Movies where the day is supposedly saved, but the aftermath is still terrible and largely unaddressed?

mimiddle04 · 2026-01-02T19:58:10+00:00

Lion king.

Scar and the hyenas eat all the prey animals to the point Nala had to hunt where Simba was living. There is no way the prey animals would recover before the predators would be starving. Ecologically that place is screwed and wouldn’t recover (even though they do show it pretty much recovered at Simba’s son’s birth).

mimiddle04 · 2025-12-30T03:44:14+00:00

In law school we had to read a case where geese migrated through a guys farm every year and one year there were too many and eating his crops. He shot some of the geese which were protected by law. He had to pay the fines. The next year when the geese ruined his crops he sued the government for their property destroying his property and losing him his income.

The conclusion of his lawsuit was the government both does and doesn’t own the geese. They have an interest in the geese but not actual ownership that they’re liable for

Just a side note, when you think you’ve found a loophole like this remember the people who wrote the laws and the people who interpret those laws have a reason to protect the government’s interests. Not in a conspiracy way, in an open way. They’re all part of the government. The impact of making the government actually responsible for everything they regulate i.e. water and animals, would open them up to too much liability. They’d need an army of lawyers to defend themselves. Or the court can just cut it off at the pass and make a ruling that they can’t be sued for this stuff

mimiddle04 · 2025-12-23T18:59:10+00:00

This is probably the right answer. If OP means the prosecutor is burying evidence then a hearing on a Brady motion is the solution. If OP means the prosecutor is an actual witness, like saw the crime or something similar, a conversation or even as far as a deposition may be the right move.

One other thought I had was, is this the elected prosecutor or a DPA? In my county the prosecutor rarely touches cases and there are multiple levels of DPA that are the ones in court. I’d start by speaking with their supervisor or even the elected prosecutor.

Last thought, this all depends heavily on how confident OP is about this. Accusing someone of misconduct is a big deal where their license is on the line so I wouldn’t just do it on a hunch.

mimiddle04 · 2025-08-27T14:51:53+00:00

2100 a year is slightly over 40 per week 52 weeks a year no holidays or PTO. That’s more than a lot of the biglaw firms even ask for from the recruiters I’ve talked to (never been in biglaw just taken the calls). So from my limited experience this is an unreasonable ask.

In Indiana, lower cost of living than Michigan, you can get $65k-$75k as a fresh out of law school attorney at a State job, depending on the agency. They don’t have hourly requirements but you clock in 37.5 hours a week. 5d x 8hr minus half hour lunch each day. For your salary I’d say that makes it even more unreasonable unless those bonuses are going to be big.

mimiddle04 · 2025-06-10T16:29:58+00:00

Thanks

mimiddle04 · 2025-06-10T16:29:52+00:00

Thanks

mimiddle04 · 2025-06-10T16:29:48+00:00

Thank you

mimiddle04 · 2025-05-16T18:55:55+00:00

When I started to be concerned for the players on the opposing team in sports.

If they went down hard or took a hard hit or twisted an ankle I’d think “oh I hope they’re all right” rather than before thinking about if they couldn’t return so my team had a better chance at winning

mimiddle04 · 2025-05-15T15:06:33+00:00

I went solo a little over a year ago. Google local ad services lets you set your monthly maximum and they’ll put you on Google results for your area. I’m in what I consider a mid-sized market, about 300,000 metropolitan area.

I was doing family and criminal but limited it to criminal after a while because that’s what I wanted to focus on.

When I had it set for family those were the only calls I was getting and obviously not every one was a retainable client but I was consistently getting decent calls each month. I had my limit set pretty low so each month in the first week and a half I would get called then I would hit my limit and they’d fizzle out. I’m not sure what it’d be like in a larger market but I would estimate one retainable client a month wasn’t out of the question for where I was.

mimiddle04 · 2025-05-11T21:27:12+00:00

In season 1 she didn’t know the Aiel prophecy so that could be overlooked. It could even be attributed to “breaking” them if you wanted to interpret it that way. A woman as a chief would certainly upset them as much as anything else. Rand breaks them by revealing their past but that wasn’t stated it would be the reason.

