urk... nerdy law stuff...
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windandwaterThings I've learned as a 1L:
-- You are not allowed to sue God.
-- Legal definitions of death... "Death is the opposite of life; it is the termination of life." Now viewed as "brain death" rather than heart beat and breathing.
-- Fangirl definition of death... "Duo Maxwell."
-- Barrels don't roll out of warehouses without a reason (res ipsa loquitur).
-- If the guy is already dead when you hit him with your car, you can't be charged with manslaughter if he gets caught in your fender and is dragged. But it's still bad to keep driving after a hit-and-run.
-- Torts are never fun unless someone loses a body part.
-- You *can* accidentally castrate a dog and get away with it.
-- Sometimes, that "bump" you feel in your car is a little kid. Make sure there are no witnesses.
-- Yes, family will bring suits against each other.
-- ALWAYS pay your lawyer or it can get REALLY messy (Pennoyer v. Neff).
-- If your ship sinks and you're starving on a lifeboat, don't just pick the weakest person to eat without consulting him first. Or draw lots.
-- Don't beat your children.
-- Don't throw rocks at anyone.
-- Don't pull out chairs from under people.
-- Don't climb up steel girders that have exposed electrical wires.
-- Don't have sex with minors.
-- Don't peep (In Re Banks).
-- Don't hit people in the face with glass bottles.
-- "Ignorantia legis neminem excusat." Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
-- Being stupid isn't either.
-- Words are not provocation enough to let you get away with stabbing your wife to death.
-- Who is this "Reasonable Man," and why do his Standards apply to me?
-- You are not allowed to sue God.
-- Legal definitions of death... "Death is the opposite of life; it is the termination of life." Now viewed as "brain death" rather than heart beat and breathing.
-- Fangirl definition of death... "Duo Maxwell."
-- Barrels don't roll out of warehouses without a reason (res ipsa loquitur).
-- If the guy is already dead when you hit him with your car, you can't be charged with manslaughter if he gets caught in your fender and is dragged. But it's still bad to keep driving after a hit-and-run.
-- Torts are never fun unless someone loses a body part.
-- You *can* accidentally castrate a dog and get away with it.
-- Sometimes, that "bump" you feel in your car is a little kid. Make sure there are no witnesses.
-- Yes, family will bring suits against each other.
-- ALWAYS pay your lawyer or it can get REALLY messy (Pennoyer v. Neff).
-- If your ship sinks and you're starving on a lifeboat, don't just pick the weakest person to eat without consulting him first. Or draw lots.
-- Don't beat your children.
-- Don't throw rocks at anyone.
-- Don't pull out chairs from under people.
-- Don't climb up steel girders that have exposed electrical wires.
-- Don't have sex with minors.
-- Don't peep (In Re Banks).
-- Don't hit people in the face with glass bottles.
-- "Ignorantia legis neminem excusat." Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
-- Being stupid isn't either.
-- Words are not provocation enough to let you get away with stabbing your wife to death.
-- Who is this "Reasonable Man," and why do his Standards apply to me?
