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Nice to see the turnaround from strippers and cocaine to attending law school and helping other people out.
by pcr0 10y ago
Nice to see the turnaround from strippers and cocaine to attending law school and helping other people out.
- kelvin0 10y agoWell he simply switched groups he was 'helping': he used to be helping Strippers and Coke dealers (financially), now he's helping others with his newfound law insights and retelling of this story.
- tonyedgecombe 10y agoThose others might well be strippers and coke dealers.
- tptacek 10y agoThere's no ethics requirement in Australia for lawyers? Wouldn't it be tough to get admitted to the bar in the US after a stunt like this?
- kw71 10y agoHis conviction is quashed.
- rayiner 10y agoIn the US, you have to disclose every arrest, criminal proceedings, etc. along with all debts, so this would come out. And they can can deny you for things that aren't convictions. That said bar examiners like a good human interest story as much as anyone else. A former bank robber got admitted to the Washington bar last year after he started doing Supreme Court appellate work while behind bars.
- selectodude 10y agoIf he had committed a crime, that would be one thing. Taking advantage of a free spigot of money though, that would get him fast tracked as far as the bar is concerned.
- notahacker 10y agoBeing ~$2m in debt or declared bankrupt might be a little less well looked upon...
- rayiner 10y agoBar examiners are among the most humorless people you'll meet. They hate attempts to "lawyer out of" culpability.
- tedunangst 10y agoOn the contrary. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/business/02lawyer.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/business/02lawyer.html
- marrs 10y agoSounds more like a natural progression to me
- Thimothy 10y agoI'd say it's more of a regression, or the usual progression inverted.
- antisthenes 10y agoAnd it only cost as much as most people make in a lifetime. What a great value for society we got from this one.
- orthecreedence 10y agoTo be fair, the bank footed the bill, not society, so it is a net gain. Also, I'm sure the strippers and blow sector appreciated the stimulus.
- homunculus 10y ago>To be fair, the bank footed the bill, not society, so it is a net gain. This may be true in the short term but it seems more likely the bank's customers will pay in the long term. ;-)
- Camillo 10y agoAnd they say jail doesn't work!