Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 3, 2015
Your sentence: public shame
I despise the aphorism, "There is more than one way to skin a cat," but it is my opening to discuss the au courant practice of avoiding traditional avenues to seek justice.
Arthur Gilbert
Justice (ret.)
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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"There is more than one way to skin a cat." How I despise that detestable aphorism. There are more genteel ways to express that there is more than one way to accomplish a task. Is the adage even apt? It is hard for me to imagine one, let alone two or more ways to accomplish this abhorrent act. Nevertheless, I draw upon this pitiless yet familiar proverb because everyone knows in an instant what it mean...
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