as to comment 2. All first year law school students are taught to never represent themselves. The only litigation I have been involved in cost me attorneys fees. People that are not involved in litigation frequently have very high principles- those of us involved in drawn out paper chase litigation know that principle dwindle along with funds- As to word spoken -they are like feathers cast upon the wind scattered in all directions and impossible to retrieve-Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee" <ladyaramis1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 12:42 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Amusement Park > The more I hear about what has gone during these elections, the funnier it > gets, although I have been accused of having a very warped sense humor. > It's become something of a black comedy. So, I thought I would pass along > some words of wisdom, just in case someone wants to slander someone or make > awful comments about anything. > > 1. Before you accuse someone of slander, make sure you know what slander > is. This is especially important if you plan on suing someone, accusing > them of slander in writing, or bringing up charges with the AKC or GSDCA. > Otherwise, if you are wrong, it is not the party you are accusing of > slander in the hot seat, it is you. That means it is the accuser who > becomes the person who committed slander. BTW, whenever anyone says > something that is the truth, regardless of how distasteful, it is not > slander. The ultimate defense is the truth. > > 2. If you choose to make slanderous, distasteful, crude comments to > someone's face, do not leave it on their answering machine, where the > comments will be saved in perpetuity to be replayed at parties, or written > down and sent to lots of people who will also enjoy laughing at what an ass > you made of yourself. And, since it is the truth and you recorded your own > comments all by yourself, you have no one to blame but yourself if you > continue be made fun of for the rest of your life. > > 3. If you have friends that want you to make comments they don't want to > make, ask yourself if they are handicapped and can't speak or write for > themselves. Otherwise, you may want to consider that you are being used. > Just so you know, you can't use the defense that you were ignorant of the > law, stupid, or easily led around by your nose. This advice also holds true > for writing a letter, memo or sending an e-mail. > > I once had a very dear friend who, by definition, was a really bad person. > Actually, he was a professional bad person. He was more than a brother and > more than a friend and when he passed away 20 years ago, I lost someone who > was really quite wise. He cautioned me about playing by the rules. He said > there were bad guy rules and good guy rules, and it is up to each of us to > decide what set of rules we want to live our lives by. Both sides have > their advantages and disadvantages and as long as you play by one set of > rules, you'll be OK. > > However, he also cautioned about mixing them up, and he said if you are > stupid, just play by the good guy rules and chances are you won't get > killed. Unfortunately, I think he meant that literally. > > Fortunately, for most of us, we choose to live our lives by the good guy > rules and are afforded protection by the laws that govern us. > Unfortunately, even if you choose to be a bad guy, unless you are doing > something that is just plain illegal, most of the time you will not be > called to task. It turns out to be very costly and time consuming to sue > someone and, in the end, you have to prove damages to get a dime. Most of > the time no one gets court costs, so, even if you win, everyone ends up a > literal loser. > > It pays to keep in mind that there are cases when people just get so > annoyed that they are willing to wait and spend money with virtually no > chance of making a dime or even recovering their expenses, just to make a > point. So these are my final rules. > > 1. Don't do something to someone who has much deeper pockets than you. They > may decide it is more fun to torture you than join a country club or buy a > boat. > > 2. Do do anything to a lawyer. They tend to like to argue and since they > only have to pay filing fees, they can outlast you. And, although I am sure > someone will argue with me, they also tend to have warped senses of humor. > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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