<![CDATA[Pocksucket @ 2/24/2008 6:33:07 PM]]>209116«psycmoe : Death by 1) Poison, 2) Gunshot Wound (4x), 3) Beating by Clubs, 4) Drowning.
Before James Bond... Before Indiana Jones... there w...]]>2008-02-24T18:33:07+01:002008-02-24T18:33:07+01:00«psycmoe : Death by 1) Poison, 2) Gunshot Wound (4x), 3) Beating by Clubs, 4) Drowning.
Before James Bond... Before Indiana Jones... there was Rasputin.Rah, Rah, Rasputin, Lover of the Russian Queen There was a cat that really was gone. Rah, Rah, Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine. It was a shame how he carried on.
]]><![CDATA[psycmoe @ 2/24/2008 3:38:39 PM]]>209019 Before James Bond... Before Indiana Jones... there was Rasputin.]]>2008-02-24T15:38:39+01:002008-02-24T15:38:39+01:00 Before James Bond... Before Indiana Jones... there was Rasputin.]]><![CDATA[mutil8or @ 2/24/2008 12:40:24 PM]]>208938 Death by Sheep ? this does not present a pretty picture.
]]><![CDATA[DoggySpew @ 2/24/2008 11:39:10 AM]]>208913Death by Jury Demonstration
After the Civil War, controversial Ohio politician Clement Vallandigham [wiki] became a highly successful lawyer who rarely lost a case.
In 1871, he defended Thomas McGehan who was accu...]]>2008-02-24T11:39:10+01:002008-02-24T11:39:10+01:00Death by Jury Demonstration
After the Civil War, controversial Ohio politician Clement Vallandigham [wiki] became a highly successful lawyer who rarely lost a case.
In 1871, he defended Thomas McGehan who was accused of shooting one Tom Myers during a barroom brawl. Vallandigham’s defense was that Myers had accidentally shot himself while drawing his pistol from a kneeling position.
To convince the jury, Vallandigham decided to demonstrate his theory. Unfortunately, he grabbed a loaded gun by mistake and ended up shooting himself!
By dying, Vallandigham succeeded in demonstrating the plausibility of the accidental shooting and got his client acquitted. Now THAT'S commitment. And a lawyer who kills himself ? It's a win-win-win situation !]]>
