Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] Re: A Land Without Lawyers
From: Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:03:16 -0500

I don't think we are on the same wavelength. I merely reminded what the 
role of a lawyer is, and stated that if you don't like the role, you can 
change it by voting in people who favor change. In effect, every lawyer 
is a part of the judicial branch of government.

Allan


On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 06:37 PM, Henry Ting wrote:
>
> It's really that simple and easy ????
>
> What about all the important issues and who's going to
> defend it.....there goes human rights, equal
> employment opportunity, discrimination, handicapped
> rights......and the most importantly, I cannot pay for
> a top-dog lawyer to clear me even though I murdered
> someone ???? Boy that's going to put us back into
> feudalism, totally barbaric.
>
> --- Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net> wrote:
>> The lawyer is an agent of the court. He or she is an
>> integral part of
>> our legal system. If you suffer from that, you can
>> change it by your
>> vote.
>>
>> Allan
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 04:35 PM, John
>> Brownlow wrote:
>>> On 3/26/02 3:41 PM, "Austin Franklin"
>> <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, but what does that have to do with lawyers?
>>  Why isn't that
>>>> about laws
>>>> and the enforcment there of?
>>>
>>> Laws... Lawyers.... Think there might be a
>> connection??
>>>
>>> The criminal law is 'enforced' by the police, but
>> civil law which deals
>>> with
>>> wrongs rather than crimes is decided by civil
>> courts.
>>>
>>> If you negligently drop a piano on my car, it
>> isn't a criminal offence,
>>> but
>>> I need some form of redress, no?
>>>
>>> Unless you think that court cases should be
>> decided without lawyers, ie
>>> by
>>> people who are ignorant of the law, lawyers are a
>> Very Good Thing IMO.
>>>
>>> One might as well insist that everybody mend their
>> own cars and make all
>>> their own clothes as insist that people go to law
>> on their own.
>>>
>>> --
>>> John Brownlow
>>>
>>> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>>>
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