Wednesday, August 29, 2007

massage the facts

law school is interesting. really big on professionalism and ethics...but when it comes right down to it, you're supposed to find all the details and fit them to match what you want or need... but only if it's a reasonable factual possibility. no lying or presumption... but you can and are supposed to "massage the facts". we had a guest speaker in my criminal law class who was a federal defense lawyer. someone asked a question and used the phrase "get off on a technicality" and he told us "there's no such thing as a technicality. it's called the constitution." pretty interesting stuff sometimes.

i just made a good comment in class. prof said we're better than the last class. not to brag. i have to think of these things to keep me from a panic attack. they curve everything. and i've got a scholarship to keep. i'm always glad when someone proves they're dumber than me. makes me less scared. generally i'm more motivated to study more than i ever have been. this is good.

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