Rankin Johnson

Lawyer, writer, photographer, billiards player, debate coach, bad at Muay Thai and BJJ. Opinions are my own; feel free to borrow, but please return them. He/him

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@segalmr @Popehat There is a vast, expensive, terrifying gulf between “that is not a chargeable offense” and “if charged, you will probably win at trial.”

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@3rdchancelife You don’t have anything else to do in December, do you?

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@am_yers @ASFleischman I’ve had cases where my client was obviously guilty, and cases where my client was obviously innocent. The cases I have had where I really didn’t know were mostly sex cases.

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@michaelharriot Upset? Sure. I don’t want a ticket. But when everyone drives 45 in a 35, that means the police can stop anyone they want for no reason besides driving the speed of traffic, and that’s worse.

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@RMFifthCircuit There’s a helpful rule of thumb about whether something is structural error. The rule is: “That’s not structural error, but if it were a little worse it probably would be.”

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@Franz94889424 @johnennis @wanyeburkett The insurance market drives up list price on medical stuff. The insurance company and hospital negotiate from the wacky list price to a more reasonable price, but people who don’t have insurance-company clout are charged the wacky list price.

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@Howlingmutant0 How could we possibly know what they did? By what the lynchers say they did?

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@DrAllyLouks This looks really interesting. The use of smell descriptions to evoke emotions and themes in fiction is subtle but can be very powerful.
Congratulations on your PhD.

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@DanielleLangWa @dieworkwear @JakeWolki But I could wear a suit that my grandfather wore in 1940, and no one would notice.

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@elonmusk Banning abortion and limiting health care available to pregnant women will lead to fear of pregnancy.

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@alittleleader I like cheese and crackers/bread and fruit, maybe nuts, sausage, &c. Doesn’t have to be refrigerated, tidy to eat, endless variety.

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@ConLawWarrior But it still has to be _voluntary_. The plea judge always finds it to be voluntary, in spite of the fear of execution or whatever. So that's fine.

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@ASFleischman That sounds really expensive and time-consuming.

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@eduleadership How many books do you think there are?

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@MaybellRomero If there are two barbers in a small town, one with a good haircut and one with a bad haircut, you go to the one with the bad haircut.

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@Nicola52032027 @dieworkwear You are definitely not the only one.

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@credealjunkie A chauffeur. I don't especially like driving, and if someone else does it I can read or write or enjoy the scenery.

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@jpwilson90 @dieworkwear Yes, there’s a little purple in it.

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@jpwilson90 @dieworkwear Mine are color 8 (dark red). I think the tan soles look great, but they're casual.

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@dieworkwear @jpwilson90 My favorite shoes are Rancourt beefrolls.

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@themmakingz @MrEuthanasia00 @DovySimuMMA If you're a one-stripe white belt and your coach is a black belt and can't beat you, you need a new coach.