[fabsroman]

Skeet,

Yes, there probably is a case here, and yes there might even be a violation of the kids' rights, but is it really that big of a deal to file a lawsuit? Most of us are guilty of jay walking and speeding, but it is a good thing the police close an eye once in a while. Like I said, I don't know what the search was like or what the detention was like, but if it wasn't too severe I would let it walk, even if it were my kid that was involved.

The good thing about my practice now is that I have enough clients such that I can pretty much pick and choose what I want to take. What I have started cutting down on is criminal cases. Most of them are fine, and I have gotten a couple of guys completely off of stuff they did by getting the case dropped. However, what really makes me sick is the ones I get probation before judgment for and they screw up again, or the ones that are found guilty and I get a suspended sentence for and they whine to me for months about their probation requirements. One of my current clients said he would have rather spent a month in jail than to have to deal with the probation requirements. I told him that he can easily accomplish that by not reporting to his probation officer and not going to his domestic violence seminar classes. So far, he continues to go on a weekly basis. I just cannot handle it any more. I actually want to kick some of these guys upside the head.

Okay, so the security guard got to the bottom of it, and justice was served. A couple of kids were inconvenienced, so be it. How about if they called in a police officer, charged all the kids with theft, and then Andy had to hire an attorney to deal with it and miss a couple of days of work. I had a DNR officer threaten to do that to me once, and I had to stop from laughing because it was my third year in law school and while I knew she would never be able to prove her case I just didn't want to have to deal with being in Court and not getting paid for it.

Yes, if I take a case I do my best to get the defendant off or to limit the amount of punishment the defendant must endure. However, sitting in that Courtroom and hearing about the case and all the other cases that are going on makes me sick. Then, having these guys not follow their probation requirements, or having them come back over and over again, makes me sick. Hence, I have tried to cut back on the criminal stuff.