They have not just severely damaged their cases, they have severely damaged their credibility in the communities they are a part of. As soon as the relationship with the law abiding people that hire them becomes intrinsically adversarial, we all lose.
IMHO, asset seizure laws have contributed substantially to the problem.
10 posted on 01/24/2010 5:00:39 PM PST by tacticalogic
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