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Why People Tell Lawyer Jokes: September 11 and Judicial Terrorism
BreakPoint ^ | 18 Sept 03 | Chuck Colson

Posted on 09/18/2003 9:13:30 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback

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To: newgeezer
Also, with regard to how unimaginable it was, I vaguely recall hearing about a (popular?) novel written well before 9/11 which had a similar scenario, airplanes used as guided missiles in an attack of some sort.

Tom Clancy's "Debt of Honor" it was the pilot who crashed the plane into the Capital not hijackers.

Reinforced door would have done no good there either.

I once read a book about an honest lawyer once too. But somethings are too far fetched to be seriously considered.

41 posted on 09/19/2003 7:28:40 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Hold the forks / The knives are coming / Spoons are on their way….)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Reinforced door would have done no good there either.

Boeing would be fortunate to have 12 of you on the jury.

42 posted on 09/19/2003 7:32:35 AM PDT by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary. You have the right to be wrong.)
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To: newgeezer
umm Thanks? I think...
43 posted on 09/19/2003 8:10:58 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Hold the forks / The knives are coming / Spoons are on their way….)
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To: Vinnie
How is being killed in the WTC different for the family than an auto accident or heart attack ? Financially speaking.

The pain that these people know is tremendous. My heart still aches for my best friend in grade school who died in the attacks. I really don't want to sound crass.

However, I agree with you. These are the richest disaster victims ever. They have recovered a lot of money without much effort through worker's compensation and life insurance. A tort suit takes three years minimum with no guarantee of payment. These people were paid within a month of the attacks.

It is a joke that the government is attempting to indemnify entitites that have little or no liability.

44 posted on 09/19/2003 3:09:18 PM PDT by bigeasy_70118
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To: Mr. Silverback
Any jury will find majority of the responsibility for these actions with the terrorists. If so, where do the plaintiffs go for their reparations? Osama's cave?

How about the Saudi "Royal" family?

Sometimes, there's no case. And that's that.

45 posted on 09/19/2003 3:12:28 PM PDT by bigeasy_70118
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To: clockwork
More lawyer loving people needing your tender touch.
46 posted on 09/19/2003 3:19:27 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Mr. Silverback
the lawyers will get a lot more.

Still, we must tame this tiger now, or it will eat our children and children's children.

I can feel the gnawing already.

It is time for us to study, and prosecute, the war within our culture, to overcome the tyranny of the courts and the unbridled avarice of our neighbors.

Hear! Hear!

47 posted on 09/19/2003 3:32:17 PM PDT by StriperSniper (The slippery slope is getting steeper.)
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To: bigeasy_70118
How about the Saudi "Royal" family? Sometimes, there's no case. And that's that.

Ah. So the families can't recover through the courts, but you think they should go there anyway, instead of being compensated by the feds (war is job one) for damage from a war action.

Mighty big of you to allow them their horrific exercise in futility. Last time I checked, horrific exercises in futility were not the point of small government.

48 posted on 09/19/2003 6:18:54 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (Pushing the rock over the top.)
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