Wednesday 11 May 2022

Being a lawyer is not the same as being noble

I always find it amusing whenever I listened to people who have never even been to court talked about the country's justice system and its practitioners.

They always got the whole thing wrong in a funny way.

That's why I had a good laugh reading this article by the hilariously intelligent Amir Hafizi,

Amir’s Half-Easy: Courting Trouble

excerpts;

And none of the court stuff I have read in the papers ever play out like in Boston Legal, The Practice, LA Law, Ally McBeal or any of the K-dramas I have never watched.

Yup, the whole thing is not like in the movies or TV shows.

Especially, the lawyers.

People tend to think that most lawyers are extremely intelligent simply because they were supposed to know the laws, and this is definitely not true.

I have highlighted the stupidity of those who were supposed to be the best among them when they indulged in 

And now they are even talking about holding a rally to protest the so-called attack against the judiciary as if they have forgotten that they themselves had been doing that for years by claiming that judges were cronies of past BN administrations.

Seriously, are they planning the rally because they wanted to protect the country's judicial system or it's because of their political affiliation?

And lawyers are street crusaders now, is it?

How about intelligently arguing their case on the issue befitting the noble status of their profession instead of throwing tantrums like a stupid mob?

So much for being lawyers, I would say.

In actual fact, many of them are just glorified clerks, and those were the more intelligent ones among them as they tend to make more money working for corporations than the court lawyers.

All those successful legal firms, how do you think they managed to get the big money? By representing drug crazed murderers and rapists?

My best friend in law school, who scored second class upper honours for his LLB is now a corporate lawyer.

He started by being idealistic and wanting to be a court lawyer like his father before he got smarter and joined an oil company.

Another good friend, who was a bachelor in his mid-40s when he managed to scrape through with third class honours became an actual court lawyer.

He was a teacher but always wanted to be a lawyer because he thought it was a noble profession and being one would elevate him to a higher level in society.

Poor stupid guy.

He was actually reduced from being a good teacher to become a mediocre lawyer, who doesn't earn really that much either, judging from the way he lives now.

Me, I just bailed out when I realised that the whole thing was not what I thought it is. Running out of money to do my CLP also helped me to make that decision.

Like Amir Hafizi, back then, I also thought being a lawyer is like in the movies and TV shows.

Well, I was young and stupid at that time, okay.

Anyway, having said all that, I have to stress that not all lawyers are stupid like those heading their Bar Council.

Many are indeed smart, including among the court lawyers.

Some were even truly idealistic such as an old friend who enjoys doing lots of pro bono services for poor folks in his hometown in Terengganu.

For me, it all boils down to the individuals.

It's not the profession that makes one noble because what really matter is the individual's sincerity and good heart.

12 comments:

  1. I see some with money able to postpone the court preceeding as long as it is weirdly possible.

    I see the justice system favoring those with money in many ways tht i can count.

    Ive seen enough.

    It doesnt work. My principle ? If u r wronged, then do ur own version of justice urself. Especially against those with money.

    Is the so clled law here to protects those priviledged against the common people ? Against the establishment ? Sure seems like t.

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  2. Lawyers holding rally? More like lawyers do tik tok ..

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  3. Shop online ade ratings, review dn komen sections. Kena rajin check ni semua sblum place any order. Silap2 terima fake atau barang2 ciplak.

    Remeh nah kena send complaints to get back refunds.

    Cari calon menantu pun kena betoi2 merisik (berbaloi bayaq services private investigator).

    Zaman skrg banyak TOYOL berkeliaran. Naya silap2 dapat menantu "dari golongan toyol" binasa le masa hadapan anak cucu kita..

    Nak engage services Lawyers pun dsarankan follow same tight SOP tau. Cuba pikiaq napa the Malays even have a simpulan bahasa (proverb) loyar buruk, loyar Beruk.

    Hakim yg jaga kes kamu? .. klo kes "pembicaraan asyik kena tunda pada tarikh XYX".. pi mai pi mai meleret sampai 2tahun" cepat2 merisik dia juga tau. Klo keluh kat kawan Apek2.. sll mrk will give the same answer "sbb lu tatak kasi cukup glease sama lia". Haiyaa..

