Smearing a victim out of court is not part of the justice system. Smart attorneys keep their mouths shut. He had already gotten him off the charge.

Actually, all lawyers are bound by a code of ethics. Lying like this violates the code of ethics, at least in our state, which is Arizona. And it's impress, not empress. I don't think he served his client well at all. Look at what's happened. The client is now indefinitely suspended from the NFL and fired from his…

I'm a defense attorney. His job is to soften/defend Ray Rice in a court of law, not on the radio. No part of this was essential to our justice system. If you want someone to lie on the radio for you, hire a PR flack.

Let's not forget that Roger Goodell should probably resign.

Kinjanundrum - The impossible choice of having to trust either the Police or the NFL on Deadspin

If Goodell made his decision without seeing the tape, he should be fired.

Okay, I'll play. First, sticking up for yourself will get you killed. Pretty damn simple. Second, you stay because he threatens your children. Your parents. Your nieces and nephews. Your grandparents. He can and will hurt them. You stay and do anything to protect the ones you love. If you haven't lived with an evil…

In my very personal opinion (based on experience, as a child, but an opinion nonetheless), one of the biggest reasons domestic violence is rarely appropriately punished, and one of the biggest reasons women struggle to leave, is that domestic violence is seen as one of those things that is personal and between the…

If your intentions were to hurt us, embarrass us, make us feel alone, take all happiness away, you've succeeded on so many levels.

That was a line from a movie.

I think there's a difference between "a flight" and "a redeye flight" The airplanes turn the lights off, don't do drink service, and try to eliminate announcements and things during certain hours on those flights. They know that people are trying to sleep. Bringing an infant that doesn't know what's going on, and has…

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A menace, in my opinion, is a troll or spammer that only disrupts a discussion. Having a different take on a subject and being willing to articulate it in a reasonable manner is a valuable contribution. For example, I do enjoy my guns, spend my free time driving cars on race tracks, and completely disagree with many…

When you know that most women who die in DV situations are killed AFTER they leave, it's hardly surprising that women stay with or go back to their abusers. Then there's the emotional manipulation. These are incredibly difficult situations. Don't judge these women.

The rule on the road is state and local laws. Where I live the law says that cyclists must ride as far right as possible so as to not impede the flow of traffic. The traffic law in most states is that slower traffic must stay right, and in many states if you are a car travelling greatly under the speed limit you can…

That fact that you apparently can't tell the difference between "sex" and "attempted murder" does not reflect well on you. I'd ask you to avoid dating but somehow I have a feeling you're way ahead of me on that one.

this is Gawkers headline....

The biggest issue I have with bikes is simple: they take advantage of acting like cars when it benefits them, and don't when it doesn't. Legally (up here in MN, at least) if they are in the road they should behave like a motor vehicle. That tends to be treated as a helpful suggestion for them rather than the…

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