On Wednesday 06 December 2006 18:38, Mary Chiodo wrote:
> It's the old story... never take on anything unless you know the
> final outcome. Especially where thieves and lawyers are involved.
>
> You need to move this game to a playing field where YOU can control
> the play, not the lawyers.
>
> The market place is always the best arena in battles with companies.
>
> The media, too -- but only if there's a good story for them to run
> with.
>
> Use everything you have at your disposal, without compromising your
> legal position or court proceedings.
>
> Courts are courts of LAW, not justice. They should be avoided
> wherever possible.
>
> Think about it:
>
> Q: Who makes the laws?
>
> A: Politicians -- and most successful politicians are ex-lawyers.
>
> Q: Who administers the laws?
>
> A: Judges -- who are almost always ex-lawyers.
>
> Q: Who argues the cases in court?
>
> A: Lawyers -- for BOTH sides.
>
> Think it might be a stacked game?
>
> The only absolute certainty in going to court is that, whoever is the
> victor and loser, the LAWYERS ALWAYS WIN.
I can't let this go by. I'll start by saying I know I'm biased.
Lawyers pay my bills. I love having them as clients. They're clear
about their responsibilities and what they expect and they pay on time.
Yes, I'm biased.
I'll also point out something Paine has said a number of times: if we're
going to take on MLMs, we have to keep ourselves clean and not create
issues in other areas. If we're going to point fingers, we have to
make sure others don't point back at us.
Having said that, this post contains a vast and inaccurate
representation of the justice system. First, lawyers will win cases.
Why? Because when you go to court, you've got a lawyer and they have
one. Whoever wins, it's a lawyer. In this case, in particular, you
have an individual and a corporation. The problem is the corporation
has deep pockets and can afford more lawyers. They can afford gambits
that delay the case, whereas an individual can't.
Yes, lawyers make the laws and preside over the courts, but it is the
people involved that are asking the lawyers to do what they do. If I
take out a contract on Larry Winters because of how Quackstar messed up
my relationship with my ex-gf, the cops will come for me. The contract
killer is a small pawn and I'm recognized as the one hiring him and the
one initiating the act of murder. In a trial, the lawyers are doing
their job, as they are told to do and paid to do by other people.
It is the company that is creating the mess and doing these acts. The
lawyers are only the hired guns, doing what they are hired for.
I know lawyers who have done wonders in pro-bono work when I was working
in residential treatment. They'd advocate for the kids and help get
them placed where they could get help. I know of lawyers that do other
pro-bono work that help people. A good friend of mine could be making
6 digits a year easily using his legal skills in other fields, but he
likes to work in consumer law because he is thrilled when he can
protect a single person from a behemoth like Chase Manhattan.
There are good lawyers and bad lawyers. I know, and have even dated,
good lawyers. Please, don't slam an entire group of people without
taking all the facts into consideration.
Hal
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