Talk:Court of public opinion

Dearly beloved
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together to read the rambling Disgruntled Old Coot's written utterances. "Court of public opinion" can also refer to... in my Old Coot Opinion, a person or group trying to promote a cause and when doing so realize that how they behave, handle affairs, etc. is observed by others. You want to obtain a positive view of your effort(s). Consider the attempt to make a city government amend an existing law to decriminalize marijuana possession; reducing the fine and making the possession of X amount of marijuana a minor affair with, at most, receiving a ticket, pay a small fine and with no offense placed on a criminal record. To convince the city government to change the existing statute it is best to be well-behaved and to encourage local citizens to contact their local governmental representative and encourage them to vote to alter the statute. You and/or your court is being "tried in the court of public opinion." I believe this other definition of the phrase should be included on the main page. I may be wrong but decades of prodigious amounts of reading compels me, urges me, virtually lashes me with whips of encouragement to mention my belief. Have a wonderful week!!!Obbop (talk) 13:15, 6 September 2012 (UTC)