I suppose you could interpret my point of view as a lawyer-bashing, a popular if futile gesture of rejection. I really don t feel that way, despite having been bashed myself by a couple of lawyers. I was favorably impressed by what happened to my gut-shot buddy in private and secret negotiations between lawyers representing different insurance companies in front of yet another lawyer representing neutral arbitration. I think he got a fair hearing and a decent settlement. We re not going to beat cops in court anyway, it s their system.
Private arbitration is something different and more and more people are seeking it.
It isn t perfect, but I think it s better than court. Sometimes it s almost like justice. Robert Klassen is a medical technician and writer now living in north-central Florida, where it's legal to smoke in bars.