'How To Handle This?'
(By not sending out over the law school list-serv?)
When you've been wronged, there's a part of you that wants the whole world to know. Maybe you think exposing the evildoer's misdeeds will bring solace, revenge, sympathy... But more often than not, it brings scorn. People just don't like tattletales.
Several tipsters sent along such an exchange from the University of Michigan's law school list-serv. Here's the catfight one law student sent out to the list-serv with the subject line, "not sure how to handle this:"
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:22 PM, TATTLETALE wrote:EVILDOER,
Listen, I tried to be nice and understanding about all this but now it's just ridiculous! I did you a favor and now I've been stuck hounding you for my phone for months and months as if you're doing ME the favor! I bought that phone for $120, so either send me a check for that amount or return the phone ASAP...
I'm not going to lecture you about how this is no way to treat a law school class mate and definately [sic] no way to start making your reputation in the legal community -- hopefully you realize all that. Just return the phone or the money so I can finally forget about this after half a year!
-TATTLETALE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:01:52 +0200
From: EVILDOER
Subject: Re: phone
To: TATTLETALEYou f***ing nasty b****,
My sister is gonna give you a f***ing check that you can f***ing hold onto until I come back from rome.
EVILDOEROn Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 7:54 AM, EVILDOER wrote:
I AM INF ***ING ROME YOU STUPID W****. I SAID I WILL MAIL IT TO YOU ONCE I
GET BACK. NO REASON TO BE A F***ING B****.
Is bar exam stress driving Michigan students over the edge?
Full exchange (warning: unredacted profanity), plus a bevy of responses, after the jump.
(We've redacted identities -- and appreciate your protecting anonymity in the comments. Thanks.)
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The next time you pass through the city court system in Niagara Falls, N.Y., remember to turn your cellphone off.
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We love supermodels around here. Based on their fabulosity, we'd let them get away with murder.
Inappropriate cell phone use -- we've seen them used during wedding ceremonies -- has gotten out of control. So it's great to see a tough-minded jurist take a stand against this growing problem:




