To the recent lawschool grad:
First, when you type in all caps, that's usually read as shouting. If that's your intent, ok. But if not, you'll want to unhitch your caps lock.
Second, you say "TRUTH, YOU SEE, IS AN ABSOLUTE DEFENCE TO LIBEL." That's not strictly true; at least not by the commonly accepted definitions of the word "truth". In order to meet the legal definition, one must be able to
prove that what they say is true. How do you do that? No kid who's had their arm twisted almost to the point of breaking to enforce a stress position has pictures. They're not permitted to keep contact information of potential wittnesses and the "exit plans", as described by many, taint those wittnesses by intimidation anyway.
Telling the truth is one thing. Being able to prove what you say is another. I'm glad PURE won that suit. (however, I still would like to know to which schools and programs PURE refers kids, how they ensure safety and efficacy and how they get paid) And I'm glad more and more people are speaking out about what goes on inside these cloistered little
cultures. Maybe one day we'll accomplish adequate transparency in the industry.
...it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate,
tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds..
--Samuel Adams
