Posted by Ritch on May 16, 2003, at 22:42:23
In reply to Re: law school » noa, posted by Snoozy on May 16, 2003, at 1:34:21
> > Don't law schools have any ethical standards for their students?
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> Yeah - you can't be depressed! Which would technically be an unethical standard!
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> I was interested in going to law school (please don't hate me!) when I was in college. At the time, I heard something about you had to let them (the bar) know if you had been treated for mental illness, and I think they had to check you out or some such nonsense. Groveling to get into one of the world's most hated professions - I am crazy!!!
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> But then my life went in the toilet, and things didn't pan out (don't know if that's good or bad!) I would be curious if this policy has changed since the medieval '90s :)
>That sounds unlikely that a law school would refuse admission due to a mental illness history (perhaps if you are not currently psychotic, i.e.). As far as the most hated profession thing goes-it is sad because there are many lawyers that aren't in it just for the money. Hey, they *might* be the minority, but I certainly wouldn't want to hasten their departure from the profession!
Here's a quote from memory:
"All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"-RFK
Here's another interesting quote from "Hell's Angels":
A good reporter, if he chooses the right
approach, can understand a cat or an
Arab. The choice is the problem, and if
he chooses wrong he will come away
scatched or baffled.--A.J. Liebling
poster:Ritch
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