MeFi Parenting filter: What are appropriate consequences for an 8-year-old who has a history of carelessness with belongings, and has lost his $250 glasses? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 60 answers

Someone I know has decided that she is simply not going to pay off her student loans. What's going to happen to her? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2007 - 33 answers

I've seen a fairly frequent amount of letters to the editor of our local paper about protecting children from pedophiles and heard in the news with increasing frequency about child sex offenders, so I was wondering.. [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2006 - 33 answers

What are the consequences of an intruder who gets killed by a guard dog in the house they were breaking into? To the dog and to the homeowner?
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 37 answers

Ethical dilemma filter: How to move on from negative consequences of a hack done out of real concern? [more inside]
posted on Dec 30, 2005 - 11 answers

Someone in my immediate family was involved in a car accident today on a highway, and he was in the wrong (though no alcohol or drugs were involved). Not only that, but the other driver was killed, and he is probably going to be charged. He is traumatized, extremely distressed, in a bad state mentally. My question is for advice from anyone who has dealt with this kind of situation.
posted on Oct 28, 2004 - 15 answers

I've a hunch a similar question has been asked here before, but Googling doesn't turn up anything specific. I'd like assistance understanding the commonsense guidelines for paying an out-of-state parking ticket, since cash is a scarce commodity and we misread the meter. In a nutshell, I'd pay without question if i could spare the hundred, but want to understand the consequences if I can't. Will it affect my credit, in-state DMV standing, or anything else? The ticket was issued in Washington DC, if that is of any import.
posted on Sep 1, 2004 - 4 answers