Comments for Culture Forum Blog http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:51:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Alec Baldwin Entertains Capacity Crowd at Forum Event by Bob Hollweg http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2010/02/25/alec-baldwin-entertains-capacity-crowd-at-forum-event/comment-page-1/#comment-29876 Bob Hollweg Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:51:33 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/?p=610#comment-29876 One of the best "Conversations" yet. Kudos to Thane who does his homework and makes for wonderful dialogue and unexpected revelations. Baldwin in law school? Who would have thought! Yet after the evening was done one suspected that Alec would have made a tremendous contribution to the profession, Who knows NYU for acting and possibly Fordham Law. Mr. Baldwin there is still time. On the politcal front I have heard that there could be an empty seat in Albany. It would be nice to clean up the 'waste' that permeates those who are supposed to represent the best interests of the people in this State. Dean Feerick has made his contribution. It's time for a change and Baldwin clearly impressed with his knowledge and candor. One of the best “Conversations” yet. Kudos to Thane who does his homework and makes for wonderful dialogue and unexpected revelations. Baldwin in law school? Who would have thought! Yet after the evening was done one suspected that Alec would have made a tremendous contribution to the profession, Who knows NYU for acting and possibly Fordham Law. Mr. Baldwin there is still time. On the politcal front I have heard that there could be an empty seat in Albany. It would be nice to clean up the ‘waste’ that permeates those who are supposed to represent the best interests of the people in this State. Dean Feerick has made his contribution. It’s time for a change and Baldwin clearly impressed with his knowledge and candor.

]]> Comment on Inglourious Cinema by wolf http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2010/01/08/inglourious-cinema/comment-page-1/#comment-29629 wolf Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:07:33 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/?p=566#comment-29629 Really enjoyed your piece on" Inglorious Basterds". Your deep and profound understanding of the WWII is just amazing.Your stylish post makes me wonder if you are a professional blogger or at least somebody who's been writing for a living and has an inside track to a history of that period . I would strongly suggest that you check a blog written by S.E.Cupp on a" Daily Caller" site, Tucker Carlson does a helluva job there.Your style of writing really reminds me of Bill Sheakespeare, you know the one from" Family Guy". I mean Peter Griffin that's the guy i'm talking about. Ha - ha just kidding. But seriously try to write more that will do you good. Veni.Vidi.Vici Really enjoyed your piece on” Inglorious Basterds”. Your deep and profound understanding of the WWII is just amazing.Your stylish post makes me wonder if you are a professional blogger or at least somebody who’s been writing for a living and has an inside track to a history of that period . I would strongly suggest that you check a blog written by S.E.Cupp on a” Daily Caller” site, Tucker Carlson does a helluva job there.Your style of writing really reminds me of Bill Sheakespeare, you know the one from” Family Guy”. I mean Peter Griffin that’s the guy i’m talking about. Ha – ha just kidding. But seriously try to write more that will do you good.

Veni.Vidi.Vici

]]> Comment on Is There Really Justice for All? by Christopher McNamara http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/30/is-there-really-justice-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-29538 Christopher McNamara Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:06:36 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/30/is-there-really-justice-for-all/#comment-29538 Kirkland was not THAT concerned with morality in the courtrooms. He was depicted as essentially a file-to-file attorney (many of whom fill the NY state courtrooms on a daily basis). Pacino's character stands up to an ethics commission by saying that their mission "in theory, is commendable. But in practice, it sucks." This is the great challenge to the American legal system. While we are envied by all, we still have so much to do. Doctorow's Ascher spoke of civility and those who fall between the cracks of the system. While Kirkland's colleague should have alerted the judge of his stand-in client's issues, he did not. The reason is because many of the trial attorneys like Kirkland are so concerned with the file, that they do not look or listen to the person (much like "The Stranger"). An even better question should be "why was Kirkland three days late?" Lawyers are no different than any other person walking down the street. The reason you do not remember the face of the delivery guy you order from every week is because you don't look. This is the same reason lawyers like Kirkland last, day in and day out. It is only until he is confronted by a client he cannot ignore, that he digs deep to find out all about his misgivings. We all cheer for what Kirkland does in the end. We applaud his candor and his indignity. It would be really easy to shit all over the lawyer client privilege and say that what Kirkland did was right. But it was not. This system, for better or worse, is designed to protect the masses. Sure it fails. After all, "in theory it's commendable." But this system is founded on trust. Attorney-client privilege is sacrosanct to the system. The system fails if the privilege fails. Perhaps our best shot at attaining justice and the truth can be ascertained when clients are most honest with their attorneys. However, the system will always fail when vigilante attorney's take the facts into their own hands, There are enough mechanisms and individuals around to out the truth. Defense attorney's cannot and should not hop on the bandwagon. Kirkland was not THAT concerned with morality in the courtrooms. He was depicted as essentially a file-to-file attorney (many of whom fill the NY state courtrooms on a daily basis). Pacino’s character stands up to an ethics commission by saying that their mission “in theory, is commendable. But in practice, it sucks.” This is the great challenge to the American legal system. While we are envied by all, we still have so much to do. Doctorow’s Ascher spoke of civility and those who fall between the cracks of the system. While Kirkland’s colleague should have alerted the judge of his stand-in client’s issues, he did not. The reason is because many of the trial attorneys like Kirkland are so concerned with the file, that they do not look or listen to the person (much like “The Stranger”). An even better question should be “why was Kirkland three days late?”

