Comments on: April 2 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2008/04/april-2-roundup-2/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nevins http://overlawyered.com/2008/04/april-2-roundup-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11440 nevins Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:44:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=6047#comment-11440 "A lot of people keep their hopes alive on these lotteries," said one of Gildin's law partners referring, it would seem from context, to the scratch-off tickets... The lawyer is confused here. It is the hope of winning the lottery that constitutes the participation in the lottery. Actually winning a lottery would smash those hope through the realization of winning. No, these people are just more suckers for a lottery who's hopes and dreams can continue to hang on luck rarer than lightning, rather than face the reality that their own efforts and decisions get them to where they are today. “A lot of people keep their hopes alive on these lotteries,” said one of Gildin’s law partners referring, it would seem from context, to the scratch-off tickets…

The lawyer is confused here. It is the hope of winning the lottery that constitutes the participation in the lottery. Actually winning a lottery would smash those hope through the realization of winning. No, these people are just more suckers for a lottery who’s hopes and dreams can continue to hang on luck rarer than lightning, rather than face the reality that their own efforts and decisions get them to where they are today.

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