Post No.: 0593 Furrywisepuppy says: For a nation, people living longer presents both pros and cons. This is because the elderly and retired don’t work yet generally require more healthcare – thus if the current generation of elderly … Read More
Post No.: 0572 Fluffystealthkitten says: Cultures shape laws, and laws shape cultures. But cultures and communities should ideally shape the values, standards and in turn laws we have i.e. laws should reflect and react to the circumstances of … Read More
Post No.: 0566 Furrywisepuppy says: You might be called up for jury duty one day if you are a citizen in the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for example. Juries, made up of regular community members or … Read More
Post No.: 0554 Furrywisepuppy says: If someone puts up, on social media, a picture of a random stranger with the caption ‘rapist’ and a short story about what he/she allegedly did – too many people who come across … Read More
Post No.: 0544 Fluffystealthkitten says: In many situations, there’s a tension between wanting to protect one’s own individual interests and cooperating or sharing for the greater good, such as wanting to pay less in taxes but understanding that … Read More
Post No.: 0532 Furrywisepuppy says: A party can get a contract invalidated if the other party fails to perform their side of the deal or if the other party acts fraudulently. Under Common law, goods and services … Read More
Post No.: 0521 Furrywisepuppy says: The accuracy and validity of polygraph tests are dubious, yet some public and private sector organisations still rely on them as interrogation tools, such as the probation service or as part of workplace … Read More
Post No.: 0509 Furrywisepuppy says: Strong arguments for why political representatives should be elected by the public in a representative democracy (via free, competitive, fair and regular elections) include because this should align their interests with the popular … Read More
Post No.: 0503 Furrywisepuppy says: In general, if a contract is made between free and knowledgeable people and if there’s been a mistake – as in not just concerning a minor detail but an important one that the … Read More
Post No.: 0482 Furrywisepuppy says: The government watches over us, to protect us as well as keep us in line, and we should all do our bit to watch over the government in return – that’s how it … Read More
Post No.: 0460 Fluffystealthkitten says: A ‘bill’ is a proposed piece of legislation. In the United Kingdom, after a bill is proposed, it is considered by the legislature, which is the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and if … Read More
Post No.: 0455 Furrywisepuppy says: A contract is formed only if and when an offer, exactly as stated, is accepted – this is the ‘mirror image rule’. The person who initiates an exchange (the offeror or ‘master of … Read More
Post No.: 0443 Fluffystealthkitten says: Confessions are highly persuasive. Less than half of suspects in criminal cases make full confessions but they’re the number one reason for determining a conviction if a case goes to trial. Confessions … Read More
Post No.: 0429 Furrywisepuppy says: Let’s now look at some ways we can tackle fraud within an organisation, as promised at the end of Post No.: 0424… Interventions that can get inbetween fraudsters and their criminal acts … Read More
Post No.: 0424 Furrywisepuppy says: In general terms, fraud is an intentional deception, whether by commission or omission, which causes a perpetrator to realise a gain and a victim to suffer an economic loss. When under a … Read More
Post No.: 0415 Furrywisepuppy says: Let me try to extend on Fluffystealthkitten’s post on enforceable and unenforceable contracts in Post No.: 0305. I recognise that I may be vastly overstepping my expertise here but hopefully it’ll serve to … Read More
Post No.: 0374 Furrywisepuppy says: This post may only be primarily relevant for those living in the United Kingdom, although I hope it’ll be interesting for others around the world to read about too – perhaps for the … Read More
Post No.: 0353 Fluffystealthkitten says: Cons, confidence tricks, scams, hustles or swindles, conducted by fraudsters who might be called con artists, grifters, scammers or swindlers, typically exploit the greed, credulity, irresponsibility, desperation, lust, vanity, insecurity or other vulnerabilities … Read More
Post No.: 0347 Furrywisepuppy says: Identifying upside-down faces is particularly difficult compared to trying to identify other objects that are presented to us upside-down, suggesting that we use a different brain mechanism when identifying faces. This may possibly … Read More
Post No.: 0339 Furrywisepuppy says: (The room is dark apart from the light of a single lamp blazing right in the suspect’s face. In the shadows, Furrywisepuppy is wearing a trench coat and fedora hat too why not … Read More
