Remember that editorial cartoon from “Bench & Bar,” the journal of the Kentucky Bar Association? Some lawyers objected to the cartoon as offensive and inappropriate for the Association’s journal.

We viewed it as non-offensive, but only moderately humorous (capable of inducing a chuckle, but not a belly laugh). You seem to agree, according to the poll results shown at right.

We’re pleased by these results. Delicate sensibilities can be a liability for lawyers — and blog readers, too.

Some additional thoughts on the cartoon from Walter Olson, with whom we recently had lunch, are available here.

Earlier: Trial Lawyers Need To Lighten Up a Little

What do you think of this cartoon, by cartoonist Jim Herrick, which appeared in last month’s Kentucky Bar Association magazine — and is now the subject of significant controversy?

We chuckled over the cartoon (although we didn’t quite guffaw). We don’t find it offensive in the least, and we think it was perfectly fine for the Kentucky Bar Assocation to run it.

But considering that we find almost nothing offensive, we may not be the best people to ask. What are your thoughts?

Trial lawyers find nothing funny in cartoon [Louisville Courier-Journal]