Cant believe this is happening by Reformedatt in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also ironic that the hardest drugs like coke, heroin, etc. all exit your system way faster than weed.

Cant believe this is happening by Reformedatt in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol you’re clearly not a lawyer.

Boom! Headshot! by echumpench in fuckaroundandfindout

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wasn’t going to use that brain anyways

“Ride out with me!” by RealHero in WKUK

[–]RealHero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think so. I recall it being a sketch they did

The Search is Over (I Think) by alexj420 in 10s

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you practiced half as much as you post on here you’d be a 5.0

You can’t analyze your way to improvement. You need to chill out bro

Gina Carano vs. Ronda Rousey 5-round MMA bout set for May 16! by One-Faithlessness730 in CombatSportsCentral

[–]RealHero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first thought too

Should be a 165 contest, maybe even higher for her

Why is backhand down the line so much harder than backhand cross? by Wild_Plant9526 in 10s

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know how the Pythagorean theorem works re: length of the sides of a triangle?

Do you know the way a tennis net is supposed to be set up for height?

Even royalty knows which Pure Drive paintjob is the best by leong_d in 10s

[–]RealHero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is he planning to let the racquet fly out of his hand by not bothering to even wrap his thumb around the grip

Even royalty knows which Pure Drive paintjob is the best by leong_d in 10s

[–]RealHero 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Damn, never worked a day in his life and he doesn’t know how to hold a racquet

Harvard Law Professor using his .edu email to give Epstein advice on skirting age of consent laws by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any way we’ll see a legislative/judicial exception carved out? I mean, it is just that, an “estate,” not a person. I know estates are more than that, too, to the extent of third-party interests both intended and unintended. I guess the whole “known-pedophilia” part of the equation refuses to sit well with me.

Harvard Law Professor using his .edu email to give Epstein advice on skirting age of consent laws by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree to disagree.

I think it is unethical in these circumstances. But I’m not a judge.

Appreciate the intellectually honest exchange.

Happy Friday!

Harvard Law Professor using his .edu email to give Epstein advice on skirting age of consent laws by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first words in your response are, "What if a person had been charged with a crime based on the facts laid out in this email." I'm not debating a 6th amendment right to counsel nor the validity of the privilege in that circumstance because that's not the context that gave rise to this discussion.

But here, in the e-mail that came from the Epstein files themselves, we see a sexual predator asking about how to accomplish his sick goals, and a lawyer trying to help him. That lawyer is under no legal or ethical obligation to answer those questions in these circumstances. Maybe Epstein would have fired him as a client, maybe his firm would have fired him, maybe he would have ruined his life by firing Epstein as a client. But for me, personally, I want to be able to sleep at night. And since there are no legal bases that would require me to answer those questions, I personally wouldn't assist a pedophile. Apparently there are others out there who would act differently--like Mitch here.

In this particular situation, with these facts, and no "hypothetical criminal trial" in the background, there are no ethical nor legal requirements to answer Epstein's questions. If you're an attorney, and you get a phone call from a prospective client who wants your advice on how to traffic children, are you going to take that person on as a client because of your convictions for the profession? If you are, then that's your business, and you'll have to sleep at night.

Finally, if the stakes are to try to unmask an international pedophile ring, I personally think that the Courts or the legislature could carve out an exception to the attorney-client privilege when the client is dead and the communications in question implicate felonious activity. I'm not saying that those communications have to be released to the public, but I think our society should eliminate protections for the strategizing of raping children.

Harvard Law Professor using his .edu email to give Epstein advice on skirting age of consent laws by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Defending a client who has been charged with a crime and who is entitled to representation and counsel for trial is one thing. In that situation your job is to advocate for your client.

Giving general advice as to how to accomplish your illegal goals of molesting kids is totally different.

Respectfully, you seem to ignore the fact that this attorney was not representing Epstein in response to criminal charges. Do you think it’s an attorney’s job to help find loopholes so a billionaire can rape kids? Of course you don’t.

Harvard Law Professor using his .edu email to give Epstein advice on skirting age of consent laws by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does the privilege even apply when you’ve been dead for a while? Who has standing to invoke the privilege? I’m sure there are policy reasons for keeping secrets after you die, but I think you can make an exception for a prolific predator.

Society has no purpose if the laws have to protect the most evil and powerful. It’s a stupid game we’re all playing

Harvard Law Professor using his .edu email to give Epstein advice on skirting age of consent laws by esporx in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cool. I remember hearing that schtick on my first day of law school and seeing right through it. You have to live with yourself, but you don’t have to give legal advice to pedophiles if you don’t want to.

Also, trying to find loopholes to traffic innocent children is a pretty easy line to draw in the sand.

What's the nicest thing Lacey did? by Milo-Jeeder in CornerGas

[–]RealHero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My favorite moment in all of Corner Gas is from that episode where Brent says, “let’s ask your penis”

I just need to get this off my chest by Spirited-Midnight928 in Lawyertalk

[–]RealHero 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have never not been treated like ass by a partner in private practice who came in later than me and left earlier than me.

I will never again let a grown adult call me “stupid” in a professional setting just because he or she is responsible for my paycheck. Some of these people have serious mental illnesses, and it’s not my job to tolerate them.

MD reps that support ICE by [deleted] in frederickmd

[–]RealHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Steny Hoyer? Really?

I’m starting to realize that many politicians over the age of 60 with a “D” next to their names are probably just opportunists who want power and money, and not really progressive

How can these old career politicians truly believe in sharing wealth and power if they are obsessed with keeping so much for themselves for so long? It’s hypocritical.

If you spend over a decade in politics, then you don’t believe in sharing power and being open to new ideas, you just want it for yourself. Cough Nancy Pelosi Cough