"It's The Law" - More stupid people (yes it's another rant)

[HiredGoon]

Originally Posted by Adam-12

About then I had to run to the men's room because I bit my tongue. And just in time, too.

Your tongue was probably a better choice to bite anyway than that McD's food

[GunLawyer001]

Originally Posted by mjf

That really could be a television show, "Old Fart Court." Perhaps it could air after judge judy.

No need, Judge Judy IS an old fart. Her idea of the law is a joke. You can usually tell who's going to win within a few seconds, based on what she allows the witnesses to say, what additional questions she asks them, and what evidence she yells at them for trying to bring out. Her "trials" are kangaroo courts, where she simply makes the parties say enough to support her pre-determined ruling.

Judge Wapner was no better, you could tell who would lose certain cases before the show started. The person with the dog would lose, for example; if your dog was chained to your front door, and some street hustler claimed top have lost a gold chain in your yard while walking up to post a flier for his latest scheme, Wapner would (and did) rule that the homeowner was at fault if the chain was not less than 6'. Didn't matter that the dog couldn't leave the property, didn't matter that the dog didn't bite anyone, didn't matter that the plaintiff had no evidence at all that he ever even owned a gold chain. Nope. Dog owners lost, every time.

Worst part is, Wapner was the highest-paid judge in America. Seriously, look it up. More than a Supreme Court Justice, more than any judge anywhere in the USA. And his rulings were like some local DJ who'd been bought off with Eagles tickets. I'll bet Judge Judy is in the same boat, raking in 6-7 figures for deciding cases using the "Bitchy Opinionated Old Hag" model.

[kevindsingleton]

Originally Posted by GunLawyer001

No need, Judge Judy IS an old fart. Her idea of the law is a joke. You can usually tell who's going to win within a few seconds, based on what she allows the witnesses to say, what additional questions she asks them, and what evidence she yells at them for trying to bring out. Her "trials" are kangaroo courts, where she simply makes the parties say enough to support her pre-determined ruling.

Judge Wapner was no better, you could tell who would lose certain cases before the show started. The person with the dog would lose, for example; if your dog was chained to your front door, and some street hustler claimed top have lost a gold chain in your yard while walking up to post a flier for his latest scheme, Wapner would (and did) rule that the homeowner was at fault if the chain was not less than 6'. Didn't matter that the dog couldn't leave the property, didn't matter that the dog didn't bite anyone, didn't matter that the plaintiff had no evidence at all that he ever even owned a gold chain. Nope. Dog owners lost, every time.

Worst part is, Wapner was the highest-paid judge in America. Seriously, look it up. More than a Supreme Court Justice, more than any judge anywhere in the USA. And his rulings were like some local DJ who'd been bought off with Eagles tickets. I'll bet Judge Judy is in the same boat, raking in 6-7 figures for deciding cases using the "Bitchy Opinionated Old Hag" model.

It's worse than you thought. According to Forbes, in 2008:

"Last year she renegotiated her contract with CBS, boosting her annual salary to $45 million."

[theo]

Judge Judy maybe an Old Fart, but she is a well paid Old Fart. She now makes 45 million a year. Heck, her Baliff makes $500,000.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/...dlin_ZIEX.html

[mjf]

Originally Posted by theo

Judge Judy maybe an Old Fart, but she is a well paid Old Fart. She now makes 45 million a year. Heck, her Baliff makes $500,000.

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/...dlin_ZIEX.html

Old people are tricked into watching it.

[Helter]

Originally Posted by mjf

Old people are tricked into watching it.

justitainment.

[Willtallica]

Most people don't even know what law itself is other than a bigger badder guy who will hurt you if you don't follow it.