Daily Archive: March 21, 2019

/// March 21, 2019

Save Our English

The beautiful thing about English is that you don’t have to use such an awkward phrasing as “accused of having sex with an incapacitated woman against her will”. You can use only three words: “accused of rape.”

Em Carpenter

/// March 21, 2019

Let Not the Sins of The Client Be Cast Upon the Lawyer

Imagine finding yourself accused of #metoo allegations or worse and being unable to find a lawyer to take your case because of public opinion.

Clare Briggs

/// March 21, 2019

Taking The Joy Out of Dreaming

Let the pipes burst!

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Jaybird in reply to DavidTC on Open Mic for the week of 12/16/2024And I will, again, point you that you are the first to mention Hitler, You sure about that? Maybe re…
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