Comments on: Lanyard Nation http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Law Bites » Who’s Seeking Justice Anyway? http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2415 Law Bites » Who’s Seeking Justice Anyway? Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:15:41 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html#comment-2415 [...] a new blog today after checking out Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Mark Bennett’s post, Lanyard Nation.  By the way, the lanyard post is worth reading just to see what the Texas Tornado could piece [...] [...] a new blog today after checking out Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Mark Bennett’s post, Lanyard Nation.  By the way, the lanyard post is worth reading just to see what the Texas Tornado could piece [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2324 Patrick Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:32:47 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html#comment-2324 A variation of this is the clipboard. When I was in the Army, it was well-known that the best way to get out of actually doing anything was to hold a clipboard in your hands and periodically make notes while others worked. A variation of this is the clipboard. When I was in the Army, it was well-known that the best way to get out of actually doing anything was to hold a clipboard in your hands and periodically make notes while others worked.

]]> By: bryan simmons http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2323 bryan simmons Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:36:38 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html#comment-2323 While living on the Strand in Galveston, I realized the necessity of having a lanyard on while traversing Mardi Gras. For some reason, if you had on a lanyard, security just let you right through to any party. Even though the plastic badge just had crap my down-the-hall neighbor made up out of thin air. I'm sure there's some kind of sociology study there. While living on the Strand in Galveston, I realized the necessity of having a lanyard on while traversing Mardi Gras. For some reason, if you had on a lanyard, security just let you right through to any party. Even though the plastic badge just had crap my down-the-hall neighbor made up out of thin air. I’m sure there’s some kind of sociology study there.

]]> By: Ron in Houston http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2319 Ron in Houston Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:27:42 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html#comment-2319 I think you're reading way too much into lanyards. I wear mine on a lanyard so I don't lose it and have it on me. It's much more simple for my ADD mind. I think you’re reading way too much into lanyards. I wear mine on a lanyard so I don’t lose it and have it on me. It’s much more simple for my ADD mind.

]]> By: Jigmeister http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2318 Jigmeister Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:29:46 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html#comment-2318 I always wondered why it was considered less likely that people that got the badges permitting them to bypass the metal detectors, were less likely to bring in a gun and shoot up a courtroom than anyone else in society. Obviously there have been notorious examples in other courthouses where that has happened. Seems like maybe we have wasted a whole bunch of money since 9/11. I always wondered why it was considered less likely that people that got the badges permitting them to bypass the metal detectors, were less likely to bring in a gun and shoot up a courtroom than anyone else in society. