Xref: utzoo gnu.misc.discuss:3131 comp.misc:12595 comp.dcom.modems:9800 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!csus.edu!beach.csulb.edu!sichermn From: sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.misc,comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: hayes lawsuit Message-ID: <1991May18.102918.8003@beach.csulb.edu> Date: 18 May 91 10:29:18 GMT References: <1991May14.034600.7891@rfengr.com> <1991May18.091829.14936@umbc3.umbc.edu> Organization: Cal State Long Beach Lines: 27 In article <1991May18.091829.14936@umbc3.umbc.edu> ac999321@umbc5.umbc.edu (ac999321) writes: > >Too bad that there is no law that requires judges and lawyers to have >appropriate technical knowlege (along with a reasonable IQ and good >common sense) that pertains to any cases of a technical nature, that they >might be required to get involved with, before they are allowed to get >involved with it; the same for any politicians who would attempt to pass >any laws which deal with technical matters, or other matters which they >have no thorough understanding of. Unfortunately, we have a lot of laws >being passed, and court decisions being made, by those who have not the >adequate knowledge to do so. However, as long as these types of people, >who often despise what they nastily refer to as "techies", remain in >control of the government, the same types of mistakes will continue to >be made. >-- There is probably much truth in this. However, it's also too bad that there is no law that requires engineers and other techies to have some appropriate legal training before they decide that their technical training, IQ's and common sense (?) qualify them to pass sweeping judgments on matters of law and judicial procedure without knowing the details of the case at hand, the legal principles involved, and the presentation to the court. Jeff Sicherman a 'techie'