Questions tagged [public-safety]
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Why does Virginia allow driving without vehicle liability insurance by paying an “Uninsured Motor Vehicle fee”?
In the US state of Virginia, like in most countries/states in the world, liability insurance is mandatory for (drivers of) motor vehicles. However, unlike other countries, it is allowed to drive ...
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Is there a correlation between armed security and casualties of people working in security?
I am working for a private security company. We currently have a debate about whether carrying firearms would improve our safety or make our job even more dangerous. Is anyone aware of any study ...
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Is gun violence in the US mostly limited to people involved in property/violent crime?
This follows a question of mine on expatriates.SX:
I may move to the US, but I'm kind of scared of the gun violence
One of the answers there suggests that US gun violence is not as bad as the ...
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What is the Miranda exemption and what are its implications?
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was not read his Miranda rights immediately due to a "public safety" exemption:
A senior United States official said Monday that federal ...
