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Doesn't this make you proud to be an American?   A financial manager for wealthy clients will not face charges for a hit-and-run because it could jeopardise his job, it has been revealed. Martin Joel Erzinger, 52, was set to face felony charges for running over a doctor who he hit from behind in his 2010 Mercedes Benz, and then speeding off. But now he will simply face two misdemeanour traffic charges from the July 3 incident in Eagle, Colorado. District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said: "Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger's profession, and that entered into it." People are mocking the Lawyer Strike blogger.  Meanwhile, those with wealth and power are mocking everyone else.  What you are going to do about it?  Write a few more angry blog posts?  How's that been working for you? While I do not think the Lawyer Strike blogger's concrete idea is workable, he sentiment is nonetheless on-point...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on November 07, 2010 (boomark / email).