OK, people seem to find the Cheney hunting story
"enjoyable" and take the opportunity for a
lawyer joke. Poor Harry Whittington.
Anyway, here is a teaching moment: Can Whittington, after all an experienced lawyer, sue Cheney for tort? And for which one? Ed Lee
speculates about the possible cause of action: battery or negligence?
And since I mention frivolous jokes about hunting accidents, I might as well remind everybody of
Tom Lehrer's nice old ditty on the topic. Something to learn by heart.
Update
Ed Lee took his post out of consideration for Whittington, who has suffered a heart attack. I don't see how the heart attack makes the discussion more or less insensitive, but with the Mohammed-cartoon controversy on everybody's mind, people seem to be confused about what can and cannot be considered insulting. Oh well.
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