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Posted 07/06/08 at 06:57pm
Silencets: I bet the Floida Supreme Court is just shaking in fear of JT
Silencets: I bet the Floida Supreme Court is just shaking in fear of JT
Posted 07/06/08 at 06:55pm
Silencets: JT is always on the right track. Look how many cases he's won!
Silencets: JT is always on the right track. Look how many cases he's won!
Posted 07/06/08 at 01:57pm
BlackIce: It might be just a bit too late now.
BlackIce: It might be just a bit too late now.
Posted 07/06/08 at 12:07pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of: Jack, Jack, Jack... When will you learn?
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of: Jack, Jack, Jack... When will you learn?
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:38am
tallimar: hmm... youre right, im not getting the right mind frame... "YOU WILL LIKE FRIES WITH THAT!" how's that?
tallimar: hmm... youre right, im not getting the right mind frame... "YOU WILL LIKE FRIES WITH THAT!" how's that?
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:36am
gameman9: Nah, he will just scare the customers.
gameman9: Nah, he will just scare the customers.
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:35am
tallimar: i think jack's new line may end up being "would you like fries with that?"
tallimar: i think jack's new line may end up being "would you like fries with that?"
Posted 07/06/08 at 11:00am
Adamas Draconis: His fave line. Always thought it should be "They've got me right where I want them."
Adamas Draconis: His fave line. Always thought it should be "They've got me right where I want them."
Posted 07/06/08 at 10:43am
gamepolitics: he's got 'em right where he wants 'em,LOL
gamepolitics: he's got 'em right where he wants 'em,LOL
Posted 07/06/08 at 10:30am
Silencets: It was a great idea. Just another step in the overarcing master plan off JT...we little people wouldn't understand....
Silencets: It was a great idea. Just another step in the overarcing master plan off JT...we little people wouldn't understand....
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:35am
Jack Wessels: Yeah I knew that part. I'm just amazed at whatever thought process led him to think that was a good idea.
Jack Wessels: Yeah I knew that part. I'm just amazed at whatever thought process led him to think that was a good idea.
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:33am
gamepolitics: actually, he also sent similar material to the FL Supreme Court about 6 months before that
gamepolitics: actually, he also sent similar material to the FL Supreme Court about 6 months before that
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:24am
Jack Wessels: for him and would somehow get Kent in trouble.
Jack Wessels: for him and would somehow get Kent in trouble.
Posted 07/06/08 at 08:23am
Jack Wessels: @GP: Wow, I've skimmed that one before, but I never noticed that JT actually thought this was good news....
Jack Wessels: @GP: Wow, I've skimmed that one before, but I never noticed that JT actually thought this was good news....
Posted 07/06/08 at 04:40am
gamepolitics: eraser: see our original story on that:http://tinyurl.com/6nm9oe
gamepolitics: eraser: see our original story on that:http://tinyurl.com/6nm9oe
Posted 07/06/08 at 12:21am
infect999: because he's an idiot
infect999: because he's an idiot
Posted 07/05/08 at 11:41pm
eraserheadthelynch: why did he send gay porn to the judges?
eraserheadthelynch: why did he send gay porn to the judges?
Posted 07/05/08 at 10:44pm
Jack Wessels: @Silencets: Maybe it'll come to JT soon too, so he can finally complete that show cause order....
Jack Wessels: @Silencets: Maybe it'll come to JT soon too, so he can finally complete that show cause order....
Posted 07/05/08 at 04:30pm
Jose_Pedro_Ramirez: No one believed that the ice at the North Pole would ever melt, but...
Jose_Pedro_Ramirez: No one believed that the ice at the North Pole would ever melt, but...
Posted 07/05/08 at 04:28pm
Haggard: Maybe he thought the judges would appreciate it?
Haggard: Maybe he thought the judges would appreciate it?
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Hey. Hey! HEY! Hold on a minute here. Chris Wallace, Xanter, o_rangekrush and and jdecamp have some points worth thinking about. I'll only add on a bit, since they said it well.
I'm sorry to disappoint some of you, but lawyers aren't an elite breed of soul-sucking money grubbers, as easy and fun as it is to think so. Lawyers go to extensive schooling and pass difficult Bar exams in order to know the craft, and believe it or not, it's not all about screwing over the public and amassing huge piles of fortune. They accumulate massive student debt and have mortgages just like you do, and it only makes sense that they deserve to be paid a salary, too.
I contend that people DO need lawyers, as most legal situations are complicated, and if not handled properly, what one ends up doing is paying thousands more to fix it later . . . if it can even be fixed. I've seen this first-hand in custody battles, especially. So like it or not, lawyers are professionals, and sometimes there's no help for it but to call in an expert.
It's true: Some lawyers are paid extremely well. So are professional basketball players. I don't see anyone whining about Kobe Bryant making millions a year, and he doesn't even have to share with a team of people after paying all expensive court fees. It's true that as in any other market, some lawyers make lots of money and some hardly make any, and, as in any other field, the amount depends at least in part on the hard work and talent of the lawyer(s) involved. When it comes to professional service, at for the most part, you get what you pay for.
And, as usual, the media does its best to make lawyers come out looking like they made more than they did. Lawyers tend to be demonized by a public that has a very limited grasp what the practice of law and lawyers are really about. There's another group that gets typecast negatively because the media and general public don't understand what they do and who they are . . . what was that group again?
Oh, right. I was thinking of gamers.
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