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They identified as a lawyer. Explaining what you’re asking could be construed as offering advice on the Internet, which is potentially perilous for their ongoing livelihood. That’s not unique to the law, either, and is common in licensed professions where the license permits you to wield your knowledge at great risk to another (i.e., a physician).

I, for one, am glad otterley pointed it out. It’s an effective caution and prompted me to consider it critically. Given the OP cited case law and therefore sounds somewhat informed, I can understand the urgency of the caution, and I think otterley is (skillfully) balancing that caution against their ongoing responsibilities due to what I’m telling you.



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