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  2. Use-of-force law in Missouri - Wikipedia

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    In the course of their duties, law enforcement personnel use force to subdue suspects. The use of force consists of two parts: the amount of force that may lawfully be used on a continuum that includes deadly force; and the circumstances under which it may be used, including the level of imminent threat reasonably perceived by the member of law enforcement and the concern that a fleeing felon ...

  3. Pregnant women in dangerous marriages need help. Update this ...

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    Missouri lawmakers must join many other states that give a family court judge the option to finalize a divorce between a pregnant woman and her spouse. Keeping an archaic law on the books makes ...

  4. ‘Pregnant Missouri women can’t get divorced’ went viral. That ...

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    An abuser can scare a partner or ex with threats of law enforcement involvement should she seek to terminate the pregnancy or if she miscarries, whether those threats are legally realistic or not.

  5. Why Missouri currently doesn't allow pregnant women to be ...

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    The Missouri law on divorce does not specifically bar finalizing divorces for pregnant women, but “whether the wife is pregnant” is one of the eight pieces of information — along with things ...

  6. Macks Creek Law - Wikipedia

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    Ambiguous wording in the bill led to difficulties in enforcement, and in early 2009, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that no excess revenues had been remitted under the provisions of the law. Amendments in 2009 and 2013 lowered the cap from 45% of general operating revenues to 30%, and the later amendment also resolved some of the ...

  7. Quicksand - Wikipedia

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    A group of hikers encountering quicksand on the banks of the Paria River, Utah Quicksand warning sign near Lower King Bridge, Western Australia. Quicksand is a shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid: when undisturbed, it often appears to be solid ("gel" form), but a less than 1% change in the stress on the quicksand will cause a sudden decrease in its viscosity ("sol" form).

  8. Women in Missouri can’t get a divorce while pregnant. Many ...

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    That is because, according to Missouri statute, the court must first establish paternity of a child before a divorce can be finalized, said Shannon Gordon, a family law attorney practicing in the ...

  9. Soil liquefaction - Wikipedia

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    Quicksand forms when water saturates an area of loose sand, and the sand is agitated. When the water trapped in the batch of sand cannot escape, it creates liquefied soil that can no longer resist force. Quicksand can be formed by standing or (upwards) flowing underground water (as from an underground spring), or by earthquakes.