So recently I found out that it's possible to sue someone in certain parts of the world (such as North Carolina) for "alienation of affections;" that is, the loss of one's spouse's affections (resulting in separation or divorce, usually) as a result of a "criminal conversation" (aka affair) between one's spouse and the defendant (their lover). So basically you can sue your cheating partner's lover for ruining your marriage.
I mention this because, of course, it's gotta be a weird Star Trek fan fic concept. So who is suing who on DS9?
I'll go first: Jessica Sloan is suing Julian Bashir for his (very much alleged) "criminal conversation" with her husband Sloan.
I could also see this being a thing that exists in Cardassian or Ferengi society.
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Men competing in womenâs sports isnât the only issue women athletes face.
The UK has a law making it illegal for fans to run onto the pitch, but a loophole has allowed this fan to go unpunished.
The man who walked onto the pitch and was only made to exit after receiving a body slam from Sam Kerr will not face legal ramifications for the act, The Athletic's Charlotte Harpur reported.
That's because the law enacted to curtail disorderly fan conduct at soccer matches in the UK does not apply to the women's competition, per the report. So the Metropolitan Police department has not arrested the fan from Wednesday's incident, it confirmed to Harpur, and it has no intention to do so.
It's a troubling loophole as the women's game grows in popularity.
No arrest for fan decked by Sam Kerr
A young fan walked onto the pitch during a women's Champions League match between Chelsea and Juventus on Wednesday. Security was nowhere to be found and a Chelsea player attempted to push him gently toward the sideline to get off the pitch.
When he sauntered back toward the players still taking a video of himself, Kerr dropped a shoulder and decked him. What appeared to be a trainer or coach ushered him off the pitch at that point.
Kerr was given a yellow card and the club suspended the fan. But the police department confirmed to The Athletic no arrest was made, even though Section 4 of the Football (Offences) Act of 1991 would seem to allow for such an arrest.
Disorderly fan conduct law does not apply to women
Via The Athletic:
The law states: âIt is an offence for a person at a designated football match to go onto the playing area, or any area adjacent to the playing area to which spectators are not generally admitted, without lawful authority or lawful excuse [which shall be for him to prove].â
The key term is "designated football match." By the provision enacted in 2004, a designated match is one in "which one or both of the teams represents a club which is a member of the English Football League, the Premier League, the Football Conference or the League of Wales, or represents a country or territory."
The list excludes women's games completely, per The Athletic. Therefore, the fan who walked onto the pitch is not in violation of the law and did not commit an arrestable offense.
Women athletes' safety takes backseat
The women's Champion League was founded in 2001 as the UEFA Women's Cup. Lawmakers could and should have included it by name in the 2004 provision, but did not.
It's another example of women's exclusion from the general sport conversation, and it has potentially dangerous impacts. This time it ended well enough, with Kerr decking the fan in a laughable moment that flew around social media sites overnight. But it could have ended in tragedy.
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes raised concerns with reporters after the match, noting that with the growth of the women's game and players becoming superstars, their safety needs to become a priority.
But The Athletic reported that matches are not attended by police unless there is a specific need, such as a sold-out stadium or recent crime in the area. And the issue reaches across the pond where the WNBA and NWSL are growing in popularity in the U.S.
In September 2019, Los Angeles Sparks star Chiney Ogwumike saw a fan coming at her sister, former MVP Nneka Ogwumike, while on the court after a game. Security was there to tackle the fan, though he initially got by them.
But in general, security is more lax at women's events. And now, at least in the UK, it's clear that laws don't protect female athletes, either.
That change needs to be made a priority before something terrible happens.
My hometown has a really outdated law that says if you get outlawed from the city they have to provide you with a loaded pistol and a horse, and since learning this law at about 14yo it has become one of my goals in life to get myself outlawed...
Reflecting on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, one individual's battle against outdated HIV laws and deep-seated stigma highlights the
Reflecting on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, one individual's battle against outdated HIV laws and deep-seated stigma highlights the urgent need for change and compassion.
According to the CDC, after more than 40 years of HIV research and significant biomedical advancements to treat and prevent HIV transmission, many state laws are still outdated and do not reflect our current understanding of HIV. As of 2022, 35 states have laws that criminalize HIV exposure. Additionally, despite the fact that Blacks represent just over 20% of the population in the South, we represent more than 50% of people living with HIV in the same region. While these facts and figures share the broader context, allow me to personalize these statistics with my own struggle to overcome them.
