Pakistan's lawyers above the law?

**DaLeGiOnArY** · August 21, 2009, 04:57 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8207101.stm

Pakistan's lawyers above law?

"The newspapers scream that lawyers have become a public menace. The police are incensed."

"In one case, lawyers broke the leg of a police inspector. Others have had their skulls exposed when lawyers have hit them on the head with stones or chair legs. It's really uncalled for."

Lawyers gone wild!

Makez meh l0l

**Belgian General** · August 21, 2009, 06:01 AM

Actually, that doesn't make me LOL at all. It's really sad, in fact. Can't believe you just LOL at that.

**DaLeGiOnArY** · August 21, 2009, 06:34 AM

i actually have no idea, but i do find it funny somehow. In a strange, demonic way.

**Seleukos** · August 21, 2009, 07:18 AM

Without the lulz we might be able to make a decent political thread out of this. Moved.

**Gaidin** · August 21, 2009, 07:26 AM

It's funny what you can get away with when you know the intricacies of the law.

**Pious Agnost** · August 21, 2009, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by DaLeGiOnArY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8207101.stm

Pakistan's lawyers above law?

"The newspapers scream that lawyers have become a public menace. The police are incensed."

"In one case, lawyers broke the leg of a police inspector. Others have had their skulls exposed when lawyers have hit them on the head with stones or chair legs. It's really uncalled for."

Lawyers gone wild!

Makez meh l0l

That's not funny at all.

That's bloody terrible!

**lordoftheT** · August 21, 2009, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by DaLeGiOnArY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8207101.stm

Pakistan's lawyers above law?

"The newspapers scream that lawyers have become a public menace. The police are incensed."

"In one case, lawyers broke the leg of a police inspector. Others have had their skulls exposed when lawyers have hit them on the head with stones or chair legs. It's really uncalled for."

Lawyers gone wild!

Makez meh l0l

Umm you think?!

**Central Asian Qaghan** · August 21, 2009, 08:06 AM

Pakistan's lawyers have gone on a trip. This first started by replacing the sacked judge, which for some of the lawyers meant they had become a powerful force. Now they hold rallies for various things and have caused a distrubance. This has gone on in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore, all major cities. They have really become a nucience since they will hold ralles at a drop of a pin. Some blame this on the support shown to them by the outside world and they beleive that the outside world will always support them.

In short, they have and I think they are, trying to become a political force. It wouldn't suprise me to see a Political party rise up from them.

**Carach** · August 21, 2009, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by DaLeGiOnArY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8207101.stm

Pakistan's lawyers above law?

"The newspapers scream that lawyers have become a public menace. The police are incensed."

"In one case, lawyers broke the leg of a police inspector. Others have had their skulls exposed when lawyers have hit them on the head with stones or chair legs. It's really uncalled for."

Lawyers gone wild!

Makez meh l0l

lawyers in pakistan have often protested in public against the sacking of peers and the like...one that was ignorant (outside of pakistan) would tend to sympathise with such a group (understandably seeing it as an erosion of democracy), though with such reports as these going about it is perhaps more understandable that many did find themselves out of a job under previous government afterall. Corruption is so very rife in places like Pakistan.

**Central Asian Qaghan** · August 22, 2009, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Carach

lawyers in pakistan have often protested in public against the sacking of peers and the like...one that was ignorant (outside of pakistan) would tend to sympathise with such a group (understandably seeing it as an erosion of democracy), though with such reports as these going about it is perhaps more understandable that many did find themselves out of a job under previous government afterall. Corruption is so very rife in places like Pakistan.

Oh I'm sorry once again but you fail so miserably.

There hasn't been any MAJOR riots like this one for the judge because its been a local issue. The issue with the judge was seem to effect the country thus all these laywers got togeather. If it had been one minor judge in Karachi for example, this wouldn't have caught on the news.

Corruption is everywhere, even in your glorous Isle. Pakistan is no execption.

**Carach** · August 22, 2009, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by The Shahanshah of Pakistan

Oh I'm sorry once again but you fail so miserably.

There hasn't been any MAJOR riots like this one for the judge because its been a local issue. The issue with the judge was seem to effect the country thus all these laywers got togeather. If it had been one minor judge in Karachi for example, this wouldn't have caught on the news.

Corruption is everywhere, even in your glorous Isle. Pakistan is no execption.

the post u quote does not, anywhere, talk about 'major riots'. I merely stated that there has often been protests by lawyers in the past for what theyve seen as discrimination by government (which in some cases is probably true)

by stating some facts like that, which u urself dont even actually disagree with (despite the rudeness evident within ur response), i am in no way somehow offending the national pride of Pakistan and its citizens...so u can drop the pathetic deflection about Britain; we all know corruption gets everywhere, but its quite amusing that u would claim we have corruption on such a level as Pakistan. Pretty hilarious actually

**Thema'zandaar** · August 22, 2009, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Carach

we all know corruption gets everywhere, but its quite amusing that u would claim we have corruption on such a level as Pakistan. Pretty hilarious actually

This is true. Obama said that a story like his story is possible only in America. Asif Ali Zardari could stake the exact same claim. What other country in the world has a bonafide, illiterate crook for a president who spends treasury money touring the world while his people starve? Not even Kim Jong Il is that bad. And don't tell me you can't do anything about it...just look at how the Iranians have responded when they felt they were cheated.

**Carach** · August 22, 2009, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Thema'zandaar

This is true. Obama said that a story like his story is possible only in America. Asif Ali Zardari could stake the exact same claim. What other country in the world has a bonafide, illiterate crook for a president who spends treasury money touring the world while his people starve? Not even Kim Jong Il is that bad. And don't tell me you can't do anything about it...just look at how the Iranians have responded when they felt they were cheated.

im not sure what point ur trying to make? It doesnt particularly refer to my post, nor does it take into account the reality of international politics and relations

(criticising obama for going on flights across the world meeting other world leaders is a bad thing? a world power has world interests, and thus the leaders of such a power are required to travel...)

as for the iranians; what exactly has changed? theyve arguably been cheated out of an election but nothing has really changed.