Friday, June 02, 2006

Where is Solomon when you need him?

Hmmm...this one is tough. Classic "he-said-she-said". What are we going to do???

Well I'm no genius...but I would say the first step is...let's see them papers! But really...either way...the woman is a little nut-so. I mean...come on...you have to go through the process! And did she just happen to have "relinquish parental rights" papers on her? That's a little scary! Not that the mother sounded much better. But her quote does present an interesting question. If someone uses a double negative in court...can they be convicted of committing perjury? I mean...let's say her quote I didn't sign no papers. They lie. was said in court. If she didn't sign any papers...and you take her literally...then...you could charge her with perjury. Because she said didn't sign NO papers, meaning she did sign something (a stretch I know). Of course, then the lawyer could argue that she didn't say she signed THOSE papers, or that the court should take her for what she meant, blah blah blah. But if she did sign the papers, and the court decides to take her for what she probably meant and charge her with perjury, then she can argue that she didn't commit purjury, because she didn't say she didn't sign any papers. She said she didn't sign NO papers, which was the truth. So...the moral of the story is...use double negatives in court! You are leaving yourself some wiggle room!