“Give me liberty or…ya know, a good capuccino. Whichever.”Reader Kirzen responds to Lawyer Uses “Starbucks Defense” for Client Who Ran Over Two Washington State Students.”Judge: ‘Client is convicted of X and sentenced to two years of probation during which he must remain clean and sober of the offending substance and undergo weekly drug tests to ensure that he imbibes no caffeine.’ Client: *insert mewling noises and sudden serious desire to go to jail*”
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