It's really strange how a lawyer can get himself into such a fix. That is, fixing judges. Why can't a lawyer spend his time and effort to research a case, fight it out on its merits and win? Or lose because of the principle of the matter? Why in God's name must one bribe/offer inducements/chicken-feed judges into giving judgments that one wants? The very thought is so loathsome to me. Does anyone else agree or am I the only one who feels that going the back door way to win cases just, uhm, how do i put it...just...sucks eggs? A lawyer by day (Dr Jekyll). A case fixer/manipulator/judicial appointments lobbyist monster by night. Be that as it may, lack of evidence or what, the whole affair reeks of a smallness that is very peculiar to Malaysia. I cannot speak for other countries, but these things are very apt to be done by Malaysians or rather it is not out-of-character for some Malaysians to resort to such low-handed tactics. Why is it necessary to do so? Is it because our judges are such immovable beasts, heedless of justice's tender mercies, non-followers of principle or law and so susceptible to monetary influence/gain arguably through no fault of theirs as their salaries are but a mere pittance? Lawyer/Dr Jekyll by day. Monster by night. I feel sorry not just for our poor citizens who go through due process of the law only to have fixed judges and fixed judgments thrown in their faces. I pity also Dato V K Lingam for succumbing to the temptation to take the easy way out which is the mess he finds himself in today. What a tortured soul must be Dato V K Lingam! How terrible the burden he bears! Is there any antidote to save him from the monster he has transformed into? Is there a magic potion to cure him of this horrible situation, to rescue him? I fear only more desperation, more groping about in the darkness. The Monster has taken over and it knows no bounds.
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