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Tag Archives: civil commitment
Buster the civil commitment dog
Last week the Schoolmarm again haled us into her office to answer “new complaints” that we “needed” either to take down “the offending blog posts that were the subject of the [termination] warnings” or stop sending around any links to our … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Law & Parody, sex offenders
Tagged civil commitment, Pesci v. Budz
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Is a lawyer a “significant individual”? Court says nix.
Does being someone’s lawyer make you their “authorized representative” or even a “significant individual,” client-wise? Not if he’s “a dangerous sex offender requiring confinement,” says the Appellate Division. In that case, you’re most likely an annoying buttinsky yapping about “therapeutically … Continue reading
Posted in Satirical cartoons, sex offenders
Tagged C.S. Lewis, civil commitment, Mental Hygiene Legal Services
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Sexperts in the courtroom: Part 1
There’s only one person in the courtroom who’s allowed to have an aura of reliability, and you can probably guess who that is. Anybody who wants to testify about specialized knowledge is rigorously scrutinized by the judicial gatekeeper under the 12-prong orgone-kryptonite test before they’re allowed … Continue reading
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