This past winter, I experienced a joy many Americans take for granted: I spent the holidays surrounded by loved ones. After several years, I was able to gather for a holiday dinner with family, friends, and a roof over my head. I also felt grateful for my fellow activists who joined me in the fight to modernize Tennesseeâs HIV criminal laws.
When I was 25 years old, I was in a relationship with a guy for about a year. Our breakup was mutual. But afterward, he contacted the police and filed a report saying that I didnât tell him that I was HIV+. This was a crime in Tennessee. I believe that he must have done this for revenge; he knew my HIV status. I was receiving regular HIV care, and never tested positive.
The police arrested me at my job. Being in jail, having a $100,000 bond I wasnât nearly able to afford, and accused of a crime that I did not commit was the most terrifying time of my life. I had no one to bail me out. Worse, my father was in the hospital dying of brain cancer. I did not know what to do, and, like many others in the same situation, I was scared. I took a plea deal for three years of probation and was released from jail. While behind bars, my father passed away, and was barely able to attend the funeral. But I was grateful to have this ordeal behind me.
Or so I thought.
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Living by the Constitution: Outdated?
Today it is September 28, 2015. The Constitution was created in the year of 1787 and the Bill of Rights was written in the year 1789 following shortly after the Constitution. So in this country today, as modern as we are, we are still living upon the rules from the year 1789 which was two hundred years ago. America is one of the most modernized places to live, but yet we live our lives based upon laws that existed over two hundred years ago. Makes total sense right? There are Amendments that are about the abolishing of slavery, and quartering soldiers. Neither of these things exist in our country today so why do we still have laws that exist for these past troubles.
The fourteenth Amendment states âAll persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws (US History).â This is an actual Amendment that gives us humans rights. I think that this Amendment is almost wrong. As a US citizen, or human being in general we shouldnât have to be âgivenâ certain rights in order to have ârightsâ. I think that because we are human we should be allowed to have rights no matter what law says we can have them. I also find it very interesting for our world today has people who are transgender and canât get a sex change but yet this law says that ânor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or propertyâŚâ When someone who is transgender wants to âliveâ like any other human being but yet certain states have laws against them becoming and being able to be whom they are? How can the government have control over our bodies? Why do they have the say of what people can and canât do with their bodies? These kinds of people are being deprived of living since there are laws telling them they canât officially do what they want with their own bodies. The government, and law should have absolutely no control over this.
There are also laws that give African Americans their rights, along with womenâs rights. How is this possible? Our country shouldnât have laws giving certain kinds of people rights. I didnât know that when this was written African Americans werenât included in the fourteenth Amdenment which had stated that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property. So let me get this straight, when this was written it was only referring to the Caucasian population? The African American population had no rights until after there was an Amendment made to give them rights? Also women were not included in this either? They had to be given rights too. What kind of country makes a set of rules for specific people? Everyone should be included when Amendment Fourteen was made not just the Caucasian men who signed the declaration of independence.
This is fall of 2015, and we have yet to get rid of these outdated laws that no longer serve our country any justice. What our country was built upon, is important to our history but with how different our world is today, we need to be able to be educated in a more modernized way. In America we have a problem of not coming together as a âcommunityâ. We are all one in this country but yet the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence have given us a sense of separation. That there are different groups and that certain people are allowed certain rights. No, we are all human beings and should be able to have rights not just be given to us because a law says so.
The main thing that I wanted to get out of this is that we live by laws that have nothing to do with what our society here in America is like. The laws donât refer to relevant things in our society. There are things that should not be of the government control like our bodies, and as it is stated âno one shall be deprived of life, liberty or property.â
There are a lot of supposedly âcrazyâ laws out there but unfortunately many of these cannot be verified or have been proven to be nothing more than old wives tales. Well, our team here at List25 was curious (as usual) to discover the craziest verifiablelaws on the books. Everything from restrictions on reincarnation to absurd traffic fines, after scouring the world we proudly present you with theâŚ
The Law Commission has recommended immediate repeal of 11 Ordinances promulgated during the Second World War. The commission has stated that since these legislations have lost relevance way back should be taken off.  One such contentious Ordinance recommended is Armed Forces Special Powers which is currently in vogue in Jammu and Kashmir and Assam. The AFSPA has been in the centre of aâŚ
