I’m no lawyer, but I am just wondering what legal remedies are open to cases where new evidence has been discovered, but a person cannot be tried because of double jeopardy.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Double jeopardy
I’m no lawyer, but I am just wondering what legal remedies are open to cases where new evidence has been discovered, but a person cannot be tried because of double jeopardy.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Time passages…
There is nothing like looking at old and new pictures to see how things have changed. Because of the hectic pace of life today, where everything is urgent and has to be attended to now, we sometimes lose touch of the things that matter.
All of a sudden we realize how much our children have grown and how little time we have spent with them..
Or we see how much older our parents are, and we feel an ache in our hearts knowing we are running out of time to give back at least a bit of all the good things they have given us. We desperately want to give them a really good life, yet despite being all over ourselves trying to make more money, we fall short of the mark.
Because despite all our good intentions, life here in the Metro is like a leech, sucking up all your energy, resources and money.
So at the end of the day, you still have no time, not enough money and whole boatload of regrets at things you haven't done and the loss of time that you can never bring back.
Eckhart Tolle and Anthony Robbins
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Fate
Was that all their parents life was worth?
At the end of the day, it seems that all that’s left to say is that fate is our life and life is our fate. And what our fate is ,nobody knows.
Friday, June 24, 2011
A tornado in Quezon City??
April Fools joke.
I was scanning Tweetdeck when I read this reports about a twister in
Balete drive!
Here is a link to a blog which has photos of the aftermath:
http://cheftonio.blogspot.com/2011/06/twister-in-new-manila-betty-go-belmonte.html
Sometimes I feel that we are so used to movies that we sometimes cannot
discern the difference between reality and fiction. If we could then
people would have long rang the alarm bells about the disasters that are
ravaging our world.
Listen up PEOPLE, technology is not a magic pill that will save us from
a whole spectrum of impending disasters. As a reality check, we still
have not cured the common cold and there are many superbugs that are
afflicting us now, which defy most antibiotics known to man.
So don't think for one minute, that technology can prevent in one fell
swoop, disasters which we spent decades creating...
I'm not an alarmist, I'm just a realist who worries that it might soon
be too late to make changes.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Signs indicating the end of the world?
be alignment of the tectonic plates. This is supposed to be a precursor
to a large seismic event in high risk areas. Before this, there were
articles that came out in Time and another magazine about the imminent
extinction of life in the oceans. This was quite disturbing because of
the recent incidents of massive fish kills in the Philippines.
So it seems that there quite a lot of current events that are consistent
with an apocalypse in 2012. Strangely enough, this news doesn't have
that much of a negative impact to me. Such a doomsday scenario would
fulfill a childhood wish of mine that we all die together, instantly. So
no one is left behind and we all take that next step together. Given the
various ecological, environmental and economic disasters that appear
impending, which can result in a breakdown in social order, I would much
rather see it all end, rather than leave my loved ones in such a dire
and ruthless world where their outlook is bleak.
But nothing is certain, and while there are these so-called "signs of
the times", the fact is, it ain't over till its over....
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Lawyers and justice
The Maguindanao massacre trial is about to begin soon and I was just wondering if this quest for justice will deteriorate into a showcase of legal talents.
While everyone is entitled to defend themselves with a lawyer, the courtroom battle should not be a question of whose lawyer was better, but on whether justice was served.
If the lawyer for the defense knows that his client is indeed guilty, what would be the ultimate proof of his mettle as a lawyer? Letting the guilty go free? Or making sure that they are punished?
Some may argue that it is not their place to judge, but this is just rhetoric which circumvents the fact that they do in fact know even more than the judge or the jury about the case.
In my mind, the true pinnacle of the legal profession is to ensure that truth and justice prevail. So with this in mind, I hope that trials become less about lawyers or sly legal moves and more about discerning the truth. No less than the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
NAG
When men do what they do, it's called pestering or hassling.
A check with the thesaurus shows nag, pester, hassle, badger and harass
among other words, mean the same.
Yet it will always be natural for a woman to nag and unacceptable for a
man to do the same.
Something has got to give sometime... and someone is cruising for a
bruising.
The uncertainty of death
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Fathers Day To All The Dads Out There!
What more can a Dad ask for ? After all, fatherhood is its own reward :)
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Parents day in Ateneo
Waiting in the covered courts for parents day to start.
I don't recall having events like this when I was a student here. Might have made a big difference in how things went in my life...
Oh well, life goes on. No rewind,.no replay,.no fast forward and no pause...
My first mobile post
Another post so soon?
Yes because I need to make sure I can just about post from anywhere...
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Why create another blog?
So why another one?
Because I need to be able to prove to myself that I can commit to updating a blog regularly.
To keep my writing sharp (?!)
To chronicle thoughts that occur to me, to catch them before they disappear.
To preserve an image in my mind or seen by my eyes, before they are swept aside by the mad daily rush we call life.
Let's see.