Old Lady Sues Teenagers For Being Nice

Luprand · Post by **Luprand** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:58 pm

I've only known one lawyer in my life; he was a rather dry and grumpy man. He spoke at church one time, and that's probably the only time I've seen my mom fall asleep during a meeting. And then she went home and wrote some satire about it. Maybe my family's just weird.

--Sij

BrownEyedCat · Post by **BrownEyedCat** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:05 pm

Hmmm . . . I can't think of any lawyers that I know, but I do know an auditor.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:36 pm

I have an ex-girlfriend who's aspiring to be a lawyer.... this does not disagree with the all lawyers are horrible theory.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:59 pm

How much did she get for her soul?

Ian Moulding · Post by **Ian Moulding** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:12 pm

War wrote:Just personal injury lawyers!

More evidence that all personal injury lawyers are unredeemable scum.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:47 pm

Warren wrote:How much did she get for her soul?

Not sure, as far as I could tell she either sold it before we met or never had one in the first place.

JexKerome · Post by **JexKerome** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:15 pm

War wrote:A lot of the time I don't think a lawyer is even necessary or should be allowed. Were doing 100 in a 30 limit? Pretty open and shut I'd say, shouldn't even be an option for a lawyer.

A friend of mine crossed over (to the U.S.) and promptly ran a red light (at over the speed limit, too), was stopped, and fined. He went to a lawyer who did some investigation and told him not to pay the fine, but rather wait until he was summoned by the court. Turns out the lawyer used his contacts and found out that by then, the police officer who fined my friend would have been transferred out of town. When this happens, the judge usually throws out the case, and this is indeed what happened, even though the police had the fine as proof. End result? my buddy got away with it, and was proudly gloating about it everwhere.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:39 pm

Oh well then, it's a good thing a lawyer was there to make sure he didn't pay for a crime he did comit... wait....

IVstudios · Post by **IVstudios** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:58 pm

War wrote:A lot of the time I don't think a lawyer is even necessary or should be allowed. Were doing 100 in a 30 limit? Pretty open and shut I'd say, shouldn't even be an option for a lawyer.

Actually, in such a sever case of speeding (at leas I think that's sever, I'm guessing that

Noise Monkey · Post by **Noise Monkey** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:35 pm

but usually you are...

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:45 am

Eh, one of my best friends is a law student. He reached almost near the end and then got so dissapointed in the profession he choose that now he can't get around to finish it even though he used to be a good student.
He said once: "All they're teaching us is how to lie to people."

Bek · Post by **Bek** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:54 pm

After 10 years in Houston, I can point to a very strong need for good defense lawyers. The number of people put do death due to having crappy lawyers is huge. If you have a good one, you get a prison term, if not, death.

Add to that the blatant discrimination (for the same crimes, whites get prison while non-whites get death), and there's a hell of a need for good lawyers who are willing to work as public defenders.

Personally, I'd like to see the death penalty be removed alltogether (for many reasons from moral to practical), but given that "killin' shit" is a viable hobby in Texas, I don't think that will happen any time soon.

LAGtheNoggin · Post by **LAGtheNoggin** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:20 pm

My brother's mate's a lawyer, to be honest it's pretty easy to tell.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:44 pm

bek wrote:After 10 years in Houston, I can point to a very strong need for good defense lawyers. The number of people put do death due to having crappy lawyers is huge. If you have a good one, you get a prison term, if not, death.

Add to that the blatant discrimination (for the same crimes, whites get prison while non-whites get death), and there's a hell of a need for good lawyers who are willing to work as public defenders.

Personally, I'd like to see the death penalty be removed alltogether (for many reasons from moral to practical), but given that "killin' shit" is a viable hobby in Texas, I don't think that will happen any time soon.

I'd like to do away with the eighth amendment, honestly I'd like to see more cruel and unusual punishment, might act as a bit more of a deterant. I swear I recall some judge sentencing a man to 30 days living in a doghouse for some crime. I salute that judge.

Smight · Post by **Smight** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:42 pm

you know... If everyone who did that crime got that punishment It ouldn't be unusual would it? We need to reintroduce public floggings.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 5:04 pm

As opposed to private floggings?

Noise Monkey · Post by **Noise Monkey** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:55 pm

those are the ones you do to yourself...

JexKerome · Post by **JexKerome** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:54 am

Opus Dei, anyone?

Valuedan · Post by **Valuedan** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:39 pm

JexKerome wrote:Whoa there, Nellie! You sure like to go to the extremes, don't you? No middle ground? They're EVIL SO THEY MUST BE DESTROYED? Where in that post did I say that?

What I said: the job of a lawyer is evil, and people notice and react to it, using the viper joke as an example. Never did I ask for their extermination; I simply pointed out something that for some reason people don't get.

As for necessary evil... I don't know. Shortly before the War of Secession, some US judges called slavery "a necessary evil" as they ruled in favor of it. Which means, of course, that eventually conditions arise where such an evil is no longer necessary. I mean, America's among the strongest countries on the planet even though their economy took a hit with Emancipation, right?

So maybe, some day, lawyers will no longer be needed.

But while they are, things like frivolous lawsuits will keep happening.

Frivolous lawsuits have their advantages, as well. I mean, sure, this "old" lady was obviously in the wrong, and sure, it's terrible that she won the case, but every time one of these idiotic lawsuits pops up and the media starts digging in, the public notices. And when the public notices, changes can be made to make sure these loopholes don't keep benefiting assholes.

JexKerome · Post by **JexKerome** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:07 am

The only effect I've seen so far is the appearance of more and more frivolous lawsuits, as amoral people and their lawyers note the ease with which they can make money. Ever heard of the Stella Awards?