Law and Order tonight....criminal intent?
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LO CI   is on Tuesday nites so did you watch a rerun?  What was the episode about?  \n\nyou can go to the link below to find out details about previous episodes including guest stars.\n\nI watched a rerun of LO CI on USA network that had Fran Drescher as a guest star.\n\n** I did a search on IMDB and dont see it listed under her appearence credits: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001381/
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Every person who attempts, by means of any threat or violence, to deter or prevent an executive officer from performing any duty imposed upon such officer by law, or who knowingly resists, by the use of force or violence, such officer, in the performance of his duty, is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nIs this what you were looking for?
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I just saw the last episode tonight, May 3. Those guys should be locked up for about 10 years for the first offense. They won't stop until they see some severe penalties for it. I'm not sure even the cops and judges really get it, how bad it is. They get slapped on the wrist.
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It's almost a tie for me between SVU & Criminal Intent. I've always loved D'Onofrio's quirky character but I really can't get into Chris Noth's character. Never cared for the original, although the concept is good. (Always felt the second half was boring!) Always liked Dennis Farina, though. He would have been really good for NYPD Blue or as a detective on one of the CSI shows. To answer your question properly, however, it has to be SVU. It's actually improved this season!
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When they deem it necessary, and completely at their own discretion.  A group of five of us in a car saw a cop put on his lights to get through traffic and then pull into a burger king drive through.  A friends mom complained and the department said that it is not against the law for him to us his lights as he sees fit.  So pretty much, if he wants to put on the berries and cherries because Pittsburgh just scored a touchdown, hey that's his call... but of course he has a boss, who he is eventually going to get irritated, if he gets too many complaints over a siren happy maverick.
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committing\n\nHe is committing a crime as we speak.
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If you're planning on doing it - don't!  This is premeditated murder and the prosecutors will figure it out. \n\nBut if you're just wondering, or too lazy to do your criminal law homework, then it depends on the intent.  \n\nIf the guy is sober, and intentionally runs over a child, that's straight-up murder.  He will be raped by cellmates, beaten to a pulp, and get the needle in 20 years.\n\nIf the guy was only distracted - talking/arguing on the cell, looking at map, officiating fights of his own kids in the backseat, attacked by his Chihuahua, shot by Dick Cheney, etc., then we're talking about lesser degrees of murder.  Probably vehicular manslaughter and about 10 years or less.  \n\nNow, if the guy is drunk and runs over a kid, he's up for drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter.  In some states, there are special laws that make the sentence especially harsh.  This is because being drunk actually takes away the "intentional" part of the murder, but people decided that drunk driving and killing people is no less culpable.  \n\nSo...\n\n1) DON'T DO IT!\n2) Let me know if your law professor liked the answer; or \n3) Still wanna be a lawyer?
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I think this one is very good.. We had a huge debate on this one in 1 of my college classes,\n\nSpotsylvania county VA prostitution and dirty cop tactics.. \n\n\nSPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - The sheriff said Friday he will no longer allow detectives to receive sexual services while investigating suspected prostitution after they spent $1,200 at massage parlors last month and sparked a public outcry. \n\nSpotsylvania County Sheriff Howard Smith defended the practice as necessary to obtain a conviction but told his department he was suspending it.\n\n"As sheriff, I understand the feelings and concerns the citizens of this county have expressed," Smith said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Friday. "And I empathize with those feelings. Because of the public's express response, I have suspended this practice."\n\nCourt documents show that four times last month, county detectives allowed women at Moon Spa to perform sex acts on them — once leaving a $350 tip. A total of $1,200 was spent during the visits, Smith said. He said multiple visits were necessary so detectives could build trust with the operators.\n\nDetectives shut down Moon Spa last month. The two suspected operators and three women accused of working there face several charges, including prostitution and sodomy, Smith said.\n\nSmith maintained the sexual contact was necessary to obtain a conviction. But law enforcement officials say undercover officers only need to get an offer of sex for money to move the case forward.\n\nThe practice has been used in Spotsylvania since at least 2003.\n\nEarlier this week, Smith told The Washington Post that sexual contact is needed during the investigations because most professionals know not to say anything incriminating. And conversation is difficult, he said, because masseuses at the Asian-run parlors in the northern Virginia county speak little English.\n\nBut several members of Spotsylvania's Board of Supervisors have spoken out against the methods used in the investigation.\n\n"All of us ... have been worried about this episode tarnishing the county and making us a laughingstock of the nation," board chairman Henry "Hap" Connors told the AP Friday. "That's why I came out early on and asked the sheriff to cease using these tactics."\n\nSpotsylvania Commonwealth's Attorney William Neely said he respects Smith's decision to end the practice, but refused to apologize for the officers'
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Yeah I was about to ask that question. The Law and Order page says it's new and then the main NBC page says theres news. Gosh darn it! I was looking forward to a new episode all day! :( Who needs to watch a whole show on the elections, people can just freaking go read about it in the paper or online to find out the results!