Lawyers are no different than any other person walking down the street. The reason you do not remember the face of the delivery guy you order from every week is because you don’t look. This is the same reason lawyers like Kirkland last, day in and day out. It is only until he is confronted by a client he cannot ignore, that he digs deep to find out all about his misgivings.

We all cheer for what Kirkland does in the end. We applaud his candor and his indignity. It would be really easy to shit all over the lawyer client privilege and say that what Kirkland did was right. But it was not. This system, for better or worse, is designed to protect the masses. Sure it fails. After all, “in theory it’s commendable.” But this system is founded on trust. Attorney-client privilege is sacrosanct to the system. The system fails if the privilege fails. Perhaps our best shot at attaining justice and the truth can be ascertained when clients are most honest with their attorneys. However, the system will always fail when vigilante attorney’s take the facts into their own hands, There are enough mechanisms and individuals around to out the truth. Defense attorney’s cannot and should not hop on the bandwagon.

]]> Comment on Athletes do Whatever They Want, as Long as No One Notices by Christopher McNamara http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2010/01/04/athletes-do-whatever-they-want-as-long-as-no-one-notices/comment-page-1/#comment-29537 Christopher McNamara Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:36:03 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2010/01/04/athletes-do-whatever-they-want-as-long-as-no-one-notices/#comment-29537 In large part, I agree with this post. I was watching coverage on the Gilbert Arenas story last evening. I recall that days earlier, commentators predicted that "Agent Zero" would receive a minimal sentence for possession of weapons in his locker room by NBA Commissioner David Stern, a former attorney at Proskaeur Rose. For some reason, these athletes are completely oblivious to the legal consequences of their actions. In the case of a Dante Stallworth, why on earth would he be driving from that hotel? I was in Miami in March of last year, and I took a cab from the Fountainblue Hotel (also, I'm a law student and hence have no steady income). Back to Arenas, the coverage focused more on the pending punishment Stern would give out; not the criminal issues. For example, it has been widely reported that Arenas carried weapons across state lines. This is surely a crime, though nobody seems to care. And maybe there is good cause. Perhaps Stern matters more than the DC police because he can prevent Arenas from playing, prevent him from collecting his $100 million+ contract. Unfortunately, we all contribute to this mentality. We are the ones who cheer for Michael Vick. I remember when Kobe Bryant was tried for rape. Now Tiger Woods has been vilified for sleeping with a multitude of women (though he did not break any laws in the process). People are naturally and inherently arbitrary. We care one minute, and the next we root for these people. Is it that America loves a comeback story, or is it that we really just do not care? In large part, I agree with this post. I was watching coverage on the Gilbert Arenas story last evening. I recall that days earlier, commentators predicted that “Agent Zero” would receive a minimal sentence for possession of weapons in his locker room by NBA Commissioner David Stern, a former attorney at Proskaeur Rose. For some reason, these athletes are completely oblivious to the legal consequences of their actions. In the case of a Dante Stallworth, why on earth would he be driving from that hotel? I was in Miami in March of last year, and I took a cab from the Fountainblue Hotel (also, I’m a law student and hence have no steady income). Back to Arenas, the coverage focused more on the pending punishment Stern would give out; not the criminal issues. For example, it has been widely reported that Arenas carried weapons across state lines. This is surely a crime, though nobody seems to care. And maybe there is good cause. Perhaps Stern matters more than the DC police because he can prevent Arenas from playing, prevent him from collecting his $100 million+ contract. Unfortunately, we all contribute to this mentality. We are the ones who cheer for Michael Vick. I remember when Kobe Bryant was tried for rape. Now Tiger Woods has been vilified for sleeping with a multitude of women (though he did not break any laws in the process). People are naturally and inherently arbitrary. We care one minute, and the next we root for these people. Is it that America loves a comeback story, or is it that we really just do not care?

