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   rt.schizophrenia   
   From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:59:52 -0700, one wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   Yes, in such situations give enough information to answer questions.   
   No more. This is stock lawyerly advice, I understand. Volunteer   
   nothing.   
      
   >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   
      
   True. My point was, that faulted as they are, the professional is   
   still your best choice. If nothing else, you might not know when to   
   shut up.   
      
   Courtrooms are often not a good place to find justice. That is why it   
   takes a skillful lawyer to get you unscathed out the front door.   
      
   Or as some might say, a trial is a contest to see who has the best   
   lawyer. So, you do want the best you can get. Prison is no joke.   
   Your feeling of self satisfaction might fade, at having told that   
   judge what you thought, when the cell block bully wants you to be his   
   girlfriend.   
      
   It might also be that RG is right, asylums are not good places to find   
   sanity.   
      
   It could even be true that it might be even difficult to find a decent   
   life if you don't have the personal traits (within certain limits)   
   that other people expect. Maybe.   
   --   
   Noah Sombrero   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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