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This week’s article has been inspired by every lawyer’s favorite pastime: complaining. Don’t deny it. Those in our profession live to gripe about
everything under the sun; that’s just what we do. I’ve really started things off on a high note, huh? I’m sure this is going to be a really positive and
spiritually uplifting article.
Two days ago, I was talking to my best friend, I read about on The Volokh Conspiracy . She been imprisoned for expressing their views
who is in the midst of her 3L first-semester is the person who was injured by a 60-foot on the Internet. With the amount of smack
finals. She was complaining about how she renegade Cat in the Hat balloon at the Macy’s U.S. bloggers throw out about politicians, the
had three finals, back to back to back. She parade a few years ago. (Now there’s a government, corporate America, and society, I
said, “I must be the unluckiest person ever.” sentence I never thought I would write). Then, can’t even imagine how many would end up in
At the time, I nodded my head sympathetically this year, her apartment was the unfortunate jail if it wasn’t for the First Amendment. So, in
in agreement. Now, after scoping out this site of Yankees pitcher Corey Lidle’s tragic case any of you needed it, there’s one reason
week’s legal blogs, I will have to retract my plane crash. In my opinion, she takes the cake. you should be proud to be an American.
sympathy. There are at least two people who
are definitely in worse shape than she is. On I also read quite a few posts this week on And that’s all I’ve got. I must say, now that
How Appealing, I learned about this poor guy the difficulties that bloggers face. Now, I’ve unloaded all my negativity onto you
who got pulled over for driving too slowly; is for Americans, blogging is just a fun way to guys, I feel much better. I don’t think I’ve
that even possible? Now, he may or may not complain and (for exceptionally productive got anything left to say…well, at least not
have been drunk, but still…there’s just no members of society) share information. until next week. Check in then for the next
winning with cops. But I forget that in other places, sharing installment!
your opinions can be cause for a prison
However, the unluckiest person ever (or at sentence. FutureLawyer highlights the fact
least of the last decade) has to be the woman that several bloggers in Iran and China have
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