First case I had to read was about a father who beat his child to death along with the mother. It made me so nauseous, and he got off of manslaughter because they couldn't PROVE that the injuries he did accelerated the 6-year-old's death.
I just wrapped up reading about a guy who hit a pedestrian, slowed momentarily - just long enough for the victim to roll off the hood and get lodged under the car - before driving away. This poor pedestrian either died from horrible injuries immediately, or lived long enough to be trapped underneath a car and die that way. And because they couldn't prove the second, he got off on manslaughter.
It's different when I watch all those Law and Order shows - I love them because they're like a puzzle. They're not real. All these cases are real, and I cannot stomach them in the least.
Just give me boring business maritime contracts. And a nice paycheck. And travel in business class.
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Yuck! That'd gross the hell out of me, too! Hell, I can't even read Harry Potter before bedtime without getting the heeby-jeebies.
Yes, maritime contract law and business class is sounding better and better.
*shudder*
It's like that time they called me for Jury Duty, and I almost got selected - remember? That case had something to do with abuse. Grrr!!!
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