Comments on: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and a sense of proportion

By: Zubon

Zubon — Sat, 05 May 2007 14:59:14 +0000

I must admit, I am looking forward to the first lawsuit citing this post as an example why its plaintiff has been harmed by a (false?) claim that s/he was associated with the site. “Here we have a representative member of the legal community arguing that this is literally worse than an accusation of murder!”

By: David Wilson

David Wilson — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:11:59 +0000

1. The original WaPo story is typical liberal-MSM self-service: a) this Internet thing sure is bad, because ‘inappropriate’ comments slip out (so stick with us!); b) if a member of a protected class claims that something bad happened to them, the allegation is good enough for the anecdotal lead of the story and won’t be tested by the reporter (i.e., So-and-So KNOWS she was s victim of discrimination); and 3) protected class complaints are otherwise a good juicy story, but if you’re not a member, don’t bother us, even if 4) your life is destroyed as a result (see the Duke players, Don Imus, etc).

2. The Boston firm’s decision to withdraw its employment offer to Anthony Ciolli is a testament to the awesome power of political correctness in America today. When victims have this much power, are they still “victims”?

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:14:53 +0000

1) To be fair, there may be legal considerations we are unaware of that preclude adverse employment action from being taken. For (purely speculative) example, if the attorney is claiming a drug addiction and ADA protection, the firm may feel it is precluded from firing him.

2) Doesn’t it defeat the purpose of taking down a personal blog when you admit that you made misogynistic rantings?

By: Justinian Lane

Justinian Lane — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:07:28 +0000

Two points.

1: It is ridiculous and disgusting for a man accused of homicide to keep his job when a guy who was associated with a web site that called girls ugly loses his.

2: I was smart enough to take my own personal blog down years ago out of fear that my misogynistic, misanthropic rantings could someday embarrass me. You would think law students and lawyers would also be smart enough to use a pseudonym and get a fake gmail address.