Everyone is talking about the video that went viral. It shows a McDonald's employee violently assaulted by an angry customer. How did it start? The customer was angry because he couldn't find a straw. Stupid, yes. Instructive? Yes. Some are making it out to be a racial issue. It may be but I want to focus on the rights of the employee when she is verbally assaulted and then physically accosted. As a result of the McDonald's melee, 20-year-old Yasmine James has been placed on paid leave. … [Read more...]
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Legal commentary by John McGuire of McGuire Law Offices
Our First Responders Need Our Help
A few days ago, Fox 13 ran a story that was shocking and sad. It was reported that in 2017, 243 police officers, deputies, and firefighters committed suicide. That's more than perished in the line of duty. In Tampa Bay, we've lost 4 first responders to suicide since September. The tragedy has brought to light the challenges first responders take home with them each and every day, and the last effect those challenges have. "They see things that none of us really ever want to see or have … [Read more...]
Happy New Year 2019!
As another year fades into the sunset, we embark on a whole new one complete with promise and hope. Here is hoping that the new year will bring all of you much peace, prosperity, and success. As each year passes, I am thankful for the many new people who have come to me for legal help-whether that be a business matter, bankruptcy, a divorce, a criminal issue, or a personal injury you or a loved one suffered in a car accident. If you are striving to be all that you can be, you will make … [Read more...]
Happy New Year-Party Responsibly So You Can Enjoy 2019
We're on the cusp of another New Year's Eve night during which many of us will have too much to drink and make foolish, life-altering decisions. It's simple, don't do something you'll regret tomorrow afternoon. You can avoid all the headache by planning ahead right now. If you have plans to go out and drink, make arrangements for an Uber, a taxi, or to stay in place tonight. Just don't drive after you've been drinking. If you choose to drink and drive, the best outcome is you'll have a New … [Read more...]
Priests, AIDS, and the Abuse Crisis
This is a controversial topic and hotly debated. I intend to present both sides and let you the reader decide. In the last two decades, the Kansas City Star has researched and investigated the the number of Catholic priests who've died of AIDS related illnesses and found "priests are dying of AIDS at a rate at least four times that of the general U.S. population," the story was picked up by news outlets across the country and around the world. The newspaper came under heavy criticism for … [Read more...]
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