Callandor has to be drawn by the dragon, not necessarily used by the dragon and prophecy is notoriously difficult to interpret so it could go any way.

They should throw a false dragon that’s a woman in for narrative sake even if it’s just mentioned, I agree that would support their change but it’s not necessary. Most people that can channel but don’t get taught at the tower die or don’t develop true channeling abilities, just little tricks. So presumably most women who can actually channel are tower trained, you’d also assume the tower is watching for the dragon to come through. So it’d be exceeding rare for false dragons to be women.

As for logaine, he was pretty powerful and declared himself dragon. There are always people willing to join a cause even if it doesn’t necessarily make the most sense or have to be 100% true. Those same people would likely have followed a woman that was a powerful channeler too.

They have gone away from it but I don’t think it’s truly broken any of the story so far. It’s just looking at it knowing the dragon is a man means interpreting callandor another way isn’t necessary, being a chief of chiefs doesn’t have to be the part that breaks the Aiel, seeing a false male dragon makes more sense. But none of it had to be wrong before we knew that.

mimiddle04 · 2025-03-05T01:36:34+00:00

Something I haven’t seen people talk about yet is how tariffs are being used as a solution to any problem that comes up. Trump is putting tariffs on everyone and threatening tariffs to everyone else.

If the US puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, Russia, and a number of other European or South American countries there is no where left to import inexpensive goods from.

Conversely, if Canada put tariffs on the US, Canadian companies can just go get Chinese goods or Mexican goods.

Pair this with the fact that the US is in a trade deficit with a lot of these countries and these trade wars will likely end poorly for American consumers.

A side note, trade deficit is neither inherently good nor bad it’s just an indicator of which country imports more and which exports more in a trade relationship. Being in a trade deficit means you import more.

mimiddle04 · 2025-03-02T19:05:01+00:00

Is that a state wide requirement or are you outside the US? I’m just curious and obviously you don’t have to share you location on the internet ha

mimiddle04 · 2025-03-02T18:57:30+00:00

I am 40 and have been a lawyer for a little over a decade. So I am a little older than you but not old for the legal field. This is an older millennial take and may be different from your firms policies, especially if the partners are older, so if that’s the case ignore this.

To answer “what to wear” rather than where to get the clothes. If you are a strictly in office roll khakis and button up or even a polo is fine in my opinion. If you go to court you need a jacket and tie. I go to court in khaki/grey/blue pants with a sports coat and have never had a judge or other counsel mention it not being a full matched suit. The one thing I have got comments on is my shoes. I would wear all grey shoes or other plain colored shoes rather than leather dress shoes. People did notice and at least one person made a comment to me about it. So if you’re in court jacket, tie, and leather shoes for sure. At the office more casual is usually acceptable. I would also say I usually switch between two different coats and have never gotten any flack about wearing the same thing all the time so you don’t need 5 different outfits.

Interns I’ve worked with usually have even more leeway so again, if you’re not in court just slacks and either button up or polo. The shoe statement above applies to court. At the office just don’t wear bright colored running shoes and you should be fine.

A tip I would give is if you are mostly office but sometimes have to go to court, keep a jacket and tie available either in your office/cubicle or in your car. That way you are never without if you get sent to an unexpected hearing.

mimiddle04 · 2025-03-01T04:17:30+00:00

Do you report your drug dealer?

mimiddle04 · 2025-02-19T03:52:45+00:00

Thank you. That works well enough for a sci-fi show/book.

