He hasn't got to the Chewbacca defence yet.

But Chewbacca is a Wookie. From the planet Kashyyk. But he lives on Endor.

quote:

Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests."

heh.

"Look at the silly monkey. Look at it!!"

Yeah, like that.

I love Johnny Cochran's rant. My friend and I used to reference that rant a lot....you know, because of Chewbacca.

jesus crist

Remember the Alemao!

How to make a bomb without leaving your garage...

well if you don't leave a gap, how are you going to fake another attack when you need a third term?

Fighting fire with fire.
Can I just say:
Fuck faith.

Meanwhile in Iraq...

His work (Not safe for work and people not used to reality).

That boy could take some great pictures.

Fucked Up.

quote:

Originally posted by limbojim:
But when I look around at what's happening today in the U.S.A.'s legal system, I see the criminals staunchly defending thier rights (often at taxpayer expense) and the victims repeatedly getting the shaft. (by the way, I think that must be a legal term, "the shaft") I'm just saying that we've all heard of the "golden rule". And that reasonable people live by it. People who refuse to respect the rights of others, REALLY need to have thier rights curtailed. All the rest is legalistic mumbo jumbo. A dead language used by a corrupt system for the expressed purpose of taking advantage of the unwary and uneducated.

So I'm not quite sure I agree with that sentiment. I believe that the more egregious examples of defendants using the legal system in some horrible way gets a lot of press, but I don't think it happens that often.
I also think that the defendants should be given every opportunity to help themselves, if only because they are usually defending themselves from the power of the state. Recent events have once again illustrated just how powerful an opponent the state can be with regards to our civil rights. If that means that occasionally the system gets played, I still believe it's worth it to make sure that I have even half a chance to defend myself against the state.
Finally though, I do share your anger about this case, but sometimes this s*@t is what you have to put up with for a shot at the greater good. Please do not misconstrue this as defense of a rapist.

Quote" So I'm not quite sure I agree with that sentiment".-mikethecat.

I fully understand and appreciate the checks and balances built into our legal system. Or at least I THINK I do. My point is and was that there are too many miscarriages of justice that occur. These wrongs occur too often and with alacrity. People are often convicted of crimes they've had nothing to do with. A lot of people have been freed by DNA evidence which proved beyond doubt that they hadn't committed the crimes they were convicted of. So many in fact that I for one support the idea of a program to review each and every case where DNA could affect the outcome and hasn't been used or allowed in. Federal tax dollars would be well spent (for a change) on such an undertaking.

On the other side of the coin, REAL criminals are frequently released back into the "real" world for little or no reason, other than laziness or sloppiness on the part of judges and even prosecutors. ( I say "even prosecutors" because I've perceived a greater "sense of mission" in prosecutors, on the whole. )

My observation is that the system is broken and needs to be fixed.

Ancient Chinese proverb say: "you are what you eat".

Formaldehyde found in Chinese cookies.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19828894/

I wonder who they're going to execute for that.

The aftermath of Japan's earthquake.

Bad chili!

Botulism is no joke, so check those pantries...