I was scanning the New York Times and came across this photo of police beating a lawyer in Pakistan.
"An estimated 150 lawyers were arrested in Lahore after a pitched battle between police and lawyers who stood on the roof of the High Court throwing stones at the police below. Some of the lawyers had bleeding heads as they were shoved into police vans, and some fainted in the clouds of tear gas. "
I have heard so much about practice court and how Baylor law prepares its students for the profession. How do you prepare for this type of confrontation outside the courtroom? My guess is that the police will win today, but if the lawyers survive, they will rule the day in the future.
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I don't think anything could prepare you to be beaten or tear-gased, but maybe there are people out there who have a few tricks.
I've never been beaten, thank goodness. But in Quito, I got to experience tear gas. When people in Ecuador get upset, especially students, they have a "paro", a demonstration. Once all the busses weren't running, and we had to walk to our area. We ended up in the middle of a student protest, which was quickly dispersed with tear gas. Luckily, my companion and I ran fast enough to get away from the containers.
And the largest university in Quito was in my last area. Every two or three weeks the students would riot, throw rocks at the police, and get tear gas shot at them. When the wind was right, no matter where we were, we'd get a dose of tear gas. Ouch.
I'll have to make sure Craig doesn't apply for any jobs there! ;)
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