FeedYes, attorney does have a defect, all right
June 29, 2006 in The Wire
Month after month, [attorney Frank] Picl would withdraw money from her accounts or close her certificates of deposit, sometimes incurring a penalty because the transactions were done before the CDs had matured. He would then obtain cashier’s checks, ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 and deposit them into his own personal account or in an account he set up at Par-A-Dice casino.
No. This sounds to me like someone suffering not from a mental illness, but like someone who is fully functioning, but suffering from a defect in character. LIke any predator, he sought out a week and defenseless victim and systematically attacked, time and again, to satisfy his desires. He took steps to hide his activity, which in my mind signified that he understood very well that his behavior was criminal. Did Picl sell his house or his car to finance his gambling? No. He ripped off a sick and elderly woman.
June 29th, 2006 at 11:10 am
They have dragged this out for almost a year and now he claims he is insane? Yeah and I am Ghandi. It will be interesting to see what this white colar crime bandit gets. I know if he was poor and black, he would have been making license plates months ago.
June 29th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Actually, it is the handicapped (and I think it is the mentally handicapped) that make Illinois license plates, not prison inmates.
Your point, Emtronics, is well taken, though.
Whether he was stealing purses and wallets to support a crack addiction or whether he was stealing bank accounts to support a gambling addiction, it shouldn’t matter. I am hopeful that a jury can see through this silly charade.
That fact is, justice may well be blind. But if you are rich, justice can certainly be delayed, sometimes indefinitely.
June 30th, 2006 at 7:21 am
Actually, the correct term is children or adults with disabilities. Most people find the label handicapped really offensive. You might as well call them retards or psychos.
Believe me, I usually wouldn’t nitpick over PC terminology, I don’t claim to be vertically challenged (short) or a domestic engineer (stay at home mommy). But I will go to bat over this because it is near and dear to me.
Thanks-
Mandy
June 30th, 2006 at 7:57 am
Mandy,
As a person with a physical handicap/disability, I don’t care what you call me. ‘Gimp’ is even acceptable, as long as you say it with a smile on your face.
Funny thing I did notice - in the definition of “Persons with Disabilities”, for applying for a Persons with Disabilities Parking Placard, it begins, “A natural person…”.
( http://www.sos.state.il.us/pub.....sd6219.pdf )
A “natural person”? As opposed to an unnatural person?
June 30th, 2006 at 8:22 am
Anon, YOU are unnatural.
June 30th, 2006 at 10:46 am
Tony, I think the word you are looking for is “incredible.”
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