XPost: alt.philosophy.taoism, alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.supp   
   rt.schizophrenia   
   From: being@apolka.sign   
      
   Noah wrote:   
   >one wrote:   
   >>Noah wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>Suppose you are an innocent person falsely accused (it happens, even   
   >>>falsely convicted sometimes).  It means that the cops have screwed up   
   >>>their public trust.  You know that lawyers are often for sale to the   
   >>>highest bidder, sometimes not very good at what they do, often not   
   >>>likeable personally (so I am told by a cousin paralegal.  I wouldn't   
   >>>know).   
   >>>   
   >>>Still your best choice is to hire the best lawyer you can afford.  You   
   >>>do have the right to represent yourself, but if you are not a lawyer,   
   >>>you will make stupid mistakes, miss opportunities, that somebody who   
   >>>has been to law school would not.  Hire that lawyer.   
   >>   
   >>For you, speaking of you, personally,   
   >>that might be your best choice, naturally.   
   >>   
   >>Speaking of what is best for one, one may   
   >>ponder various povs, realities and one could be   
   >>spending time in a cell with food and shelter   
   >>is the best bet, naturally, on the Road.   
   >>   
   >>As for me, not being entirely guilty at times of breaking,   
   >>and at the same time guilty of some demeanor, a law   
   >>as a rule, jail was a good option, the best.   
   >>   
   >>Time served has served a purpose, at times.   
   >>   
   >>- prison may be a different story ...   
   >   
   >Right, if the jailtime will be up soon, you might choose to keep what   
   >little money you have and plead guilty.  Maybe.   
      
   Reminds me of a time, riding bikes, getting a ticket   
   for speeding on the open Road, two of us went to court.   
      
   Before going, we doubled back to see where the nearest   
   posted speed limit sign was and found it was several miles   
   from where we were cited for exceeding that posted limit.   
      
   We were not in violation of any basic speed law. In fact   
   our riding was very conservative as we were aware of   
   exactly how fast we were going assuming we were   
   well within the state's basic speed law of safety.   
      
   Be that as it may, appearing before a judge, my friend   
   pleaded no contest and took traffic school as a result.   
      
   When my turn arrived while my plea was the same, an   
   explanation as to exactly what was going on failed   
   to impress the judge and so it was, traffic school as well.   
      
   Some authorities might go by the Book, the Letter as it were.   
   Some are more in tune with what's called the Spirit.   
      
   Whether spirits exist or the Spirit might be   
   a question beyond the realm of higher education,   
   beyond physical science and experimentation.   
      
   - measures vary   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)