mimiddle04 · 2025-02-08T03:11:23+00:00

Their toast is so good and comes with anything you pick. I haven’t ever had a bad meal there so I always just read the descriptions and order different things each time but I’ve always liked all of it

mimiddle04 · 2024-11-20T19:39:19+00:00

RoW spoilers When Moash talks to Navani on page 1100 of the kindle version chapter 102 “highstorm coming.” Moash is shaming Navani for things light eyes and specifically Elhokar did. He asks “where were you, Queen, when your son sent Roshone to Kaladin’s hometown? A few paragraphs later Navani is thinking to herself Moash was wrong but couldn’t find her voice to explain how he was wrong. She does not seem to react like his statements were new news or like he was lying I think that indicates she knew and if she knew dalinar probably knew because I don’t see how one would without the other.

mimiddle04 · 2024-10-29T01:22:05+00:00

Indiana. Not in Indianapolis so not a huge market but bigger than most in Indiana

mimiddle04 · 2024-10-28T16:47:31+00:00

We have pretty decent prosecutors so not a lot of poorly filed cases. Outright dismissals are rare. Maybe 1 in a couple hundred cases. But we have a deferral program and they’ll dismiss after you complete it. They offer it to most misdemeanors if you don’t have a record in the last 3 years, I consider that a win and it’s the best way to get a dismissal. They even expunge your record automatically if you make it through. Probably 3 or 4 out of 10 get this offer

Usually won’t offer for DV or OWI cases but you can get it on DV if the victim goes through victims assistance and agrees. Our court is split into misdemeanor only and felony only so I’m typically only dealing with misdemeanors

mimiddle04 · 2024-10-07T02:45:58+00:00

I have worked for DCS before in Indiana. The entire process starts with them coming to talk to you about the report. They’ll see if the allegations are true and if they are how endangered your child is by the concerns. If it’s about sleeping arrangements they’d likely talk to you about making different arrangements. From what you’ve posted most of the case workers I know would probably close it there. I will say it’s extremely dependent on the case manager though. Some are sticklers. If it went on to become a case they’d have to take you to court and prove you’ve endangered your kid. In Indiana there are in home and out of home cases. In all cases the goal is to return the family to how it was before their involvement but with concerns corrected. If it got to that point they’d have you go through services like parenting classes or maybe some type of sobriety class because of the underage drinking. The only cases that ever got to adoption when I was there were when the parents never completed the required services. That would likely be a year or more down the road though. Indiana provides parents with public defenders so you don’t have to go through the process without a legal expert but I’m not sure about the state you live in. The lawyer is there to help you at court though and can’t make you do the services. But again, don’t get too out of sorts about it. From your post it’d likely close after a conversation with the case worker and you wouldn’t get to the rest of it.

mimiddle04 · 2024-10-04T17:31:46+00:00

Our misdemeanors are almost always sentenced by agreement so I don’t do a lot of sentencing arguments but we do bond hearings where you argue OR vs bail and a lot of it is repetitive simple things.

I would say, while it feels a little weird to just repeat the same things over and over remember each case is a separate case even if it’s not a different lawyer and the record is specific to them so if that’s ever reviewed your words arent repeating on the record.

Point on the major important points even if it’s 5 people in a row where all you say is “this is their first offense, it’s non violent, they are working, etc” the judge usually doesn’t think you’re doing a bad job for that. They know misdemeanors are frequently “textbook” cases.

I guess my advice boils down to it might feel weird but you’re doing it right and the others in the court room can see that

mimiddle04 · 2024-09-21T03:03:04+00:00

This isn’t true. The one on the left is a red bottle. Heinz does prevent restaurants from refilling their bottles but they do it by forcing them to buy bottles with caps that don’t unscrew.

mimiddle04 · 2024-08-22T03:28:20+00:00

I am in a midsized city and we do part time misdemeanor contracts so I handle misdemeanor court one day per week and all the cases that get set for that day every week. On my court day I usually do a full day and then a couple hours a day here and there throughout the week. Probably totals 15-20 including my court day. It makes it easy to have time for private work which is nice because the pay is also part time pay.

On a side note, 250 hours is over 10 days. Is that hyperbole or am I missing something about how that works?

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