Am I cynical because I am Criminal Defense Attorney or just cynical?
I received an innocent enough email last night from a "student" asking some questions regarding how I became a criminal defense attorney as well as more personal questions asking where I grew up and the like. I enjoy helping a curious student about the legal profession so I replied to her email by telling her to phone my office to discuss her questions over the phone since there were over more than twenty and some were I thought were a little to personal to answer over the internet, especially for someone that I did not know. She quickly responded that she could not call me. I was surprised to hear that her "assignment" did not allow her to contact anyone by telephone and would appreciate it I responded by email only. After reading that final email I simply deleted all previous emails and considered that it must be a scam.
I must admit that I question most everything. Whether it is a news story, or an offense report by the police. I usually find them lacking credibility and I purposefully seek additional verification. Perhaps, after many years of reading so many bogus reports I have become too cynical.