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To: Michelino who wrote (3562)	12/4/1999 6:17:00 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3795

Michelino, you hit the nail on the head—squarely: “The individuals were immediately confronted with punitive consequences, long before any day in court. Meanwhile the actual protagonists were shielded from all financial liabilities because they were allowed the use of corporate resources in the pursuit of "justice".” As concepts, what we learned is that "justice" and "law" are not mutually inclusive entities. If they happen to intersect, it's purely by accidental coincidence. Even as one of our own lawyers directly quipped into my phone, "Well, how much justice can you afford?" BW's attempt on us was to exact their "pound of flesh", as evidenced by Lokey's quote: “We might not have filed the lawsuit if they'd kept quiet.” The potential damage to one's well-being is as threatening as a gunshot; an attempted murder, for the potential to destroy lives, with no particularly valuable reason, exists. The lawyers, however, see no inherent reason to effect any sort of change in the legal system so that it may reflect the concept of "justice" more accurately towards integration with actual "law". It would deprive them of money, were they to attempt exacting the more complex idea of "justice", rather than the easier concept of "law". They do admit that funds are a coefficient of law, which may or may not equal justice, depending on your math and bank account. They seem to agree that the legal system "sucks", but none care enough to do anything about it. Lawyers are often joked about—made fun of—as principle-challenged leeches. I always thought they were getting a bad break due to a few ambulance chasers. I always thought society gave them unfair due. I always thought it was an unjust animostity based on layman obloquy. And then I hired a few. -MrB (well, at least we got a clearer picture. I love clear pictures. <gg>)

To: Michelino who wrote (3562)	12/4/1999 6:42:00 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3795

Aw shucks, forgot my "PS" P.S. oh yeah, a few within the legal community might be offended by my last post. Although really, my opinion is, they should be more offended by lawyers like Steinhart & Falconer even existing within the profession. (Anybody up for some FRCP #11?). That, cute suits like this are even consuming the Court's time. That, the legal profession intersects with Justice only on an accidental basis. Fix that stuff first—then at least it's relevant to whine later. -MrB