Pacific Heights – What rights do landlords have?
I just want to say this is a very bad movie for a couple of reasons. This never would happen in the real world because the only agreement that the landlord and tenant had was only verbal. The agreement was that the “tenant” transfer funds to the landlord’s bank account prior to moving in the rental property. So when the so called “tenant” moved in and there was no proof of funds transferred, the “tenant” therefore had trespassed and violated the verbal agreement. The landlord could have had him removed by the authorities at this point. Even if the tenant had signed a lease agreement, if there is no proof of moneys being transferred into the landlord’s account than this would have voided the contract and would have made a very boring Hollywood feature. This movie redefines the term “squatter”; usually squatters do not drive a Porsche.

3’s About Me
Three names I been called: Nigger, Light Skinned, Black Mexican
Tree jobs I had in my life: High Rigger, Garbage Man, Bus Boy
Three Places I lived: Puerto Rico, Anchorage, Seattle
Three Shows I watch: Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad Men
Three Places I’ve Been: New York, Guadalajara, Sayulita
People that e-mail me regularly: ASCAP, Sweetwater, Friends
Three of my favorite foods: Mofongo, Italian, Sushi
Three cars that I’ve driven: Chevy Colorado, Jaguar, Toyota Trecell
Three things that I’m looking forward to: Heli-lift, Graduation, Tour

“Greed Is Good”
How greedy do you need to be in order to achieve happiness? Do you have to have everything that you desire and in doing so effect countless lives in the world around you? There have been past and recent events that have put this country’s financial health in a serious crisis. The Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme bankrupted thousands of people, 65 billion dollars that went to his company by fraudulent claims. Money that comes from people who work hard for the money to invest in hopes that they too will have a better future than the present lives they live now. It’s not like Madoff was starving or was homeless, he had a decent life. Only one can wonder what was it that possessed him to commit the most infamous financial crime in America’s history, or was it greed. Greed is good to a certain extent, but when it can turn society upside down and into the brink of chaos, then one must question the motive and the outcome for pursuing such a great prize of wealth. Madoff is now serving a 150 year sentence for all the crimes he has committed and now has to face the reality that he used to live in the most elaborate conditions and is now living in a jail cell. We the people feel the effect of greed, the current bailout package for the most recent crisis is in the billions of dollars and the average tax payer gets to pay the bill. Greed is good if you’re a selfish bastard who likes to make money off of putting people out in the street.
On another note, if I was to make a whack doll out of anybody… I would make a whack doll out of Al Davis the owner of the Oakland Raiders. He lives in the past and is taking the Raiders with him!

What my classmates think of the legal system?

I found out that there are various opinions within this class. Some are contrary to others, but at least they all have validity to their opinions. My first example that I can agree with is a statement made by a fellow classmate named Andrew Veliz and it goes a little something like this, “The idea of it being corrupt at some levels leaves a distasteful memory with some people, but for the most part the idea of the legal system is simple: follow the law and the law will not follow you.”(http://sincidkid24.blogspot.com). I think of the Roman Empire when it comes to this statement because if we don’t keep ourselves in check, we can share a similar fate. A corrupt government will eventually lose control and will not be able to maintain order; somehow the society as a whole will feel the colossal effect as it is thrown into chaos. Another quote from a fellow classmate named Jordan Grable shares a similar opinion, “We as a Society would love to embellish the idea of having a corrupt free Government, with politics that work simply for the good of the people and laws that are upheld to the umpteenth degree.”(http://grableaudio.blogspot.com). I believe that this implies that there is corruption within our system, but our government has checks and balances within the system that assists in the weeding out corruption. Between the three branches within our government, I believe that this supports these opinions.However, other classmates tend to bring out some of the imperfections of our system. This is a quote from Mathew Gonzales, “If you are arrested for a crime you didn’t commit in this country and you don’t have good representation you will most likely be found guilty.”(http://mjgproduction.blogspot.com). Implying that good representation comes at a price which in some cases it does. The question that comes to mind is that if the individual who commits a crime is wealthy, will he/she get away with it? I think we can all agree that this is not a perfect system, and changes need to be made to make it more sufficient.

Used Cars/ Tristen,Jordan,Adrian

Crime1 Assault with a deadly weapon
Crime 2 Illegal distribution of stolen goods
Crime 3 Bribery
Crime 4 Perjury
Crime 5 Solicitation of drugs
Tor t6 Vandalism
Crime 7 Battery
Crime 8 Speeding
Crime 9 Hit n run
Crime 10 Not yielding to a construction worker
Crime 11 Obstruction of justice
Tort 12 Contempt
tort 13 False accusation
Crime 14 Driving in a non designated area
Crime 15 No seatbelts
Crime 16 False advertising
Tort 17 Judge is incompetent to run court
tort 18 Destruction of property
tort 19 Illegal tampering with private property
Crime 20 Sexual harassment
Tort 21 Trespassing
Crime 22 Stopping on a freeway
Crime 23 Selling goods without a license
Crime 24 Not safely secured in the vehicles cab
Crime 25 not yielding for a cop
Crime 26 disorderly conduct in a courtroom
Crime 27 driving on the wrong side of the road
Crime 28 driving without insurance
Crime 29 False Documentation
Crime 30 Attempt at monopoly
Tort 31 Selling under a false pretense
tort 32 defamation of character
Crime 33 under aged driving
Crime 34 assault
Crime 35 illegal gambling
Tort 36 slander
Crime 37 trade libel
Crime 38 Holding a hostage
Tort 39 Negligence