]]> Comment on 5 Reasons I’m Glad I’m Not “Firming” It When I Graduate Law School by Weston Hamman http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2007/11/24/reasons-im-glad-im-not-firming-it-when-i-graduate-law-school/comment-page-1/#comment-29434 Weston Hamman Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:05:20 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2007/11/24/reasons-im-glad-im-not-firming-it-when-i-graduate-law-school/#comment-29434 Simply want to say your article is striking. The lucidity in your post is simply spectacular and i can assume you are an expert on this subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your rss feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please keep up the respectable work Simply want to say your article is striking. The lucidity in your post is simply spectacular and i can assume you are an expert on this subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your rss feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please keep up the respectable work

]]> Comment on Tiger Woods’ Online Apology by “Go On. Be a Tiger.” « Culture Forum Blog http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/20/tiger-woods-online-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-29398 “Go On. Be a Tiger.” « Culture Forum Blog Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:59:31 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/20/tiger-woods-online-apology/#comment-29398 [...] Tiger Woods’ Online Apo… [...] [...] Tiger Woods’ Online Apo… [...]

]]> Comment on Beware of What You Conduct During a Time of Atrocity by John http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/18/beware-of-what-you-conduct-during-a-time-of-atrocity/comment-page-1/#comment-29387 John Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:51:34 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/18/beware-of-what-you-conduct-during-a-time-of-atrocity/#comment-29387 He is widely regarded as one of the greatest CONDUCTORS who ever lived as I'm sure you meant. He wanted to be a great composer but his pieces never really took off. It's also not fair to say his career ended atter the numeberg trials. He made some of his greatest recordings after the war and continued to give stunning concerts. The tristan and the Valyrie to name two. Your point that he should have left is valid one though. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest CONDUCTORS who ever lived as I’m sure you meant. He wanted to be a great composer but his pieces never really took off. It’s also not fair to say his career ended atter the numeberg trials. He made some of his greatest recordings after the war and continued to give stunning concerts. The tristan and the Valyrie to name two. Your point that he should have left is valid one though.

]]> Comment on Victim Impact Statements: A Punishment in Their Own Right? by mosequeella http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/10/victim-impact-statements-a-punishment-in-their-own-right/comment-page-1/#comment-29264 mosequeella Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:40:05 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/12/10/victim-impact-statements-a-punishment-in-their-own-right/#comment-29264 Kick-ass post, good looking blog, added it to my favorites! Kick-ass post, good looking blog, added it to my favorites!

]]> Comment on National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie: A Story’s Telling, Thirty Years in the Making by Chris Davis http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/04/19/national-socialist-party-of-america-v-village-of-skokie-a-story%e2%80%99s-telling-thirty-years-in-the-making/comment-page-1/#comment-27862 Chris Davis Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:36:33 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2009/04/19/national-socialist-party-of-america-v-village-of-skokie-a-story%e2%80%99s-telling-thirty-years-in-the-making/#comment-27862 This is so helpful! Thanks. This is so helpful! Thanks.

]]> Comment on “We Didn’t Do Anything.” by Coding: The guilty bystander at Mark Needham http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2008/11/23/we-didnt-do-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-23370 Coding: The guilty bystander at Mark Needham Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:09:03 +0000 http://www.fordhamlawandculture.org/blog/2008/11/23/we-didnt-do-anything/#comment-23370 [...] hearing me describe this Halvard pointed out that it sounded quite like the idea of the guilty bystander whereby if you see a problem with the code and do nothing about it then you are guilty by [...] [...] hearing me describe this Halvard pointed out that it sounded quite like the idea of the guilty bystander whereby if you see a problem with the code and do nothing about it then you are guilty by [...]

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