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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: a modest proposal for the rehabilitation of the legal system
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Date: Fri, 26-Aug-83 18:48:15 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 26 18:48:15 1983
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This is a proposal a friend of mine had a few years ago. I have a more
drastic proposal for the entire legal system, though not as drastic
as taking all the lawyers out to the parking lot one morning at
dawn and shooting them!

It goes like this: (this is the Linda Koscher solution)

Hire a lawyer (better yet a FIRM of lawyers to get expertise in a
wide variety of legal areas) to manage the legal aspects of your
life. Make this compulsory, like automobile insurance, for everyone
who runs the risk of ending up in court for any reason (which is
almost everyone). Pay them a small monthly wage.

When trouble strikes, it is their fault. Stop paying them, until the
legal hassles are handled. clearly, if you can be sued, or if you
feel obligated to sue someone, somebody isnt doing his legal job
properly.

this scheme's advantages are obvious -- more people will try to
settle out of court, which is in my opinion a good thing, and
there is great impetus to have short court battles which commence
quickly after the intent to 'go to court' has been voiced.

comments?

Laura Creighton
utzoo!utcsstat!laura