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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  4. Debat Najib vs Anwar : Tun yang panas bontot.

    Negara sepatutnya mengutamakan peningkatan ekonomi dengan menambah pelaburan negara yang memberi manfaat kepada rakyat.

    Menggunakan analogi sebiji kek, bekas Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak menjelaskan, kerajaan harus membesarkan kek sebelum ia dipotong dan dibahagikan kepada rakyat.

    “Bagi mengembangkan kek kita, jangan jual aset. Kalau jual, seolah-olah ketuhar pun kita jual. Dahulu kita mempunyai hasil besar daripada GST (cukai barang dan perkhidmatan).

    “Kalau hari ini ada GST, kita ada hasil tambahan RM30 bilion untuk beri subsidi kepada nelayan, pekebun kecil.

    “Zaman BN (Barisan Nasional) dulu, kita beri elaun RM300 kepada nelayan,” katanya.

    Jauh bebeno hujah Bang Non banding Bossku... lulusan Economic Uni Nottingham di London vs Genral Degree UM Sastera... ke laut dalam Bang Non kite malam tadi..

    Tun Rakyat Meluat

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    1. So lulusan econ but the best suggestion he could give was a bailout by Petronas??? Cerdik le sgt ... setakat cadangan mcm ni mat rempit lulusan spm pun boleh bagi

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    2. Bossku was right. But enlarging the cake, more wealth can be created and fairly distributed in all strata of society. Regardless of background, skin colour and level of income. If the cake is small, how could you distribute it? People would only get crumbs.

      The cakes are getting than ever since merdeka days but does it fairly distributed? The channels to reach the people in the lowest rung in the society are there but it stuck in the UPPER LAYER. UPPER LAYER!

      If it is fairly distributed how come there are still hardcore poor? How come basic necessity such as water couldn’t be guaranteed flowing from your tap even though you never missed paying the bill? How come houses still unaffordable for average joe? More mansions and big houses being built but not affordable housing? How come there are so little upward social mobility achieved since DEB?

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  5. I watched the debate last night. The best thing that happened to me for a very long time. I think a lot of people felt the same too. It felt so refreshing and exhilarating after 2 gloomy years due to pandemic. It probably stretched even before pandemic. 2 political heavyweight slug it out in the open without covering up.No holds barred. No rehearsed script. If you screw up, you screw up in front of everyone. Fortunately both emerged from the debate quite intact. Not much damage inflicted for both in terms of performance. Nobody lose face.

    After watching both men, my vote would go to PKR. More debates should be held amongst the political heavyweights from both side. So more and more votes will go to PKR.

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  6. Rakyat dapat menilai siapa yang lebih berwibawa dan menang dalam perdebatan Bossku vs Bang Non.

    Anwar hanya berkelulusan Pengajian Melayu (sastera) dari Universiti Malaya. Beliau secara ilmiahnya sudah tentu kurang arif dalam bab ekonomi.

    Sekiranya beliau membuat “homework” atau persiapan berkenaan topik perdebatan semalam maka tidaklah beliau kelihatan terpinga-pinga atau “blur” ketika Datuk Seri Najib membentangkan isu ekonomi negara.

    Anwar Ibrahim dilihat gagal membuat persiapan untuk acara debat tersebut.

    Itu lah kelebihan Bossku berbanding Bsng Non dan Tun Mahathir. Bang Non lebih pada champion retorik dan goreng penyedap rasa tanpa fakta dan statstik.

    Manakala Tun Mahathir akan selalu berdasarkan pada persepsi dan fitnah jijik bila berhujah dan sering menafikan 'saya tidak tahu' dalam semua hal.

    Datuk Seri Najib pula mampu mengeluarkan statistik dan data, yang nampaknya gagal disangkal oleh presiden PKR itu.

    Bossku meletakkan statistik dan data daripada pengalamannya sebagai bekas perdana menteri dalam mempertahankan pandangannya.

