Truth in Advertising is Illegal-In Florida

Who knew that it would be illegal to be truthful in your advertising? Well, that's the case in Florida, as determined by the Florida Supreme Court. You remember them, don't you? The schmucks in black robes who brought us all the grief in the 2000 election.

The Florida Supremes decided that lawyers cannot legally tell the truth.

Per the Associated Press: The seven justices unanimously decided that a TV commercial featuring a pit bull in a spiked collar and the telephone number PIT-BULL demeans the legal profession and misleads the public.
They reprimanded Fort Lauderdale lawyers John Pape and Marc Chandler and ordered them to attend a Florida bar workshop on advertising.
Chief Justice Barbara Pariente wrote that the high court cannot condone an ad implying lawyers will "get results through combative and vicious tactics that will maim, scar or harm the opposing party."
The chief justice also said that if the court approved the pit bull ad, "images of sharks, wolves, crocodiles and piranhas could follow."

Look, we all know the legal profession has an incredible number of shysters and ambulance chasers-commonly known as "trial lawyers"-whose advertisements always show them as caring and compassionate people who will defend you against the evil doctors, etc. And we all know that is a crock of crap.

The Ft. Lauderdale lawyers were much more honest. That can't be allowed, folks.