Quite a bit of national news attention lately has been devoted to the so-called "opiate epidemic" that is plaguing our nation, as thousands of Americans turn to heroin and prescription medications in their addictions. However, our readers should remember that even though law enforcement efforts may have turned to focus more carefully on heroin and other "hard" drugs, they will still enforce the drug laws regarding marijuana.
Make sure the police in Florida had a reason to stop you
Sometimes in our day-to-day lives it is easy to forget that our nation's laws are based on a constitution that grants individual rights and restricts the rights of the government. However, when it comes to potential criminal offenses in Florida, arrestees are supposed to be immediately reminded of many of those constitutional rights. One of those rights is that law enforcement officers can't just stop anyone they want for any reason.
What constitutes computer crime?
In the last three or four decades, computer technology has exploded. Many Florida residents join the millions of others across the country, and the globe, who have an online life, and you may be one of them. Individuals aren't the only ones who have joined the digital age. Lawmakers and law enforcement agencies from the federal level to the local level have become involved through the enforcement of computer crimes.
