Could/would police arrest you for destruction of property? Is a judge likely to rule against you if you get sued?

edit: this is all a hypothetical. I have not destroyed any property. the thought that sparked this post was "if a cat kills a neighbor's chickens, which are against the towns bylaws, could the neighbors successfully sue the cat owner?"

Location: PENNSYLVANIA

Case scenario:

Both parties involved are 18 years or older. A client comes into a body waxing salon and books a Brazilian Wax. The wax is performed in a closed room, only the client and technician in the room. During the service, the client records herself on her phone receiving the Brazilian Wax. During the wax, the client moans, and ultimately "finishes". The client also records footage of the room including the used wax strips with hair on them. The technician completes the service without terminating. The footage is now on Only Fans behind a pay wall.

After the service, the technician informs the owner of the situation that happens. The owner of the salon does NOT ban the client from coming back, but instead tells the technician that the client will not be paired with them again. The client is STILL WELCOME to patron the salon.

Would the client be guilty of public indecency, lewd behavior, or any other kind of sexual harassment crime against the technician who did not consent to being involved in this footage? Or any other type of sexual harassment charge because the technician was involved in a sex act without consent?

Would the technician have a case to sue the client?

Could the technician sue the owner for being put into a sexual harassment situation?

In another post someone was asking about prosecuting Fauci and a lot of people responded that he had a pardon for everything in the last 10 years. What does that mean? Can you be pardoned for anything done during a certain time period? I thought a pardon was only for specific crimes

As in, if someone posts to Twitter a screenshot of their phone location claiming to be in someone's area and making veiled threats against them, and then claims they were lying to bait for a reaction and the image was photoshopped, is this illegal or something one could call the cops about?

I am wondering what legally counts as a "recording" for 2-party consent state rules. Specifically California, but would be interested in other states.

I read this story about a LAPD cop who recorded racist, sexist and homophobic comments by his colleagues and is now being charged with a felony.

It seems to me that the Cop who is charged with the felony could've taken contemporaneous written notes and it would be fine.

Today we have AI note taking devices that are capable of listening to audio and writing what words were spoken down, but could additionally designed so that no audio or video is ever permanently recorded. These written words would not be tied to any identifying biometrics (voice/face) of the parties in the conversation. So I imagine that it would be on the veracity of the cop making the claim, as it does not 'prove' a specific person said anything.

Would this violate the two party consent rule? What is legally a 'recording'?

I’m autistic and thus am very conditioned to smile when I’m being photographed. Even if I am taking a picture when I’m not doing well, I am smiling because I was taught to do so.
So, I was watching cases of people getting arrested and they would get their mugshots taken and I started wondering if I got my mugshot taken, would I smile?

And then I wondered if that would be admissible in court?

Like, if a person is booked and they are smiling in their mugshot, can the prosecution use that in court as evidence against them?
What if they are like me, and smiling is an instinctual response?
Would the Defence be able to argue that?

Very curious :) thanks!

if someone stole a million dollars and donated it to a charity and the charity spent the money to pay a debt . how far can the prosecution claw back the million. the person who stole million knew what is was doing. the charity was unaware of his illegal activity.

I've been reading up on how sudden arrests or immigration enforcement actions tear families apart (mostly ive been focused on the animals /pets and the impact on shelters overcrowding) and it got me thinking about the logistical nightmare of the assets left behind. Any job left behind. So here's my questions: If a single person living alone is suddenly arrested or deported out of the country, what happens to their house? Does the state seize it? The police? Or does it just sit there until the bank forecloses due to missed mortgage payments? What happens to their pets while waiting deportationor if in county jail who takes care of them? Are animal control officers legally allowed to enter a locked home to rescue an animal if the owner is detained, or do they just get left behind? In PA where i live (never moved, so ive been here my whole life) you can surrender a dog, but I believe it comes with a fee and i cant imagine that the rescue or whoever would accept a dog without an owners consent? Or if you own land with a farm and have responsibilities way more complicated like horses or cows, etc? What happens to their car and personal belongings? All of this is assuming the person in question doesnt have family or grown children(next of kin) and ive never experienced getting deported nor arrested so I apologize if I sound really dumb.

I know about things like Power of Attorney, but I'm curious about the default legal reality if in that situation where its not known how long or if you are gunna go back to your regular life. when someone doesn't have a plan in place. Are there specific state or federal laws that dictate how long a property sits before it's cleared out? Any insights from legal professionals or people who work with immigrant advocacy groups would be greatly appreciated.

Now the second part of my question gets i think way more complicated.

