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» in reply to
Re:Regulate
Nah...
Nick Hoffman
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1/30/2003 9:50:21 AM
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Firing squads,
for Lawyers.
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In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people
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ebnelson
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1/30/2003 8:41:27 PM
Lawyers and Cops--hated by so many people.....until you need them....n/t
(n/t)
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Publius
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2/1/2003 4:33:24 PM
Re: Broward jury awards record $100 million in near drowning.
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Marcia
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1/31/2003 4:56:21 PM
And what good will $100million do the girl?
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 5:07:35 PM
Thanks for belatedly agreeing with my point below n/t
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Tony
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1/31/2003 7:18:29 PM
Free markets depend on reason.
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 7:34:26 PM
The usual apples and oranges diatribe..
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Publius
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2/2/2003 2:48:25 PM
Huh? It's not like the jurors get a % of the proceeds...n/t
(n/t)
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Tony
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1/31/2003 8:16:12 PM
A jury isn't the free market
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Larry J
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1/31/2003 8:32:47 PM
No
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Tony
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1/31/2003 10:15:03 AM
Good analogy
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 10:21:21 AM
Ed
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Tony
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2/3/2003 3:57:43 PM
Re: Easter Island crossed my mind too (deforestation, etc.) n/t
(n/t)
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Marcia
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1/31/2003 10:58:23 AM
The lawyer is selling empathy.
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 9:30:27 AM
Shoot the lawyers or shoot the stoopid juries? n/t
(n/t)
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Tony
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1/31/2003 3:40:50 PM
Jurors are required to consider only the 'facts' of the case.
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 4:47:53 PM
Well, since there are still fewer lawyers than potential jurors...
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Larry J
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1/31/2003 3:48:19 PM
Re: In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people
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Robert E. B.
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1/31/2003 12:59:20 PM
Here in Texas, tort reform is very high on the agenda.
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 2:48:46 PM
RThe mold scare makes it hard to sell a house.
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Robert E. B.
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1/31/2003 3:25:09 PM
Some cheaper solutions
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 4:46:33 PM
Re: In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people
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Publius
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1/31/2003 12:17:52 PM
Re: In case lawyers wonder why they are hated by so many people
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Robert E. B.
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1/31/2003 3:08:25 PM
From Letterman
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McFly
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1/30/2003 9:59:34 AM
Re:Regulate
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Raoul
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1/30/2003 9:25:27 AM
Let me ask Raoul's question another way...
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Tony
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1/31/2003 7:27:48 PM
USA
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FrankC
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1/31/2003 2:46:01 PM
Re: thank you, Frank :) (n/t)
(n/t)
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Raoul Lannoy
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1/31/2003 5:23:17 PM
Your facts are wrong
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 1:40:47 PM
Re: ok, you're right (n/t)
(n/t)
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Raoul Lannoy
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1/31/2003 5:22:29 PM
Re: Your facts are wrong
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Robert E. B.
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1/31/2003 1:46:11 PM
It is odd
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ebnelson
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1/31/2003 2:45:32 PM
Ain't it strange.....
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Publius
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2/1/2003 9:46:21 AM
Also interesting....
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Robert E. Bleier
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2/6/2003 2:07:03 PM
Re: Ain't it strange.....
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Robert E. B.
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2/4/2003 6:19:48 PM
Re: Re:Regulate
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Robert E. B.
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1/31/2003 1:09:01 PM
Re: Re:Regulate
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Raoul Lannoy
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1/31/2003 5:21:30 PM
Re: Re:Regulate
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Robert E. B.
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1/31/2003 5:36:40 PM
Re: Re:Regulate
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Raoul Lannoy
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1/31/2003 6:53:23 PM
And who pays for your National Social Security?
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Larry J
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1/31/2003 7:04:06 PM
Re: And who pays for your National Social Security?
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Raoul
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1/31/2003 10:02:05 AM
Then you pay it
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Larry J
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1/31/2003 10:25:28 AM
Nah...
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Nick Hoffman
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1/30/2003 9:50:21 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.