snipper_cr
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Re: Terrible idea...
Courts will not be easily deceived by attempts to unilaterally strip away consumer protections and remedies by efforts to cloak the waiver of important rights under an arbitration clause. Not to mention apparently smarter than the average bear, eh baboo?
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jester121
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| said by snipper_cr  :Courts will not be easily deceived by attempts to unilaterally strip away consumer protections and remedies by efforts to cloak the waiver of important rights under an arbitration clause. Not to mention apparently smarter than the average bear, eh baboo? Basic reading comprehension isn't an indicator of smarts, and most certainly isn't a prerequisite to become a judge. |
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caribconsult
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| Jester: I don't know where you get your facts from, but I hope it doesn't come as a big surprise to you that reading comprehension is one of the most important skills in life, not just in getting through law school, without which you'll never become a lawyer, much less a judge.
To get admitted to ANY law school (except the online diploma mills) you have to take the LSAT (Law School Aptitude Test, like the college boards but 10 times harder). If one's reading comprehension is below par, they'll never get a grade sufficient for admission to a reputable law school, in fact I doubt whether they wouldd ever rise above fry-cook at McDonalds.
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jester121
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| Thanks for that. How'd the LSAT work out for you?
If you go back and read what I actually wrote, you'll eventually realize that snipper_cr seemed to imply that the judge who wrote the opinion is "smarter than the average bear" because he was able to somehow read the AT&T policy and discern the fact that they were trying to screw customers. Being able to read and comprehend that doesn't make him smart. It just means he can read.
I'm amazed how people are coming out of the woodwork to defend lawyers -- where are all the cries of "shill" and "fanboy" that we're used to seeing here on BBR? |
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snipper_cr
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| Thanks for getting back on topic jester.
Yeah I was trying to imply the Judges were a bit smarter, but not really because they could read. Anyone could probably go through and read a TOS but most of us are not sure of all the technical lingo, even if we COULD read in the first place.
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Jester: actually, the LSAT worked out just fine for me, I don't remember my score, but it was sufficient to get admitted to law school, I graduated in 1968 with a Juris Doctorate (but you don't have to call me Dr.) and then passed the NY Bar Exam (reportedly one of the toughest in the nation) on my first shot. While I no longer practice law, I still regard the whole experience as a valuable lesson in reading comprehension. Does that answer your question?
It seems to me you're not making the distinction between reading something and comprehending what you have read. I'm not here to defend or accuse judges in general, but the mere fact that they went through all this process would seem to give them a leg-up on comprehension, although there are many instances where this seems to have been disregarded. One can have training and still not use it in certain situations.
Please don't take any part of this as a personal flame. I don't play that game and have been known to issue 'knock it off' statements to those who do. This is just a forum for ideas and we all want to keep it that way.
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