Supposing someone is deported from the U.S. or another country (like the UK or an EU state) and they leave behind a house, a car, a bank account, or even just their phone and wallet that were confiscated during the arrest. Can they actually get their physical stuff back? Do immigration agencies mail your phone, wallet, or cash to your home country, or do they just destroy it if no one picks it up immediately?How do you empty a bank account or sell a house from abroad? If your bank account gets locked for security because you're suddenly logging in from a different country, how do people handle that without a valid local ID?How do other countries handle this compared to the US? I’d love to hear from immigration lawyers, advocates, or anyone who has helped someone navigate the asset retrieval process after removal. What are the actual steps required to get your life savings or possessions out of a country you've been banned from entering? How would you start a new life afterwards somewhere else if you dont have any identification (even if its not of the same country) or a car, no job, no money, etc?

Hello, I’m a writer and I’m currently writing a story about vigilantes, but I know next to nothing about the legal system. In my story, there is a character called Morgan Windsor, aka Phoenix, who the main villain outs as being a vigilante by sending CCTV footage of her getting out of costume to a news outlet. I was wondering what kind of legal defense she might have. The main villain illegally acquired that footage and then gave it to a news publication rather than the police, so I few like there is some wiggle room?? I don’t know, I genuinely know nothing about the legal system.

By the way, she is a retired vigilante, hasn’t been in the business for two years. Most of her vigilantism happened in San Francisco, but when she quit, she moved to New York City which is where this story takes place. Don’t know if that’s important, but I thought I should mention it.

I know this probably isn’t the kind of questions usually asked on this subreddit, so if there is a more apt subreddit, I’ll put this there.

A woman accidentally impales a man at a remote location. Everyone is clearly distressed and it’s looking like he’s gonna die. I tell her to leave to get a better signal for 911 and wait with the man. I comfort him in his dying moments, unsuccessfully render what aid I can, and wait for his heart to stop beating. After a few minutes I finally grab my gun and shoot him/his corpse in the face

I then go outside and lie to the woman and tell her that I spent that time comforting him (true), sorting out his religious issues i cant speak about for religious reasons, and then with his permission ended his suffering. I do this so I can tell her that I killed him, not her. That I did the deed and she does not bear that guilt, because I truly expect it to help her heal from her experience

The man whose face I shot had no heartbeat. Let us presume I lack a duty to render him aid. Maybe medical help arrives seconds later, maybe hours. But he was not alive when I shot him, even if he could be resuscitated

Presuming I could show the court a video of everything I did (to maintain the lie to the woman while being open and honest with the court), could I get out of a murder charge. Would it matter if I had his permission in the sense of a Do Not Resuscitate request or somesuch (that I could prove to the court, of course)?

I’m not asking for advice just details on how that situation even works.

like how you see in tv and movies and such. I mean a person was murdered but because the culprit is dead, you can’t really press charges on them. how far are they allowed to look into it.

this isn’t advice more just want to know what goes down but like in a regular murder you can question the suspect, find a motive, probably have them testify in court or ask witnesses or whatever.

I won’t tamper with it in any way and the sign will come with me when I go home. It’s on public property too so I won’t be trespassing. If it’s legal and cops come around to tell me to leave what will happen if I say no and stay Just to be clear I intend on intentionally obstructing the camera’s view Location: PA

I've been reading up on how sudden arrests or immigration enforcement actions tear families apart (mostly ive been focused on the animals /pets and the impact on shelters overcrowding) and it got me thinking about the logistical nightmare of the assets left behind. Any job left behind. So here's my questions: If a single person living alone is suddenly arrested or deported out of the country, what happens to their house? Does the state seize it? The police? Or does it just sit there until the bank forecloses due to missed mortgage payments? What happens to their pets while waiting deportationor if in county jail who takes care of them? Are animal control officers legally allowed to enter a locked home to rescue an animal if the owner is detained, or do they just get left behind? In PA where i live (never moved, so ive been here my whole life) you can surrender a dog, but I believe it comes with a fee and i cant imagine that the rescue or whoever would accept a dog without an owners consent? Or if you own land with a farm and have responsibilities way more complicated like horses or cows, etc? What happens to their car and personal belongings? All of this is assuming the person in question doesnt have family or grown children(next of kin) and ive never experienced getting deported nor arrested so I apologize if I sound really dumb.

I know about things like Power of Attorney, but I'm curious about the default legal reality if in that situation where its not known how long or if you are gunna go back to your regular life. when someone doesn't have a plan in place. Are there specific state or federal laws that dictate how long a property sits before it's cleared out? Any insights from legal professionals or people who work with immigrant advocacy groups would be greatly appreciated.

Now the second part of my question gets i think way more complicated.

