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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. He doesn't seem to have much trouble getting recognition for himself.

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 04:42 PM

Dec 2018

If he were a genuinely-committed activist he'd pick a cause and work on it without tooting his own horn instead of pouncing on every high-profile case he can get in on, regardless of the underlying reason for it. Or he'd volunteer for an organization like the ACLU or the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Michael Avenatti takes on a new case [View all] brooklynite Dec 2018 OP

Here we go again. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1

It's tough to be an activist who wants recognition for a cause when little recognition is given. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #2

He doesn't seem to have much trouble getting recognition for himself. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #3

Here's the really goofy aspect of this one jberryhill Dec 2018 #11

There are probably hundreds of asylum-seekers who desperately need legal representation The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #12

They do when public opinion is an element of the defense. brooklynite Dec 2018 #6

Oh, I want to hear this one jberryhill Dec 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author OilemFirchen Dec 2018 #8

Public opinion is not an element of a legal defense to misdemeanor trespassing, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #13

Tweet unavailable/deleted. n/t Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #4

Hype Ciaphas Cain Dec 2018 #5

The Gofundme is here jberryhill Dec 2018 #9

Lol. cwydro Dec 2018 #10