (e.g. a business open to the public), criminal trespass in the absence of another criminal act requires specific notice to leave by the property owner or an authorized agent and a failure by the notified person to do so. While a person may be unknowingly violating establishment rules, the intent is not determined until contact is made. Even prominently posted signs can be missed, which is one of numerous reasons most criminal statutes require intent for something to be considered a crime.
Ignoring a privately-posted sign is not a criminal offense unless it's a "no trespassing" sign. It is the equivalent of a request to leave the property. Ignoring a request to leave is trespassing. The only other recourse for a property owner is a civil suit. Non-criminal behavior is non-criminal.
So while you're correct that he wouldn't have a legal right in the USA to photograph anyone or anything, a right is not necessary to do so and the act would not be a crime unless the act was specifically dealt with in a given State's laws. I'm aware of no such place currently which specifically criminalizes photography on private property without prior consent of the owner. Such an extraordinary assertion would require the specific citation of law to be believable, in any event. This does not apply to public property, which routinely have laws covering them denying all activity not specifically allowed/protected and making violation a crime.
Indeed, but that just further illustrates the point that the idea they don't have enough money is absurd.
Just look at West Virginia's last big IT project and you'll see how Cisco stays in business.
Amusingly, I actually did read "country" instead of "host" in that sentence the first time.
It's also true in the USA, but you can still be ruined by the legal fees required to mount the defense in the first place. It can be difficult or impossible to get legal fees paid by the opposing side in the event you successfully defend yourself from a suit unless you have proof the lawsuit was malicious.
Don't know if the person was talking about the woman in the gnu costume or the woman in the red shirt and blue jeans. I'd say the former is definitely cute. The latter, while not unattractive, isn't what I would term cute. However, that's also highly subjective and very personal, so everyone's mileage will vary somewhat.
Only people who already support their cause are supposed to look at them naked in public. It's in the EULA somewhere.
I dunno, Bush III may get another 4 years before Bush IV gets his chance. It's a toss-up.
Witness protection? Why? He's done nothing wrong, so obviously has nothing to hide. As long as he does right and testifies, nothing bad will happen to him because he did the right thing. Witness protection is hiding, and only people who have done something wrong have anything to hide.
If you're not a fucking criminal then you have nothing to worry about.
I am also glad that law enforcement is made up of robots who can be trusted to never abuse private information which, while not illegal, could certainly be used to unduly influence or harm those to whom it pertains.
FBI agents have never engaged in practices using information about private, legal events to coerce or damage private individuals, or to enrich themselves at the expense of others. I am so glad it's not possible that could ever happen, either.
That's been my experience as well. My father had hand surgery and saved many thousands of dollars by paying in cash, by negotiating with the hospital and the surgeon.
First off, the free market doesn't exist.
Secondly, devices classified as health aids by the FDA exist in one of the most heavily-regulated markets on Earth.
The highest of the barriers to entry into the hearing aid market are almost assuredly in regards to assuring end-product compliance with FDA regulations.
No way you can classify them as chaotic evil. Lawful or neutral evil certainly could have good arguments made for them, but not chaotic...
The power to make treaties, and enforce them, is specifically delegated to the United States via the Constitution.
You live someplace you can get insurance with a pit bull?
Every state I've lived in the last 10 years has lacked companies offering coverage to owners of a dog that has even a drop of recognizable pit bull blood in it.
Or was never properly installed. So common it's really freakin' scary.
Points #1 and #2 in conjunction cancel out your objections to them individually.
The ventilation system maintains negative pressure. An explosion requires positive pressure. No compression, no smoke accumulation.
The actual operation of a firearm is legally controlled in every populated area in the USA (the target country assumed, I'm relatively certain) and almost every unpopulated area.
Maybe the concern was weight, but I have to wonder why they didn't just use MDF rather than MDO.
You don't have nearly the flammability concerns of the external veneer layers, and it's more stable anyway.
To be fair, in the hands of someone who is irresponsible a 40W laser is far more likely to cause injury than a chainsaw. Obviously (or, it should be obvious; I've run saws for years so my bar for "obvious" could be different) the type of damage with the chainsaw has far higher variability, and is likely to only occur to the operator, while the laser has few injury types which can be inflicted upon anyone within line of sight.
I agree though, for a hobbyist (who typically take care to understand the implications of what they're doing), neither is dangerous to the point where there should be a discussion about limiting their availability.
Yeah, that was my thought, though if you're going the route of cheap-as-in-cost parts, you can spend a lot of time hand-fitting laser-cut gears.
Not something I'd want to do, but I'm sure there's at least one person in 7 billion with a surplus of time and very little money who would be willing to...
Not that I'm aware of. Most states can adequately enforce sanctions after the fact in the case the key is actually used for criminal purposes. That doesn't stop them from making asinine prohibitions that are impossible to enforce though, so it's entirely possible.
There are many areas of the USA where your cost per KWh go up depending on how much you use per month. There are even places you can get seasonal or time-of-use metering. The latter are great for those who produce their own solar power, since rates are highest during midday in the summer, which is the time you're actively producing more power than you use. A prime location for that is California. :)