Anonymous (not verified) 2007-08-21 06:57
I totally agree with some of these comments. I volunteered at this place for a couple of weeks, and after a while, I felt that they were almost anti-government. I'm not sure how far back their research puts them, but I felt as though they weren't keeping up with the statistics or current laws being put into practice. Being a student in the law field, I continuously had to correct their thoughts and dated statistics of the legal system. I agree that the legal system in America is infallible, however, I felt as though they were trying to try to get me to have a somewhat of a hatred feeling towards it.
And for that person who commented about people being babies and that they need to stop whining, maybe you need to figure out how the legal system actually works before putting your thoughts out there. Besides, you should have at least tried to back up your cheapshots with more substantiated information with what was thrown out into this blog. I my opinion they are more of a marketing scheme than anything else. I did enough reception and customer service work back in my younger days before I went to college, I was not about to become a telemarketer for these people (especially if one isn't going to get paid). Nor was I going to go out on the streets and face to amount of rejection and looks they get just to bring back $12 and some change. I was there to volunteer, not to market their little club. They need full-time organizers who are able to get these things by themselves, I didn't feel like an advocate for individuals who were struggling (which is what I thought I would be helping out with), instead I was pushed in getting more hours in and sacrificing time which I was not going to give up during certain times of the day.