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I'm pretty positive that it's just for the drama of television.\n\nA real crime scene investigator will definitely take all the light they can get.  They might check the light switch for fingerprints before they use it, but trust me, they're gonna turn the lights on!
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I am probably in the same camp as everyone else, but would want some clarification.\n\nMust people here seem to have taken the position the truck was being backed towards the officer, but that's not what was stated in the question.  The question says the truck "starts coming back towards the cop," which does not necessarily imply that it was being *driven* back...it might have been rolling because the drunk took his foot off the brake.  I don't know that I think it makes a difference, though...it just would be nice if we knew that the truck was indeed being intentionally used as a dangerous weapon (like maybe the engine racing, the backup lights coming on, etc).\n\nAnd I wonder if you're curious about the innocent passenger who was killed, also.  Was his death justified?  No.  But it was accidental, and I don't think what I've read here makes me think it was criminally negligent. \n\nAn interesting question.  I wonder what makes you ask?\n\nEdit 3.20.06:\n\nFor those who say the cop should have (basically) run away, or cowered and waited for backup, here's the law in California, and I'd guess in most states:\n\n835a.  Any peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use reasonable force to effect the arrest, to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.\n   A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from his efforts by reason of the resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested; nor shall such officer be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.\n\nI still have my concerns with the whole thing, but to suggest the police should have to run (or hide) from criminals is just plain ridiculous.  You don't want to live in a society that tells its cops they have to back off when they're trying to do their job.
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I am in law enforcement in Maine. The punishment depends on a number of things, including the discretion of the court, your criminal history and the nature of the crime. I encourage you to call the (non-emergency line of) your local police department and you can ask anonymously what sentence that statute holds. I will tell you that officers HATE to take these calls, because there is such a variance from crime to crime and person to person, so you won't get a specific answer, only a possibility.
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Absolutely not! I am a police officer and I tell you that I would much rather prefer that everyone just obey the laws. When I make an arrest, depending on the circumstances, there are hours of paperwork, reports that have to be written, follow-up information to be gathered, court appearances, and countless hours of missed sleep (when you have to go to court, but work night shift).\n\nUsually the people that make these sort of comments are the ones that are breaking the law or hang out with the ones breaking the law. If you behave, I have no reason to mess with you. If you don't, you better believe I will do what needs to be done. It's that simple.
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i agree with COTY ... \n\nAnd here is jok ..but im sure its not the funniest joke in the world ..maybe just for me lol.......\n\n\n\nThe FBI had an opening for an assassin.\n\nAfter all the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were 3 finalists\n\nTwo men and a woman.\n\nFor the final test, the FBI agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.\n\n"We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances.  Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair.\n\nKill Her!"  \n\nThe man said, "You can't be serious, I could never shoot my wife."  The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job.  Take your wife and go home."\n\nThe second man was given the same instructions.\n\nHe took the gun and went into the room.  All was quiet for about 5 minutes.  The man came out with tears in his eyes,  "I tried, but I can't kill my wife."\n\nThe agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."\n\nFinally, it was the woman's turn.\n\nShe was given the same instructions, to kill her husband.  She took the gun and went into the room.  Shots were heard, one after another.  They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls.\n\nAfter a few minutes, all was quiet.  The door opened slowly and there stood the woman.  She wiped the sweat from her brow. \n\n"This gun is loaded with blanks" she said. "I had to beat him to death with the chair."
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First of all, never get your legal knowledge from TV shows.  Law & Order has to be the worst in terms of being innaccurate o the law.  Second, the statute of limitations are crimes will always vary from state to state.  The best thig to do is consult a local criminal defense attorney for further advice.
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Maybe Cam Woolley is a little over zealous at times, but you have to admit, the guy who was bagging on the OPP, on camera no less, was asking for trouble.  \n\nIf you make somebody look bad, they're gonna want some pay back.  Most Police were bullies growing up, so you KNOW they're going to get even.  Might not be right, but it won't surprise anybody!\n\n(nothing against the police... I know the majority of them are good people, trying to do their jobs as best as they can)
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My favorite is law and order criminal intent and my favorite charecter is bobby gorem and it is the way he tilts his head when he is on to somebody. Yes i watch it every week. good luck and god bless.