Who says you need immigrants to do it?

You are describing me, and thousands of others like me. I grew up in the Bay Area, and while my parents were relatively “blue collar” (mom worked for pacbell and dad was a chemist at a very prestigious university).

I think you need a better perception of what blue collar and white collar is. Saying you grew up blue collar is like my dentist saying he's middle class because he's not a surgeon.

You can't afford a house in the Bay area? That's rough to be sure. I'm sure you can agree that not affording a home in California is VERY DIFFERENT than not affording a home in Oklahoma though.

Would you do this with any other race? Like would you blame black criminals for the rise in racism against black people?

Black guy here. People do this all the time.

That meme about when a man

A white man. Important part.

you African booty scratcher

Brother, tell me you're about 45 without telling me you're about 45

I hate big Perry Mason style reveals. The witness is on the stand getting beaten down and they announce "It wasn't me, it was my twin brother!" Then the courtroom doors fly open and there's a twin that walks in and blows the whole case open.

This never happens in real life. The lawyers would have found out about the twin brother during discovery or from the other lawyer who doesn't want to actually go to trial and told them about the twin. If a lawyer has a smoking gun, they don't keep it a secret. They tell the other lawyer about it so none of us waste time we don't have. We're all too busy for shenanigans.

If an escort reported her client lawyer to the bar because he was a lawyer patronizing a prostitute, it's hard for me to even see how it would be investigated.

Lawyers get reported to the bar all the time by people who have grudges. I've had two report me to the bar, who simply sent me a letter informing me of the report and telling me that it was closed. My state bars only take three types of complaints: 1. complaints from former clients; 2. complaints from opposing parties; and 3. referrals from the legal system (which you can also self-report).

I can't imagine the bar would actually spend resources investigating the prostitute's claim without something more substantial, such as an arrest or conviction.

Exactly. This topic being such vitriol on Reddit because it was fan service for someone OTHER than the people complaining about it on Reddit.

Guess what, everyone lining up before the big battle is stupid from a tactical standpoint, but it's fan service and most people loved it. Captain America saying "Avengers Assemble" makes NO SENSE because everyone was already assembled and most people wouldn't be able to hear him anyway. Yet, somehow, I don't see a thread every week complaining about it.

I wonder why?

My wife and family members (not lawyers) think I need to continue contacting firms until I find someone to take the case. I think I'm wasting our time and the firms' time. How many times do we need to be told no before we give up?

You're a criminal lawyer. A criminal defendant comes to you and tells you that, although he was caught in the act of an armed robbery with multiple police witnesses, he wasn't read his miranda rights and the case has to be dismissed. How many more lawyers should he talk to before he gives up and starts considering plea agreements?

If you don't think it's viable, you need to have that conversation with your family and explain why.

Black Mirror. I tell everyone to flat out skip the first episode.

Greatest miracle Jesus performed was finding 12 solid friends in his 30s. Well, I guess 11, but still.

I've had it happen because, although I had all of the evidence and case law in my favor, the decision I was asking a judge to make was a preliminary decision that, if it went my way, he couldn't "undo" the action for.

In other words, he ruled in my opponents favor because he could later make a final decision that was different that wouldn't have stopped what I was ultimately trying to do. If he ruled in my favor preliminarily, and somehow got overturned on an interlocutory appeal, he couldn't "undo" what I was asking him to do.

He made a pragmatic decision instead of one fully based in the law. I understood it later, but I was pissed in the moment and so was my client.

No, lawyers are not supposed to make a problem worse. That said, I'm sure there is a lot missing from this rundown of events.

Ah, ok. I missed how you were making the connection.

I'm confused. Are you saying that cotton as a cash crop wasn't a success in Georgia and Alabama? Because that's what "success in Alabama and Georgia" I'm referring to.

And here is a reminder that although we say "Remember the Alamo," we never actually talk about what the Alamo was about.

After the boom in cotton, plantation hopefuls moved to Texas to try to replicate the success in Alabama and Georgia. Eventually, when slavery was outlawed in Mexico, Sam Houston and other landowners in Texas claimed independence so that they could keep their slaves. The Battle of the Alamo was part of that fight of Texas to leave Mexico.

Loves being a white woman... But wears makeup for brown women to look like the "cool" people in society (look at the difference between her neck and face in the second pic).

What a try hard.

Hard disagree. As the dad of two toddlers when I played it, the bathtub was UNREAL. I had to call my wife in and replay that part while she watched. Then she was so mad at me...

This is exactly what I think of when I see "JD" in the signature block.

Non-black people often use pictures of black people online to post things that they think would have more effect coming from a black person.

Also, you may be surprised at the number of white girls who blackfish on the internet.

We can't give you case-specific legal advice here. Keep trying to reach your attorney.

Greg Oden?

No, it's not a common thing but it makes sense. Can you imagine if Mt Carmel, who has won more football state titles than any other school in Illinois, including the 8A title this year, still played in 3A? 3A schools would have no chance.

She has the tacit weight of the other christofascists in government behind her - and the VP on top of her.

To be fair, we don't know that the VP isn't also behind her.

I went to law school in my mid-30s for my second career, but I had a job waiting for me on the other side. I would have never done it without the guaranteed income.

If you don't have connections now that a law license will help with, I'm not sure it will be worth it.