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[Talisman]

--- In HPFGU-Feedback at yahoogroups.com, "Dicentra spectabilis" 
<dicentra at x> wrote:
--- In HPFGU-Feedback at yahoogroups.com, "Dicentra spectabilis" 
<dicentra at x> wrote:
> > 
> We have reason to be, unfortunately.  There is a severe 
overpopulation of lawyers in the U.S., and some of them have a 
tendency to go looking for ways to make work for themselves  <snip>
 some people are just plain combative and won't hesitate to raise a 
stink just for the sake of raising one <snip>  the U.S. is infamous 
for frivolous lawsuits. That's insane, but that's the Land of 
Emotional Distress and Home of the Big Settlement for you.
>  Don'tcha love America?
>> So fearing lawsuits and nonsensical interpretations of documents 
is unfortunately a very sensible precaution.  HPfGU can't survive a
> lawsuit, even if we win.  We just don't have that kind of money in
> petty cash, and we *certainly* don't have the emotional stamina to 
go through a lawsuit over a book discussion list, for heaven's sake.
>
Talisman:
There is a steady stream of anti-lawyer propaganda emanating from 
certain groups in the U.S, and it has been unfortunately effective.

The fact is, all of the rights that Americans enjoy have been won, 
preserved and/or defended by lawyers.  To put it another way, 
without lawyers you have no rights. 

Law is a human arena, and in the legal history of any country you 
can no doubt find examples of questionable reasoning.  However most 
of the "horror stories" put out by the anti-lawyer side are the 
stuff of Urban Legend, or at best, missing crucial facts (as well as 
specific citation).

We are all allowed our opinion, but the ground rules printed on the 
face of this site provide that:
   
"Personal attacks or insulting comments about individuals or groups 
will *not* be tolerated. Messages of this sort will be deleted and 
may result in moderation."

Of course, if no one enforces the rule it is meaningless. 

Just as fairness is unattainable if bullies don't fear the courtroom.