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To: Peter V who wrote (246292)4/30/2010 1:17:08 PM
From: Broken_ClockRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 306849
 
“Milken’s biggest problem was that some of his most ingenious but entirely lawful maneuvers were viewed, by those who initially did not understand them, as felonious, precisely because they were novel – and often extremely profitable.”
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You sound like you have "defense attorney envy".

Bolding that comment above speaks volumes. Then again, attorneys love the law. The more confusing it is, the easier it is to skirt it.

I imagine the first bank robber in history can be viewed the same way.

"I tell you, it's ingenious! Rather than waiting in the rain in the forest for a peasant with a chicken, I simply go into the village bank and take all their money at once!"