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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
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Subject: Re: Karen Silkwood
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Date: Wed, 18-Jan-84 13:27:55 EST
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Complaining about legal technicalities is a lot like complaining that
a team lost a football game because of one bad call.

First: If you are way out in front, one technicality or bad call
won't stop you.

Second: Every law case or (in my analogy) sports event is simply a
walking minefield of legal technicalities and bad calls.  The
professionals involved are continually steering clear and stumbling
over them.  There is no point pretending that one technicality
that sticks out is more importnat than the hundreds that got little
publicity.

For a really entertaining education on technicalities and the law,
read "Helter Skelter", the D.A.'s account of convicting mass
murderer Charles Manson and a few of his followers.

				  - Toby Robison
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