[fabsroman]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Blaming the attorneys again. Guess what, the Judge, who is also an attorney, let the guy out. But guess what else, I am willing to bet that the Judge is elected by the people, so it falls back on the people in general. Guess what else, the people elect their representatives in the State Legislature, and that legislature could pass harder penalties on these sex offenders, including mandatory sentences that cannot be reduced with parole.

Attorneys simply go with what they have. If the law allows for a slime ball to be let out of jail, then such is life. We do not write the law, unless we have been elected to office as a State or US Representative, and even then, we are elected by the people.

Val, you can keep blaming attorneys, but I will keep blaming society. I hate representing criminals, but I do. Nothing serious though. Guess what, I have not had a single client of mine not get what he/she deserved, even though I tried my best to get him off or limit the consequences. Thing is, I have also been there to ensure that they didn't get something they didn't deserve. For instance, I had a client that had to appear for a Violation of Probation hearing on a Drunk Driving Offense because the division of parole and probation thought that she did not complete the Court ordered Alcohol Awareness program. Well, she didn't complete the program with the same provider she was going to when she appeared in Court because she realized that she had a terrible alcohol/drug dependency and she checked herself into an inpatient clinic. She was in the clinic and went to way more meetings/classes afterward that it dwarfed the requirements of the previous program she was attending. Now, do you mean to tell me that she deserved to go to jail on her first DUI wherein she blew a .14 and I have seen people blow .30 and get off on their first DUI. Personally, I think every DUI violator should be put in jail, but then I think about the time Nitro had to go to the emergency vet because I couldn't get him to stop bleeding and my wife and I had had a glass or two of wine with dinner not expecting to have to go anywhere. I don't know if I was over the legal limit, and would be mortified if I was, but I also wasn't going to let Nitro bleed all night long.

Yeah, attorneys suck until you need one. Got a call from a client late last night. She is buying a brand new condo and using the builder's financing company for her mortgage. She got a call from the builder and they told her that the neighbor might be filing an encroachment action against them and all the condo owner's because the builder might have gone an inch or two into his property. The builder advised that they were going to take care of this on their dime, but they advised her to purchase title insurance. Of course, my client has no idea what to do so she called me. My advice, have the builder pay for the title insurance for her since they are willing to take care of this on their dime. Otehrwise, if there is a problem, we will be suing the builder.

Again, its not the attorneys that suck, but the bad people out there. The lying attorneys, the lying doctors, the lying police officers, the lying home improvement contractors, the lying used car salesman, the lying client, ... You get my point.