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“People need to start filing lawsuits against these cancel culture totalitarians.”

I have been, involuntarily, in three lawsuits. It’s sobering when the lawyer tells you how it works. You will put down, in my case, $10,000 and he will burn down that money at $350-1,500 per hour. He’ll tell you when he wants another $10,000. But, when someone is coming after you, you have no choice. But if you are going after someone else, you really have to look at your assets, what you’ll potentially gain, what you’ll lose and decide whether it’s worth the costs. The average person does not have $500 for an emergency. People like me may keep a few thousand in the bank. But, if I wanted to start a lawsuit I’d have to sell stuff. That’s stuff I may need to live. And, I can tell you that if it was known anyone in my profession had sued an employer, you would never work again.

To lend perspective, in one case, I suggested a legal approach. My lawyer said, yeah, that’s a good approach but I have a better one. They hired xyz, and he’s known for billing the $hit out of clients. I suggest we just send them stuff they have to respond to because they have (he handed me a document) $20,000. In six months they will have zero and they’ll be forced to settle. And, that’s what happened.

That, is our legal system. Trust me, no matter how wronged I felt I would forget it and move on.

Or at least stand their ground when challenged:

During Thursday’s proceeding in front of Judge Frank Mora, one of the attorneys advised the judge that Salem, who identifies herself as ‘non-binary’ prefers the pronouns of ‘they or them’. Judge Mora responded, saying “I will not be using a plural pronoun for a singular person.”

https://q92hv.iheart.com/content/2020-10-30-common-council-chair-back-in-court-over-dwi-charge/