Domestic Violence Can Be A Federal Crime, Too!

Jan 31
2014

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Categories: Domestic Violence

In November 2013, Second Amendment advocates were angered by a federal district court’s decision to uphold a law that bans for life anyone convicted of domestic violence from owning a firearm. The decision stated,

“The government has demonstrated that domestic violence misdemeanants are likely to commit acts of domestic violence again and that, if they do so with a gun, the risk of death to the victim is significantly increased.”

This means that if you have been found guilty of any kind of domestic violence, even if it did not involve the use [...]

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Slow Down! It Can Save Your Life

Jan 22
2014

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Categories: Speeding Tickets

Speeding caused the car accident that killed Fast and Furiousstar Paul Walker on November 30, 2013. Apparently, the car in which he was a passenger was traveling at twice the posted 45 miles per hour speed limit. People everywhere were shocked, but given the grim statistics on speeding deaths in the United States, they should not have been.

  • 2012 U.S. Census data shows that there were over 33,000 automobile fatalities due to speeding across the United States.
  • Even the eternal gridlock of New York City does not prevent speeding from being fatal there,
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Epic Fail: America’s War on Drugs

Jan 13
2014

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Categories: Drug Crimes

Over the past 40 years, the U.S. has dedicated a tremendous amount of law enforcement resources to prevent people from using drugs. But instead of protecting the health and well-being of Americans, all the government did was to bankrupt the nation financially and morally. Here we take a look at the impact the war on drugs has had on the American society since it was first launched in 1971.

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The Best Way to Handle a Speeding Ticket

Jan 6
2014

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Categories: Speeding Tickets

Traffic engineers recently discovered that in the greater Chicago area, almost no one actually adheres to posted speed limits. In fact, they reported that in the first minute of their tests, “10 of 14 vehicles exceeded 70 mph. One reached 91 mph — all in a zone where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.”

It’s not hard to imagine that this is also the case in most parts of the United States. Most of us live by the “10 Mile” rule: we think it’s OK to drive about 10 miles over the [...]

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Reckless Taxi Cab Drivers Rarely Held Responsible for Bad Driving

Jan 2
2014

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Categories: Taxi Cab Accidents

Cabbies drive for a living, so they should be good at following the rules of the road, right? If you asked that question to anyone who has taken a cab in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, or any other major city, you’d likely get laughed out of the room.

Now, that’s not to say that all taxi cab drivers are reckless—that would be far too broad a generalization. There are plenty of good cab drivers out there, but there are also quite a few bad ones who cause some harrowing and serious accidents. [...]

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