Opinion ID: 1453310
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: second postscript

Text: Forty days have elapsed between the time my previous final dissent was circulated among the members of the court and the time of the circulation of the concurring opinion by Mowbray, C.J. Although the temptation to respond in detail to my colleague's concurring remarks was understandably great, I have no wish to further delay the issuance of these long-awaited opinions. I will therefore be brief and restrained. I am saddened to be perceived by my colleague as having insidious [24] motives concerning our men and women who earn their living by the sweat of their brows. In truth, my own family background and personal work history have given me cause to genuinely appreciate both the concerns and contributions of our working classes in society. I trust that those who read my dissent with an open mind will find, whether they agree or not with my analysis and conclusions, that I am hardly motivated by an animus for our working men and women in general, or Messrs. D'Angelo and Jones in particular. As far as my apocalyptic predictions and misplaced and fanciful fears are concerned, I hope for the sake of all concerned that my colleague is accurate in his assessment. Finally, I, too, reject the notion that justice is an irrelevant consideration by a court of law in any of its functions. Unfortunately, justice is rarely more than an illusion when dispensed without regard for the law.