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O Paris…

Van Hamilton September 2nd, 2010

My perusal of the RJ this past Sunday yielded many interesting factoids.  Many of the articles told the story of gloom and doom for Las Vegas.  For more on this click here.  For this entry I want to focus on our darling Paris Hilton who was a recent visitor to our fair city, and had an opportunity to tour one of our detention facilities over the weekend.

So, allegedly, Paris Hilton comes to Vegas to visit with one of her studs…Cy Waits. This young man happened to be one of Steve Wynn’s favorite club operators and had just been hired to run Wynn’s nightclub operations at Wynn LV and Encore. I use past tense purposely here, because of Mr. Wynn’s zero tolerance policy when it comes to drugs and arrests. As of today, Mr. Waits is no longer employed by Mr. Wynn. (applause for Steve Wynn inserted here.)

Anyway, allegedly, cops stopped the black SUV that Paris and Cy were tooling around town in, at about 11:30 Friday night, allegedly due to the smell of marijuana. Can you imagine such a thing from these crazy kids? Paris says she needs to use the bathroom so allegedly is escorted from the alleged Escalade into the Wynn hotel with a police escort, and as Paris pulls lip gloss from her purse (well you have to look good for a drug bust) what should fall out of said purse, but a baggie of cocaine…we’re told was allegedly 0.8 grams of the stuff.

But it gets better, allegedly she tells cops the purse isn’t really her’s…she’s borrowing it from a friend. Hmmm. Anyway, the two (Cy and Paris) are taken to jail and after about 3 hours, Paris is released. We are then told that there was no special treatment of Ms. Hilton, but that the jail was overcrowded, and she has no violent record, and yet later in the article, it is revealed that she was kept in an isolated, er uh, private cell during her short visit. Now, is there anyone reading this, that believes that if you were arrested due to 0.8 grams of coke in your purse, car, house, or neighborhood, that you would get a private cell and be released after 3 hours? But I digress.

What’s the matter with kids today? Well dear Paris, you are being charged, I understand with felony possession, and so I’m guessing you’ll have more opportunities to visit Vegas. Unfortunately what happened in Vegas in this case, did not just stay here…it’s all over the net, and maybe that’s OK…perhaps any publicity is better than no publicity in your case.

So bottom line is this…we aren’t all Paris Hilton’s, thankfully, but when we get in a bind; maybe it’s not cocaine, maybe it’s an unpaid warrant, or a traffic ticket that we just don’t have the time to deal with, there is a service, call it a “concierge” service that will handle your tickets and warrants and even defend you in case of a drug charge, or other criminal mischief. Call us at Ticket Busters 666-6666 or The Defenders 333-3333. We will be there to assist you.

Court Jargon Simplified

admin March 1st, 2010

After reading an article about a murder case that was taken from the Florida court to the Florida Supreme Court, and then back to the Florida Court, I thought about how confusing the article must be for a person who lacks a basic legal background.

 Footnotes or cliff notes would really come in handy for those who do not work in the legal field. Nowadays, Wikipedia is just a Google click away, but who has time for such rhetoric. Nevertheless, there are those who read our blogs..I will make this short and sweet.   

 We have a three-tiered Court System:

 District Court or Trial Court- a Judgment is reached. If you find error in the judgment reached in district or trial court, you can appeal to the Appellate Court.

 Appellate Court or Court of Appeals:  Is made up of a panel of three judges who hear arguments on both sides.

 The Appellate Court has three options: 

  • Change the judgment
  • Remand send the case back to the lower court to change the judgment
  • Send the case back to the lower court to keep the same judgment

 Supreme Court- All 50 states have their version of the Appeal to the Supreme Court.

 The Nevada Supreme Court is comprised of seven justices. There is no court higher than the Supreme Court- their decision is final.

Nevada DMV, Friend or Foe?

admin February 3rd, 2010

Apparently 15 percent of Nevada Drivers are uninsured according to KTVN Channel 2 news, which has caused our DMV to become babysitters or debt collectors.

 In the past the DMV took a drivers word when it came to proof of insurance, but since we can’t play well with others, we must abide by the new rule and pay.

 Before registering a car with the DMV, you must provide proof of insurance on the vehicle, if you cannot prove you have coverage or your insurance lapses drivers will be fined $250. Nevada Drivers will not have a seven-day grace period anymore.

 The DMV keeps track of lapses in insurance electronically and when lapses occur, it will prompt an automatic bill in the mail.

 So, it sounds like big brother is really looking out for us, or could it be a simple way to generate some state income?

 Either way, I guess it won’t hurt for Nevada drivers to grow up and become responsible adults.