    Komen Najib tentang bagaimana pekali Gini, yang mengukur jurang pendapatan, menyusut semasa beliau menjadi perdana menteri.

    Malangnya fakta dan data yang berkembang dalam tempoh 22 bulan Pakatan Harapan memerintah yang menunjukkan kegagalan PH telah menyebabkan Anwar terpinga - pinga dan tidak mampu bertindak balas terhadap perkara ini.

    #gorengdanfitnahjijikrakyatdahmeluat

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    1. Iyo la tu... BossMu graduan ekon tersohor tapi (konon) kena tipu hidup2 dgn Jho Lo... tak tahu nak gelak ke nak nangis.

      BossMu (konon) cerdik pandai dgn berbagai data & stats tapi basic governance & conflict of interest pun fail.

      ...and paling best BossMu kata tak tahu ada duit juta2 dlm akaun. Camno nak tadbir negara kalau pengurusan kewangan kendiri pun tak pass????

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    2. Ex pm kata petxxnas tu bukan duit rakyat. What a stupid guy. Graduan ekonomi universiti haprak.Kalau bukan duit rakyat betahun2 royalti bagi kat kerajaan tu pasal apa.

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  7. Debat Bang Non vs Bossku yang kena tembak Tun Mahathir. Masa Tun kena jawab jangan kata tak tahu..

    Semalam apabila giliran Najib Razak kemuka soalan kepada Anwar, maka persoalan berkenaan kes kehilangan wang milik rakyat sejumlah RM30 bilion pula yang muncul.

    Dengan kemunculan isu kes kehilangan wang rakyat yang satu sen pun tidak dapat Kembali , maka kini tumpuan mula teralih kepada Tun Mahathir.

    Tun Mahathir yang sering perguna kan mahkamah untuk melawan musuh nya, kini terpaksa buat kenyataan menyahut cabaran Anwar apabila berkata dia setuju jika kes RCI FOREX di buka semula.

    Mahathir yang sering berlagak diri nya suci dan suka perguna kan pihak lain untuk buat kerja nya perlu membuat kenyataan berkenaan apa yang dibangkitkan semalam dalam perdebatan Anwar dan Najib.

    Jangan asyik suka bual berkaitan kes orang lain tapi kes sendiri buat buat tidak tahu pula.

    Pasti ramai rakyat menunggu kenyataan Mahathir berkenaan kes FOREX ini.

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  8. Skrg baru paham napa PH managed to survive only 22months. Napa sampai President dan PM mrk tergamak cabut lari? Anwar ni kaki kuat mengacum rupanya.. debat dia klo summarise dok kisar kot leghah ni aje;

    1. Forensic audit/ investigation utk tgkap semua TOYOL. Dia sarankan buka semua kes2 rasuah, salah guna kuasa?? Hmmm klo gitu zaman2 lia jd FM jgn tak investigate juga tau.. dan esp semasa dia dlm lokap. Mana tau lia pun terpalit dgn "dependency syndrome" juga?. Terpaksa bergantung (survival) ihsan dari hasil plojek2 oil n gas dia dulu??

    2. Lia tekan integrity, good governance, kepakaran pengurusan yg berwibawa menuntut pimpinan yg telus?? Dia sindir kat Jijah kipas kut? Takmau pemimpin yg sekadar kerja dok mengipas aje..

    3. Semangat inclusive dn bina tahap kesedaran rakyat?.. Kan sya dh bg cadangan hantaq semua pemimpin bertempur di Ukraine, Yemen dan Palestine?? Sana 2bulan PASTI dpt belajar apa itu erti "DEMI RAKYAT, BANGSA, AGAMA dan NEGARA!". DAP majority pasti tidak berada dlm perkhidmatan pasukan2 pertahanan Malaysia.. takpe. Hantaq semua gi sana sebab mereka bole supply byk roket.

    Anwar tak payah gi sana. Hantaq dia pi New Zealand belajaq dgn Jacinda Ardern cam mana nak jadi calon PM.

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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