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Men Arrested For Telling Lawyer Jokes While Waiting At L.I. Court
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Posted on 01/12/2005 7:17:28 AM PST by esryle

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Two men have been arrested for trading lawyer jokes while waiting on line to get into First District Court in Hempstead.

The two men, 69-year-old Harvey Kash, of Bethpage, and 65-year-old Carl Lanzisera, of Huntington, were in court Monday as part of their work with Americans for Legal Reform, a group that monitors how the courts serve the public.

While waiting on a long line to get through into court, they began telling each other lawyer jokes such as, "How do you tell if a lawyer is lying? Answer: his lips are moving."

Well, an attorney within earshot got angry and told court officers that the two men were disturbing the public.

They were handcuffed and charged with disorderly conduct.

The two men said their First Amendment free speech rights were violated.

The men were given desk appearance tickets and are due back in court next month.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; abuseofpower; callingjohnedwards; firstamendment; freespeech; harassment; hatecrime; hatespeech; injusticedepartment; lawyerjokes; lawyers; legalabuse; orwelliannightmare; specialrights; theprotectedclass; thoughtcrime; tortreform; waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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To: Lazamataz

BTW, when do we "celebrate" law day?


161 posted on 01/12/2005 8:41:07 AM PST by iconoclast (Conservative, not partisan.)
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To: HamiltonJay

You're right. I used to work with an attorney, and he could keep us in stitches with lawyer jokes.


162 posted on 01/12/2005 8:41:56 AM PST by knittnmom
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To: almcbean
Please don't paint all lawyers with the same brush. This guy is an A**hole who happens to be a lawyer. This case will be dismissed. Guess what I do for a living.

Well ya know what, the best way for the 'good lawyers' to undue some of this latest public relations disaster for your profession would be to call around and make sure these 2 persons get free representation from quality lawyers to:

1) fight this
2) clear up their record
3) go after this abusive slimeball harassing POS lawyer to insure he is punished and a message sent that such abuse of power is not only wrong but will carry a high price

163 posted on 01/12/2005 8:42:52 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Modernman
Anyway, I could use your statistic to show that the higher the percentage of lawyers in a country, the higher the standard of living and the freer the country.

And...we could use that same statistic to prove that the higher the percentage of lawyers in a country, the higher the crime rate. Hmmm...causation?

164 posted on 01/12/2005 8:49:41 AM PST by Fredgoblu
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To: esryle

"TEN COMMANDMENTS

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse. You cannot post "Thou shalt not steal", "Thou shalt not commit adultery", and Thou shalt not bear false witness" in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment!!!"


165 posted on 01/12/2005 8:50:20 AM PST by ZULU (Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: AnAmericanMother
"4. It is unlawful to chase, herd, or harvest attorneys from a snowmobile, helicopter, or aircraft."

Is it allowable to use horse and hounds to run attorneys to ground? If dogs and horses are used, is it allowable to stampede herds of attorneys over cliffs?
166 posted on 01/12/2005 8:56:46 AM PST by monday
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To: Ranxerox
Did you hear about the program to replace lab rats with lawyers?

They figure the lab assistants won't get attached to them, and nobody will protest if one dies.

And there is a second reason.

There are some things a rat just won't do.

167 posted on 01/12/2005 8:59:10 AM PST by Uncle Fud
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To: diamond6; mcar; hushpad; tacticalogic

Thanks all! Tacticalogic posted the joke; I just provided the punchline.


168 posted on 01/12/2005 9:01:47 AM PST by Slings and Arrows ("The Internet, where men are men, women are men, and little girls are FBI agents..." --Anon.)
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To: logic

I know a guy who appeared before the mayor of the town sitting as a magistrate about a seat belt ticket. Talk about your conflict of interest, eh?

Thankfully, Mayor Eddie Long of Smithers, WV was not too long after that snagged by the FBI following a lengthy covert investigation, and sent to jail for a good couple of years on mail fraud charges because he was instructing police officers not to show up for DUI cases involving his friends and political donors.

