Lawyers what are some of the most ridiculous arguments you've heard in the courtroom?

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Lawyers what are some of the most ridiculous arguments you've heard in the courtroom? - midwest.social

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We don’t have lawyers on Lemmy lol, only privacy/Linux enthusiasts.
Running a law firm on Linux

We are now three or so months into the world of running decoded.

someone reach out! I feel a house lawyer in the making.
Running a law firm on Free software (2024 edition)

Two years ago, I wrote about running decoded.legal - an English law firm - on Free software.

Here’s a better question:

Scientists. . how many laws have been gazetted that completely ignore or contradict actual science?

I’m not even a scientist but I know that it’s A LOT, I don’t think it would be easy to get an actual number
IANAL but my attorney once told me he witnessed a guy defending himself in court for involuntary manslaughter saying “I didn’t see the red light because I was drunk.”
That’s basically just proving the “Involuntary” part.
I know a person from my town that defender himself for murder and refused a lawyer because “they weren’t there, how could they know what happened!?” He didn’t get a lite sentence.
LOL exactly! Why drive drunk in the first place?