Category Archives: For Your Information

Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been discussing the highly controversial use of facial recognition technology in Michigan, and looking at what people on both sides of the argument have to say about it’s safety. As we mentioned in the previous article, this software is already widely used here in Michigan, although the […]

If you’ve ever read Orwell’s 1984, or Huxley’s Brave New World, then you already know how disturbing the idea of a dystopian future is. But for many people, the idea of those concepts stepping off the pages of stories and into the reality we live in is all too real. And facial recognition software is […]

Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. In the previous article on having your criminal record expunged in Michigan, we talked about why the process can be challenging, and how some crimes simply aren’t eligible for expungement. However, Michigan isn’t at the forefront of the race to erase criminal records and better people’s lives. […]

Having a criminal record can affect almost every part of your daily life. From your ability to find housing in a safe neighborhood, getting a good job, to enrolling in school, prior convictions make life hard. So what’s the solution? Well, the simple answer would be to have that record expunged so it doesn’t continue […]

Welcome back to our discussion about leaving the scene of a crash in Michigan, and why it can get you into a lot of trouble. In the previous article we looked at why people would choose to leave a car crash without notifying the cops, and what the law says you’re supposed to do in […]

People involved in car crashes here in Michigan tend to go through a series of emotional responses that are pretty standard – shock, fear, and anger being the most common. But once that’s over, they usually move on to figuring out what they need to do next. Some are concerned about their vehicles and how […]

Have you ever been sitting in your car at a stoplight, belting out one of your favorite songs, and glanced over to realize people in the next car were staring at you? If so, you’re not alone (and just be glad it wasn’t worse – you could have been caught picking your nose!). But do […]

Yesterday we talked about the initiatives recently put in place by Governor Whitmer to reform Michigan’s criminal justice system, and if you recall – one of those issues the task force hopes to address is bail. According to Governor Whitmer, bail is often a problem here in Michigan, because of the financial burden it places […]

When Gretchen Whitmer was sworn in as the new Governor of Michigan, she promised a total turn around on the way certain things were done. One of those key issues was our criminal justice system. So with that in mind, she’s recently signed an executive  order creating a bipartisan task force whose sole purpose is […]

Hi there, remember us from the previous article on how your smartphone knows more about you than your best friend? (Don’t worry, if you’ve forgotten you can always check your phone – it never forgets anything!) And now that you’ve had your memory jogged a little, do you recall the fact that current U.S. federal […]