Re: Forgetful mom leaves baby to die in hot van...


Sandi wrote:

However, unlike you, I've locked my keys in my car once or twice since then,
always in the most inconvenient of circumstances! The last time I recall
was when I was in my first year of law school and there was one class all
semester that we had to be present for, mandatory, no excuses, and we had to
have a certain paper in by the end of the class. I pulled into the parking
lot, got out, slammed the door, went around to the back to get out my
backpack and - yep, keys were locked in. The police came and unlocked it
that day, too, in the pouring rain and with about 2 minutes to spare turning
my must-have paper in.

I still resent some of the professors at that school for their unrealistic
expectations. They would tell students that no matter what, no judge
anywhere and no court clerk is going to cut you a break, ever, and so they
were not going to cut anyone a break, either.

It sounds like those professors have never actually practiced law in a
courtroom. Judges can be very lenient and forgiving when the parties
have a reasonable explanation for being late or missing things --
especially when the person tries to give as much notice as possible.

Eliyahu

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