On Jul 7, 12:12=A0am, Phil Kane wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:28:26 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>
> wrote:
> >Uh, I think you need some perspective. =A0Suppose they do stop you, then
> >what? =A0What's the worst that the MTA cops have _ever_ done to a
> >photographer? =A0Is that so horrible for you that you aren't willing to
> >risk the small chance that it is going to happen?
>
> Is such a confrontation something that you are looking forward to?
>
> I don't know about you, but I prefer to be before a judge as an
> attorney or government agent or expert witness, not as a defendant,
> even on petty stuff like this (and I do believe that it's petty).
>
> An attorney's job is to advise the client how not to have to appear
> before the judge. =A0A lot easier than trying to get him or her "off".
> At least that's how I practice law.
So you advise a not-guilty client to plead to a lesser charge? |
