tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5237398928126146586..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: How the Law Really WorksLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36663883569898437332023-12-28T08:57:34.173-05:002023-12-28T08:57:34.173-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Viet Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649758880869824016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67358638238639467562023-01-27T10:40:15.568-05:002023-01-27T10:40:15.568-05:00Yes, I too took debate, rhetoric, and civics, beca...Yes, I too took debate, rhetoric, and civics, because that was considered normal back then - sighing as to how that ages me. As for the whole capital punishment / lock 'em up forever thing, it all goes back to what H. L. Mencken said: "There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong." <br />I'll check out the YouTube attorneys some time. <br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49547382378295149412023-01-26T23:57:50.097-05:002023-01-26T23:57:50.097-05:00The tiny high school I attended still taught debat...The tiny high school I attended still taught debate, rhetoric, civics, and all those useless courses considered ‘old’ even then. One of the beloved topics for debate was capital punishment into which I dove deeply. When I returned for air and enlightenment, I came convinced executions were not only morally reprehensible and vile, but it was impractical, expensive, unfair, and often– as you suggest– had the opposite effect. None of this mentions the results when the executed is innocent. A society that cares so little for the lives of its citizens begets a society that cares little for the lives of its citizens.<br /><br />Eve, I watch a couple of compelling attorneys (on YouTube) that are educational and at times entertaining. One is Michigan attorney Steve Lehto, and the other is West Virginia ‘Civil Rights Lawyer’ aka Hillbilly Law Degree John H. Bryan.<br /><br />Lehto’s audience has grown from a two tots and a puppy to an impressive 357,000 subscribers and discusses a wide variety of legal topics. Bryan focuses mainly on his own practice and field of interest, civil rights. You might like one or both.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56508445800478494032023-01-26T09:58:29.428-05:002023-01-26T09:58:29.428-05:00Great job Eve. Very informative .Like Janice, Won...Great job Eve. Very informative .Like Janice, Wonderful ending.Allan Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173649736440619151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21268030824624671132023-01-26T08:53:55.311-05:002023-01-26T08:53:55.311-05:00Thanks! When I give talks on volunteering in pris...Thanks! When I give talks on volunteering in prison, I always ask the audience how many of them have ever run a red light or driven under the influence. "Welcome to prison!"Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38553191471349319572023-01-26T08:45:55.289-05:002023-01-26T08:45:55.289-05:00Well done- and I like the ending!Well done- and I like the ending!Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.com