Well, they aren't all overpaid anyway... 
Geo, if you wish to criticise lawyers, I should ask you to ensure you qualify your remarks by reference to stating that you are remarking on US attorneys, and not lawyers or advocates around the globe
Geo, what do you do for a living?
[/quote]Gt, please do try to keep your comments at least a little bit to the point of the discussion. You keep going off on these tangents where noone else has gone
Oh dear, Geo, the whole point of an argument or a debate is that is comprises two mutually contradicting viewpoints that (hopefully) reaches some form of consensus through logical discussion. I am not going off on a tangent, I am simply responding or giving examples to the left-field remarks you have made.
I am also not prejudiced against all things American (I even own a Hammecher Schlammer cat rehydrator). I am slightly prejudiced against the national perception/world view Americans have a tendency to project to the rest of humble mortals lucky enough to share the planet with Americans but generally, I like Americans fine.
Your comments WERE directed at soccer fans and as such, are bound to be emotive to those of us who profess to enjoy soccer. My comments on linedancers I will admit are pure self-opinion.
Yes, booing is one thing, it is poor sportsmanship, and I would point out that having Asked Jeeves/google searched and checked, no-one can remember anyone ever being beaten up in any form of mass riot/fight at a Winter Olympics for carrying wrong flags or otherwise - what point are you trying to make by what appears to be a flawed comparator
In my mind you either have freedom of speech either or you don't have freedom of speech. It's a human condition, it's not about countries.
Again, your point is flawed, freedom of speech can be said to be a human condition but we are talking about how it can be manifested, and that is governed by national legal systems
I get it completely unfortunately. Racism in the US is not illegal. It is not illegal in 99% of Western democracies and the Klu Klux Klan, as the British National Party or the German Neo-Nazis factions are fully entitled to demonstrate and do what they want to profess a hatred for other races. What they cannot do is incite. Of course, any recourse to violence will be slammed down under provbably every jurisictional system.
Back to our example of public policy issues such as kiddy porn, try and get a permit for tholding a debating forum or rally for that and find out if you will get it. You wont. Therefor, you are saying that your right to exercise freedom of speech is being repressed and that constitutionally, you have a right to this. Try again.
Where do you get your incorrect ideas about the US? I guess the European press must protray America as some sort of facist police state. I guess if a few shameful incidents get all the TV coverage that is what you would think. I can tell you I live in America, and that's not the way it is.
My views come from personel experience. I have live in the US for over 2 years on and off. You legal system is less permissive than you think and is far more akin to the european systems than you may notice. As to your constitutional rights, all I will say on this that you try and get these enforced if they were breached,