Not sure if it’s up your alley, but I just finished reading this (Australian) piece about how people are reporting workplace bullying and harassment less for fear of losing their jobs. Not that this didn’t happen before,but ore, but it seems the economy has upped the number of unreported incidents.
First off - long time no see! Welcome back from wherever you’ve been!
Second, maybe you could direct us to your blog, or otherwise let us know what you are aiming at. I mean, do you want to focus on any special category of legal issues, or just anything you consider “interesting” and current?
One topic I’m somewhat interested in lately is red light cameras.
Thanks Dinsdale. I’ve been very, very busy for about the last four years. Sure have missed the Dopers but sometimes real life gets in the way. I’m somewhat ready to get back in the dope swing.
I did PM with Trouble Again recently when I started lurking here again.
I’m strongly opposed to them, tho I acknowledge that my opposition rests on questionable grounds. My legal challenge would concern citing the vehicle owner, rather than the driver.
But more emotionally, I dislike that they are IMO purely for income generation, with no vaild safety concern. Yes, it is illegal to turn right without coming to a complete stop. But I believe the purpose for that law is to create safety. IMO the overwhelming majority of rolling right on reds are entirely safe. Instead of the law being enforced by a human LEO with discretion, it is being administered by a for-profit private business.
I also question/fear what may be next. Use of toll transponders to give speeding tickets seems a natural.
The 7th Cir issued a decision this year upholding their use (tho one issue remains for the state courts.) I can get you the cite if you are interested.
I’ll check out your blog, and let you know if any potential topics strike me. I often find myself thinking about “smaller” legal issues, such as those faced by property owners. Property line disputes, nuisance, premises liability,and such. Tho I acknowledge they may not be thrilling, they affect pretty much everyone whether they know it or not, and I am regularly surprised at how much they are misunderstood.
Interestingly, the village of Schaumburg pulled their red light camera after a lot of complaints. They’d cited safety for installation, but the vast majority of offenses were for rolling red light ‘stops’ which are generally considered fairly safe.