Automatic Crime Reporting Algorithms Can Hurt Innocent People â And Do
Itâs no secret the internet at large has its dark sides. Crime is rampant and often unchecked, in all levels of severity, because people can be relatively unsupervised and anonymous. What better to combat this technological problem than with more technology? One especially heinous crime with an unfortunate internet popularity is child pornography and abuse.…
Read MoreHow Do Temporary Licenses (DR-15A) Even Work in Maryland?
Having a driverâs license is one of those things you take for granted. Itâs not until after you lose it that you realize how much of your life relies on being able to drive where you want, when you want. Most of us have jobs, kids, and other life obligations that simply require having your…
Read MoreHow Maryland Proves Domestic Violence When the Victim Won’t Testify
Few things are more painful, complicated, and often convoluted as domestic violence cases â no matter who is telling the truth. However, the person accused often faces a unique set of consequences that start as soon as the accusation is made. Domestic violence cases are considered especially heinous â and rightfully so â but this…
Read MoreAnnapolis DUIs Make Everything More Difficult
Itâs commonly known and understood that going to jail is bad. It is not a fun time, it is not a critically acclaimed Netflix show, and it is not something that anyone wants to experience firsthand unless itâs one of those swanky Swedish prisons with TVs in the cells. In the same obvious vein, the…
Read MoreCrime in Fictional TV Shows Is â Surprise â Fictional
Pop culture and media as a whole affects how we see the world more than you may think. I donât just mean subjecting every citizen to as much information on celebritiesâ personal lives as possible, either. Fiction â in all forms â is a great genre for myriad of reasons, but especially for its ability…
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions About Ignition Interlock Devices
When youâre arrested and charged with a crime, no one gives you a manual about what to actually expect. Thereâs no pamphlet waiting for you in the back of the cop car titled, âSo, Ya Got Caught Driving Drunk.â Aside from your actual legal counsel, you are not actively given much information at all about…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Facing Domestic Violence Charges
People tend to think of themselves as invincible right up until theyâre proven not to be. Being charged with a crime is one of those sobering moments. Anyone, no matter how innocent or pure or good, can be accused of a crime. When the crime is something like domestic violence, the odds are against you…
Read MoreLOL G2G â Texts Can and Will Be Used Against You in Court
Remember a time before text messaging? Remember when emails and AIM chatrooms were the height of modern technological communication, and our phones only had buttons to dial numbers on? RememberâŠlandlines? Yeah. We may romanticize the past now, with a new smartphone coming out (and later breaking) every other month or so, but not a lot…
Read MoreDoes a Test for Driving While Stoned Even Exist?
So we all know what the breath test is for drinking and driving, right? Thereâs the roadside test (or preliminary breath test â PBT) and then thereâs the big boy Intoxilyzer (or Intoximeter, depending on how many news toys the local cops have) that you get down at the station to see if youâre actually…
Read MoreNeed a DUI Defense Attorney in Annapolis? Here I Am!
No one expects to need a lawyer, but no one expects to get charged with a DUI either (I assume). Life happens. The unpredictable happens. Whether a genuine mistake borne from an addiction or another example of overzealous cops trying to meet an arrest quota, it can and does happen to everyday people just like…
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