Fancy Store-Bought Dirt

Evidence That I Am A Heartless Bastard

(Pardon the expression, mom.)

Despite my visceral reaction in each case, as far as I can tell Judge Wu made the right call twice (excluding evidence of Megan Meier's suicide from the Lori Drew case, and excluding a character witness in a medical marijuana case). As the first commenter puts it, "He didn't allow emotional appeals that had no bearing on whether or not the alleged crime was committed."

Along these lines, have I ever mentioned what I hate most about the movie Erin Brockovich? The entire premise is flawed, in that "How much did these families suffer" is legally (and scientifically) useless if you're ostensibly trying to resolve a question of geology.