People make mistakes on their taxes all the time. Most people have very limited education and experience regarding their own taxes, yet they are expected to do them on their own -- unless they want to pay someone to do it for them. This leads to many errors, some more...
Month: May 2020
What to do and what to avoid if you’re arrested
Being stopped by or pulled over by law enforcement is an anxious situation for anybody - and one that drastically raises our blood pressure. Even if you are sure that there is no reason an escalated incident could occur, like being charged and arrested, you never how...
The true meaning of ‘reasonable doubt’
The legal standard set out in Missouri's criminal codes states that everyone charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The same is true in federal court. But what exactly does this mean? The term "beyond a reasonable doubt" is...
What is entrapment?
People sometimes confuse lying with entrapment. The police can lie to you. A prime example is when an undercover agent pretends to be someone who is affiliated with some type of criminal activity. They play the role to get close to someone that they suspect is...
Is predictive policing biased?
Those who praise predictive policing do so in part because they say it is not biased. Essentially, a computer system uses artificial intelligence to guess where a crime may happen. The computer alerts the officers, who go to that location. Since it is a computer...