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Drink driving is not the only way alcohol and vehicles can get you prosecuted. There is also a criminal offense of being ‘drunk in charge’. According to the law it is an offense for a person to be in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place with excess alcohol in [...]
Seeing those flashing lights in your rear-view mirror while driving can certainly make you feel queasy inside since this usually means you did something to break the law. However, if you were out drinking late at night and got pulled over for driving under the influence then this can result in serious consequences. This is [...]
When a person is charged with a crime of a sexual nature, particularly rape, date rape, or statutory rape, “consent” becomes one of the most important words in the world. What does it really mean, though? Consent is defined as “voluntary acquiescence to the proposal of another.” This means that for consent to be present [...]
There is a motor vehicle accident and police respond to the scene. The driver exhibits a number of signs indicating impairment, including staggering, slurred speech, disturbance of orientation, drowsiness, disordered thoughts, and shock. The driver is arrested and submits to a breath test, with results reported in excess of the legal limit. Was the driver [...]
When you are trying to find the details of someone without the person knowing it, you can find the details from some of the most reputed sites giving you the option of checking criminal public records. These records are necessary especially by the employers and government agencies. While the manual process is extremely time consuming [...]
Do you know that you can uncover many shocking truth about certain individuals when you conduct criminal background check? Bear in mind that many criminals today do not look like the way they were portrayed in televisions and movies; in fact, most of them are innocent-looking person that you can hardly believe that they are [...]
After holstering a weapon, there are different ways to keep it secure. This is important to prevent misfiring and loss of weapon control due to rapid movement or struggle with another person. Auto retention is one method of preventing unexpected weapon use. Design Once a weapon is holstered an automatic safety lock feature engages. It [...]
Wearing a gun on a tactical or duty holster has its advantages and disadvantages. While it is in plain view and readily available, the threat of the weapon being removed from the holster against the carrier’s will is higher. There are three levels of weapon retention which correspond to the number of security features used [...]
Many people in Canada live with the stigma of a misdemeanor committed in their youth when their responsibility and standing in society were of little consequence. Other Canadian citizens have committed crimes for which they have paid the required price by law either in the form of a fine, community service or jail sentence. However, [...]
The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or [...]