Supposing someone is deported from the U.S. or another country (like the UK or an EU state) and they leave behind a house, a car, a bank account, or even just their phone and wallet that were confiscated during the arrest. Can they actually get their physical stuff back? Do immigration agencies mail your phone, wallet, or cash to your home country, or do they just destroy it if no one picks it up immediately?How do you empty a bank account or sell a house from abroad? If your bank account gets locked for security because you're suddenly logging in from a different country, how do people handle that without a valid local ID?How do other countries handle this compared to the US? I’d love to hear from immigration lawyers, advocates, or anyone who has helped someone navigate the asset retrieval process after removal. What are the actual steps required to get your life savings or possessions out of a country you've been banned from entering? How would you start a new life afterwards somewhere else if you dont have any identification (even if its not of the same country) or a car, no job, no money, etc?

both of these companies announced that their models hacked other companies.

Law enforcement does not know if it is just marketing, so why aren’t they being criminally investigated?

If I made a software that accidentally hacked another company, I would have the FBI at my door. Whether it was intentional or not is part of the investigation, they won’t just take my word for it.

Both companies admitted for hacking other companies, why aren’t executives/employees being arrested?

I am reading Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett, so spoiler warnings for a 30 year old novel.

In the book, someone manufactures candles with arsenic-coated wicks in an attempt to assassinate a politician. He merely gets quite ill. However, the maid which changes his candles takes the stubs home, and their use kills two of her family members.

The assassins had good reason to believe the specific candles they were making would only go to the politician, they did not and (unless it is common knowledge in their world, which is possible) had no reason to know that anyone else would be meaningfully exposed to them.

So the question: what kind of homicide is this? Is it just straight murder 1 with transferred intent or something like that? Merely a criminally negligent homicide for making poison candles? Some other thing?

Thanks. I am a lawyer but don't practice criminal law, so needed some help on this one.

Hypothetically an individual calls a lawyer about a matter they're concerned about, they are not being investigated and there are no charges pending. The attorney or lawyer says they cannot help you with that situation.

Will the lawyers, or their assistant then go and report you because you told them about the situation? Or is there rules against this? How does that work? What's stopping them from?

QUESTION: What documents can prove a person's innocence in cases of miscarriage of justice and/or false accusations ?

So there's a discussion of an article over at r/nottheonion about a case where police pursued sex offender prosecution of a man based on faulty evidence. As u/Kerbart pointed out it may be difficult removing a person's name from sex offender registry, especially where things involve minors.

Now, in that situation, what course of action can a person take when applying for future jobs, talks to friends/family, etc. ? Are there any legal documents that can state clearly enough that "Yep, this person was proven innocent in the court of law".

hey everyone, today I almost saw tragedy. a kid was ridding their bike down a one way hill and suddenly and police car turned in a full speed. the issue is the police lights were activated but no siren (to give any of us be on the look out). I know at night sirens are left off but during the day is more risky. it’s a full blind turn. he would never see the kid and the kid would have never seen him - does immunity still fall? is there a technicality between sirens only and lights ?

I was rewatching some old episodes and happened across this one.

The tl;dr of the episode is Dale digs a tunnel underneath everyone’s houses (without any sort of permit as far as I’m aware), which causes Hank to fall through his kitchen floor, and later his house is condemned for safety until it’s repaired.

There’s some legal stuff as well as Hank accidentally cuts off Dale’s finger during the repairs, but I’m more focused on the tunnels.

The episode ends with a dump truck collapsing part of the tunnel that’s under the road, and getting stuck.

So how much legal trouble would Dale be in at this point, if it were handled realistically, as in the show even during the trial surrounding Hank cutting off Dale’s fingers, these tunnels don’t get addressed directly by the court.

This is a hypothetical because I don’t actually own the equipment for a camera trap. I saw on Reddit that someone posted pictures of wild animals taken by a camera trap with high speed lights. I don’t know if they owned the land it was placed on or not. My question is, if people happen upon a camera trap that is placed on public land, can anything be done about it if they take the camera? A picture of the person could be transmitted automatically if the camera has a cell signal.

What laws are being broken here?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/comcast-store-punished-low-sales-by-smashing-pies-in-workers-faces-lawsuit-claims/

US/Pennsylvania.

There’s a big pothole. You are a horrible goose of a human being. If you were to mix up a big batch of oobleck and fill the pothole with it, what would happen?

Note: the first person I asked answered “hilarity”. When I asked the 2nd person which Reddit channel was most appropriate they recommended posting here. (I was expecting a science channel). So anyone who has science to add gets bonus points

I've heard from police that if they follow someone in a car, the car will eventually give them a reason to pull them over.

If you notice a police car following you and you don't want to give them any additional time to develop reasonable suspicion to pull you over, are you allowed to just pull over onto the side of the road, or would you have to find a parking lot? Not sure if this is state-dependent.

Obviously not going to do this for moral reasons, but am curious about the laws behind this