Not quite, a lawyer must be convinced that you'll win your case, or be
presented with large sums of money in advance before he'll take action.
If you kill someone in self defense, even in you own living room in some
cases you may still end up being charged with and convicted of some
level of murder. If you only maim them once again in that same living
room, you may yourself be sued. The point being that if 100 guilty men
go free, there was a better chance of protecting oneself than we are
allowed today.
Bob Blakely wrote:
We still have duels. Today we duel by proxy. We call these proxies...
lawyers.
Regards,
Bob...
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, but Jefferson lived in the days of the duel. It was much easier
to get satisfaction, or plead self defense if some evil doer released
by the courts decided to attack you or your property. Today the
state is considered to have failed if it can't perfectly protect all
it's good citizens, in spite of the impossibility of the task.
Bob Shell wrote:
On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 12:35 AM, Tom C wrote:
However, I would rather see 100 guilty people go free than see one
innocent person, accused, convicted and sentenced unjustly.
You're in good company. Thomas Jefferson said exactly the same thing.
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