You could always appeal, unless the deadline has passed.


169 posted on 01/12/2005 9:03:46 AM PST by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: monday
Is it allowable to use horse and hounds to run attorneys to ground? If dogs and horses are used, is it allowable to stampede herds of attorneys over cliffs?

You would have to have specially trained lawyer-hounds, because you wouldn't want your foxhounds to (1) learn to follow other animals, or (2) have their sense of smell destroyed. And I'm not sure the fox terriers would consent to dig out a lawyer . . .

I would worry about losing a hound or an overeager horse over a cliff . . . some clever foxes cross interstate highways to get away from the pack and field . . .

170 posted on 01/12/2005 9:05:01 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: SC DOC
Air pollution!
171 posted on 01/12/2005 9:15:27 AM PST by Cyber Ninja (His legacy is a stain on the dress.)
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To: Modernman
87% of statistics are made up.

The USA is turning into a "nation of lawyers". The number of lawyers in USA has increased rapidly in the recent time, and now, USA actually has one lawyer for every 440 inhabitants. In comparison, Japan has only one lawyer for every 10 000 inhabitants. The question, I guess, is: Is this a dangerous development? Chief Justice Warren Burger says that "We may well be on our way to a society overrun by hordes of lawyers, hungry as locusts, and brigades of judges in numbers never before contemplated." And a former deputy U.S. attorney said that the "unbridled" growth of the American legal process could threaten the democracy and capitalism in USA like a cancer. ....that is a quote and not of my writing...but it still holds true...

You must be a lawyer..they always try to refute the 87% number......but to no avail...do the math...and you will see that we have too many damned lawyers.

And equating the numbers of lawyers to prosperity is like saying.....WE have more criminals in the US..so we need more lawyers.....or...We have more laws in the US..so we need more lawyers......which is not a good thing. We should do something about the criminals and get rid of the so many laws and then get rid of these parasites.

The people who first settled this country hated lawyers...they knew that they were trouble and made it their business to make sure they did not interfere with this new country.

172 posted on 01/12/2005 9:15:29 AM PST by Radioactive
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To: Slings and Arrows

That's probably my favorite lawyer joke. I think my least favorite lawyer joke is David Kendall.


173 posted on 01/12/2005 9:18:15 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic
That's probably my favorite lawyer joke. I think my least favorite lawyer joke is David Kendall.

*rimshot!*

174 posted on 01/12/2005 9:21:00 AM PST by Slings and Arrows ("The Internet, where men are men, women are men, and little girls are FBI agents..." --Anon.)
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To: Modernman


"Anyway, I could use your statistic to show that the higher the percentage of lawyers in a country, the higher the standard of living and the freer the country."


One can also show that more lives are ruined by lawyers.


175 posted on 01/12/2005 9:24:43 AM PST by American Vet Repairman
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To: Modernman

"Anyway, I could use your statistic to show that the higher the percentage of lawyers in a country, the higher the standard of living and the freer the country."

You could, but you would be dishonest if you did.


176 posted on 01/12/2005 9:26:12 AM PST by monday
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To: tacticalogic

To be a judge you must possess two qualities. Gray hair to look wise and hemmorhoids to look concerned.


177 posted on 01/12/2005 9:27:05 AM PST by Safetgiver (Mud slung is ground lost.)
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To: esryle
The pimps of the legal industry strike again!
178 posted on 01/12/2005 9:27:20 AM PST by leprechaun9
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To: freepertoo

First year of lawy school is not just for knowledge, its to make future lawyers think a certain way. The attitude can be learned or is that indoctrinated?


179 posted on 01/12/2005 9:27:34 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: bmwcyle
Why don't shark eat lawyers?

They can't swim that low?

180 posted on 01/12/2005 9:29:51 AM PST by LexBaird ("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats" --Jubal Harshaw (RA Heinlein))
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