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since God was present when Adam and Eve was in the garden of Eden, the event was what? a second hand account? God told Moses, Moses wrote it down? (as I said, if taken at face value).
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Ah, but II Timothy says that all scripture is God-breathed ... so if you were to look at it from a technicality, you could even say it was a first hand account
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
The US is the only country in the world where you can sue for friviouls reasons and have no fear of recompense - in every other county in the world if you bring a suit against someone and there is no basis for it, YOU have to pay the other persons legal fees - but here in the US its out of control - it IS a nighmare - companies routinely settle claims out of court that have no basis, but it will cost more in legal fees to goto court than it will to pay off the plantiff.
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Hrm ... companies used to settle out of court, but I thought in general that practice is on the turn around because it only encouraged more frivolous law suits. Either way, you struck at the head of the problem which is no fear of recompense ... which gets back at laws and congress being the problem, not lawyers. Lawyers are going to exploit the current system to their client's advantage; such is their job. A dash of tort reform from congress, and all would be well in the world (well, perhaps not everything
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no. This guy ends up with a lawyer who tries to get the case THROWN OUT because the confession was made in a resturant and not at a police station - the lawyer convinces the guy to plea not guilty at his arraignment!
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It's the lawyer's job to defend his client's rights. It seems to me the lawyer made a foolish decision, because I don't think he has much of a case so far as case law is concerned. But merely trying to get the case thrown out is not bad -- he should fight for his client's rights and if he is mistaken the state should win the case. He makes a claim, the other side counters; don't get upset until a judge comes back with some crazy decision!
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Are there good lawyers out there doing a valuable service to society? of course there are - but all it takes is a handfull like these in the public spotlight to taint the entire profession.
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Well, I guess that depends on your perspective.
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They have the power to clean up the profession, if they choose to.
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Really? How? You said it just takes "a handfull" to "taint the entire profession." People can only control their actions ... and it is human nature that there will always be some rotton scum around. Granted, serious tort reform is needed, I agree with you inasmuch ... but it is Congress that has to pass this, and the lawyers, for the time being, are stuck in the current system.
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Its not like this in the rest of the world.
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True. But in "the rest of the world" the police can do some pretty frightening things. In "the rest of the world" you can't depend on the judiciary for your rights. Personal freedom, liberty and such are things I value very highly ... as do most Americans. I will cede that they come at a cost, but I'm willing to pay it.