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

admin February 2nd, 2010

Yesterday a man riding a motorcycle died after crashing into the back of a car.

The rider and another person on a motorcycle were speeding northbound on Lorenzi Street near Alta Drive. The car was also going northbound on Lorenzi when the rider hit the car’s back bumper.

According to police, the motorcycle was going so fast, it skidded more than 150 feet before stopping.  

Before riding on the back of a motorcycle with anybody I always ask if they’ve ever been in a motorcycle accident, if their reply is “no,” I don’t ride.

People who have been in motorcycle accidents and survive are most likely to use due care and don’t speed because they have experienced the ramifications.

These accident survivors have encountered one of the most horrific near death experiences- there are no fender benders in an accident involving a motorcycle- because the rider is always the most vulnerable.

Unfortunately, when you are dead there is no time to learn your lesson. Moral of the story- learn from others mistakes.

The Right to Write?

admin October 23rd, 2009

Police officers are held to a high moral standard in the community and that’s just the way it is.  That being said, should officers really have the right to write a speeding ticket if they, themselves violate that same law while on duty.  The answer is… yes.

  To Err is Human, and police officers are just that- human. So we should not let some bad decisions spoil it for the rest of the officers who always practice what they preach.

 However, because officers Err they should also be able to use their discretion on whether or not to write a ticket.  Yes, I know, some officers do show mercy, but not all. So, to those who do not view the world in shades of gray- I must get up on my soap box.

 Officer of the law, can you give the little old lady who is late to church a break? Can you cut the PTA mom some slack?

 How about a simple verbal warning to the kid who just enlisted in the Army to fight for our country?

 Or, it might be the kid who just enlisted in the Army who has a lead foot, and made an unsafe lane change.  Bygones…

 Carlos, the soldier boy in question, was driving and a bit distracted- thinking about his three boys that he would have to leave behind after joining the Army.  Or… perhaps Carlos may have been trying to catch up to the Sapphire’s mobile billboard that has been driving all around town.

Either way, Carlos was stopped by a police officer and given a ticket for speeding and an unsafe lane change. But, being the fighter that our Carlos is, he pled his case- “Officer, I cannot afford a ticket – I don’t have a job and I leave for The Army in a couple of weeks.”

 Carlos never had a fighting chance. Carlos said, the police officer was out to get him, and the officer had no right to write him a ticket – the whole thing was a mistake! I tend to believe Carlos, simply because the customer always has the right- the right to vent.

 So much for fighting for this great country, Carlos thought. Aside from getting a big dose of reality, Carlos was at a loss. How was Carlos going to appear in court on the October date written on the ticket? Carlos would be off fighting a war in October!

 Carlos thought to himself… wait a tic, this is still a great country, when there is an injustice there is always a way to make things right, just then he saw his sign – The Ticket Busters Billboard on Valley View.

 While Carlos is off fighting a war a Ticket Busters Attorney will fight for him here at home. Amen! Carlos thought, To Err is human and the 666 number is Devine!

Trouble and Tickets–do they come in 3’s?

admin July 2nd, 2009

My friend Lucy (whose real name will not be revealed) has been going through some tough times. Lucy’s husband, Carlos went online and had some cyber related extra-marital affairs. Lucy then had some extra-marital affairs herself. They got a divorce. Not necessarily in that order.

Carlos is no victim, but neither is Lucy. Like they say, two sides. But, I digresss…

Soon after Lucy got a divorce, Carlos went psycho on her. Carlos had the neighbor file a restraining order against Lucy, slashed Lucy’s tires, and then Carlos convinced their son Benny that Lucy was at fault for the divorce, little Benny does not talk to Lucy at the moment.

I started thinking… does trouble come in 3’s? Does Lucy have the 333?

Recently, Lucy once again got into trouble in the triples and she was unable to drive her car because she fractured her toe while opening the door at the DMV!

Prior to Lucy’s toe incident, Lucy got a speeding ticket on her way to pick up her 3 kids- “do you smell what the rock is cookin?”

The next day Lucy got a citation for causing an accident because she was following close to the car in front of her. After that, came the BIG toe incident– Lucy is now walking with a cane.

Lucy just called me to ask me about the 666. No…not the mark of the beast (she’s not giving up on life and selling her soul because she’s not liked by her kids and has a psycho husband that gets pleasure out of making her miserable and just seems to be having terrible luck in life).

Lucy is asking for some legal help. She wanted to know if Ticket Busters could take care of her tickets over the phone because she was unable to drive with a fractured toe. Ahhh…I thought– now that makes sense.

I appeased Lucy and told her to call the 666 (Ticket Busters) and they can handle everything over the phone. No need to sell your soul Lucy! We will fix it with the 6’s.

 

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