Our house was broken into yesterday. I'd like to prevent this from happening again. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 17, 2009 - 40 answers

Is an underage drinking ticket a crime, for application purposes? I am afraid I might have answered it wrong and now I have an interview. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 28, 2009 - 20 answers

How does an adult find a lawyer to sue an abusive step-parent more than a decade after the fact? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 15, 2009 - 7 answers

How do I combat my knee-jerk racist responses? Recently, I moved from an all-white area to a diverse neighborhood. I am having trouble dealing with my reaction to the many young black males who live in the area. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 28, 2009 - 46 answers

My girlfriend is having a crisis following a burglary at her apartment in Austin, TX. What can I do for her, and more importantly, what can she do for herself? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 11, 2009 - 11 answers

Landlady's domestic dispute leaves my window broken - help! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 5, 2009 - 9 answers

Can anyone recommend a good NYC criminal defense attorney to help me with a disorderly conduct charge? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 28, 2008 - 3 answers

Parapet defense 101, or, how to discourage home invasion of an overly-fab rooftop apartment without turning it into a prison. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 23, 2008 - 29 answers

If I witness a crime in the subway, what is the best way to intervene safely and productively? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 4, 2008 - 23 answers

Iowa & mental health: What can someone do if they're threatened with being admitted for psychiatric reasons against their will? What happens? Does it really only take two other people signing a document? Is threatening someone with this a crime? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 14, 2007 - 18 answers

My girlfriend was convicted of a serious felony a decade ago. Now someone has recently started linking to her non-indexed court record page in strange places on the net. Anything we can do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 5, 2007 - 31 answers

I live in New York City. Drugs are being brought and sold on my block. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 5, 2007 - 22 answers

So I have a small issue with my criminal record and obtaining a Japanese student visa. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 28, 2007 - 9 answers

My grandfather stands accused of a crime he did not comit. He got a phone call from the police last week: "Mr Anonymous? You're on our wanted list for a shoplifting from $UK_SHOP in $UK_CITY. I don't want to come to your house to arrest you, but we need you to come in and talk to us in a week's time." [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 7, 2007 - 40 answers

Is there any sort of recognised optical illusion or visual deficit that can make it hard to realize that a vehicle is stationary? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 16, 2006 - 17 answers

Crime(?) Filter - My father has accused my boyfriend of stealing. Ugh. Horrible situation. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 7, 2006 - 16 answers

Roving Street Gangfilter. Actually, more of a roving teengangwannabefilter. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 17, 2005 - 24 answers

[Social consciense filter]
I know, for a fact, that someone is drink driving EVERY DAY. Not just a few pints, but at LEAST 8pints and then driving home. Mostly it's a short, five minute drive, but sometimes it's longer distance. I have tried to talk to him and get him to stop - to walk to the pub. His brother has tried to talk to him. He just won't. He is also diabetic, so the drink has adverse effects on his sugar levels, which makes him more dangerous. He can't even walk properly when he gets home, so goodness knows how he can drive. The problem is, this person is a relative - and he's given me somewhere to live when I had nowhere.

I just don't know what to do. Would you inform someone? Or would you keep quiet? I don't particularly WANT to 'rat' on him, but what happens if he hits someone, and I know I could have stopped it? What would you do?
posted by anonymous on Dec 6, 2004 - 40 answers