“It’s not uncommon for individuals to be shot in the back, and it’s not uncommon for people to be shot after they’ve gone to the ground.” — Lawyer for Jason Van Dyke, the cop who shot 17-year-old Laquan Donald 16 times, and is now charged with murder Well, maybe [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lawyers’
November 25th, 2015 - 11:41 am § in Uncategorized
Lawyer defends cop shooting black teen in back a dozen times
November 22nd, 2015 - 7:08 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Jane Doe vs. Univ. of Oregon: A case study of what happens when lawyers run campuses and athletic programs matter more than sexual assault victims
The University of Oregon really stepped in it after 3 of its basketball players, 1 of whom was recruited after being kicked out of another college for committing sexual assault there, allegedly gang-raped OU student Jane Doe in an off-campus apartment. Doe went to the city police, but they didn̵[...]
September 21st, 2015 - 1:33 pm § in Uncategorized
Ben Carson’s lawyer claims t-shirts violate his privacy
CafePress, custom t-shirt maker, has received a threatening letter from GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson’s lawyer alleging trademark and copyright infringement and — get this — invasion of privacy. Hey, if you value your privacy, don’t run for president!* Read the story [...]
August 3rd, 2015 - 6:44 pm § in Misc.
Someone Needs A Lawyer
Despite multiple requests to desist and explanation that any emails from them can and will be published at my will, my sibs and spouses thereof keep sending me emails with various forms of text they claim limits my use of their messages. The latest is from my sister, Stephanie: “I am also[...]
April 28th, 2015 - 4:29 am § in Misc.
Lawyer Tails
So, this lawyer was quizzing a doctor about the moments around death “Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?”[...]
LEGAL AB– USE: As with the cops, so with the lawyers
Attorney Mark Papazian says legal misconduct shouldn’t prevent him from receiving $14 million based on a will Mr. Papazian prepared himself. The attorney, Mark Papazian drafted a will that left millions to the attorney and his children. More than $17 million after taxes, most of his clie[...]
April 20th, 2015 - 1:22 pm § in Misc.
Tulsa’s make-believe cop goes on a PR offensive — and his lawyer bungles the facts
Bob Bates, using his family as props, went on teevee to dispute reports that his training records were falsified that emerged after he shot an unarmed fleeing suspect with his gun, killing him, instead of tasering him, allegedly by mistake. Bates’ lawyer, who sits beside him during his NBC Tod[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 7:09 pm § in Uncategorized
Ferguson shooting suspect’s lawyer says cops arrested the wrong man
The lawyer for the man accused of shooting two Ferguson police officers two weeks ago claimed today his client is innocent and the real shooter is still at large. Jerryl Christmas, attorney for Jeffrey Williams, asserted Williams didn’t have a gun, didn’t fire a gun, and didn’t tel[...]
March 3rd, 2015 - 3:24 pm § in Misc.
California lawyer files initiative to have “Sodomites” put to death
A California lawyer has filed an initiative, called the “Sodomite Suppression Act,” requiring that ‘any person who willingly touches another person of the same gender for purposes of sexual gratification be put to death by bullets to the head or by any other convenient method”[...]
Davey Jones: Lawyers and Unions at Sea
For some reason the demon stopped harassing the AB, no one knows why, perhaps my cutting and welding the pipe scared it off, but more likely as the ship made Honolulu, the demon simply went on vacation in Hawaii. (that’s my theory anyway) While in Honolulu something far worse than a demon harass[...]