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Imagine for a moment, that you were on trial for having allegedly committed a crime. Imagine now that part of the evidence the prosecution wants to bring forth comes from a certified palm reader who allegedly read your palm and spoke with a dead spirit who fingered you for the crime.
Surely, the court would laugh that prosecutor out of court, possibly report him to the bar, maybe dismiss the case even. Right?
Right?
A story this morning at CBSnews.com is titled “Unprotected Wi-fi getting owners in trouble”.
What the story doesn’t do is explain the real reason the Wi-Fi owners are “unprotected.”
Just because I’m a criminal defense attorney who has fought like hell to defend child molesters as part of my job, that does not mean I approve of the practice. If the charges are proven — and, yes, I fight like the dickens to make it hard for that to happen to my clients — the convicted child molester needs to be imprisoned.
I feel just as strongly that those who aid and abet in child molestation — the enablers – should go to prison, as well.
By now, only those living under rocks are unaware that governments — local, state, and federal — are running out of money. Anyone who has studied history could have predicted this would happen, but studying just about anything in the United States these days is disfavored.
We are, frankly, a nation of idiots. And, for some reason, we’re actually proud of that, which makes the writing of blog articles pointing out these problems even more discouraging for me.
Meanwhile, there are some people, including the Pew Center, writing some reports that really stink.
Well, given some of the reactions to yesterday’s post, I figure I better get this post out early.
Because while yesterday was perhaps more fun than most criminal defense attorneys anywhere — but especially in Fresno — should be allowed to have, some of the reactions worried me a little.
For example, there was my telephone and Internet services provider….
Those who are at least semi-regular readers of this blog will not be surprised by this post. You’ve known this day was coming for some time. Finally, the day has arrived.
I’m giving up. Throwing in the towel. Closing up shop.
The Law Office of Rick Horowitz provides criminal defense services
in Fresno, Tulare, Kings, Kern, Madera and Merced Counties.