Comments on: Tear Gas and the Profession http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/11/tear_gas_and_th.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: nedu http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/11/tear_gas_and_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-51682 nedu Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:33:53 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/11/tear-gas-and-the-profession.html#comment-51682 David, The sight of Pakistani lawyers gasping and wretching in the streets under noxious clouds of tear gas inspires feelings of pure nobility. Don't denigrate that. Show some cultural sensitivity, man. David,

The sight of Pakistani lawyers gasping and wretching in the streets under noxious clouds of tear gas inspires feelings of pure nobility. Don’t denigrate that. Show some cultural sensitivity, man.

]]> By: Nate Oman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/11/tear_gas_and_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-51681 Nate Oman Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:48:13 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/11/tear-gas-and-the-profession.html#comment-51681 David: You misunderstand the claim. I am not suggesting that American lawyers are somehow virtuous because of the actions of Pakistani lawyers. Rather, I am suggesting that there is something about being lawyers -- e.g. a respect for law and the independence of courts -- that caused the Pakistani's to take to the streets. Hence, your outrage at this post and your little homily, while uplifting, are somewhat misplaced. David: You misunderstand the claim. I am not suggesting that American lawyers are somehow virtuous because of the actions of Pakistani lawyers. Rather, I am suggesting that there is something about being lawyers — e.g. a respect for law and the independence of courts — that caused the Pakistani’s to take to the streets. Hence, your outrage at this post and your little homily, while uplifting, are somewhat misplaced.

]]> By: david giacalone http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/11/tear_gas_and_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-51680 david giacalone Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:23:27 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/11/tear-gas-and-the-profession.html#comment-51680 I'm not a believer in being proud over the exploits of others, when I've had no part to play in their deeds. Rather than American lawyers patting ourselves on the back, trying to bask in the glow of the courageous Pakistani lawyers, I believe we need to ask just what we are doing, individually and as a profession, to ensure Constitutional rights for even unpopular persons and causes -- especially now, <i>e.g.</i>, in the face of arguments that fighting terrorism trumps Constitutional protections. And, we need to frankly assess what we'd be willing to do in the streets to avert tyranny. See my post today, <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2007/11/06/first-lets-compare-all-the-lawyers-pakistani-and-american/" rel="nofollow">"first, compare all the lawyers</a> at <i>f/k/a</i>. I’m not a believer in being proud over the exploits of others, when I’ve had no part to play in their deeds. Rather than American lawyers patting ourselves on the back, trying to bask in the glow of the courageous Pakistani lawyers, I believe we need to ask just what we are doing, individually and as a profession, to ensure Constitutional rights for even unpopular persons and causes — especially now, e.g., in the face of arguments that fighting terrorism trumps Constitutional protections. And, we need to frankly assess what we’d be willing to do in the streets to avert tyranny. See my post today, “first, compare all the lawyers at f/k/a.

]]> By: Jane http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/11/tear_gas_and_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-51679 Jane Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:30:33 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/11/tear-gas-and-the-profession.html#comment-51679 Yes, isn't it inspiring? I'd like to see our members of the bar show such passion! Yes, isn’t it inspiring? I’d like to see our members of the bar show such passion!

]]> By: Frank http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/11/tear_gas_and_th.html/comment-page-1#comment-51678 Frank Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:29:23 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/11/tear-gas-and-the-profession.html#comment-51678 I agree. It certainly gives a new and darker meaning to the often joking invocation of Shakespeare's "First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." I agree. It certainly gives a new and darker meaning to the often joking invocation of Shakespeare’s “First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

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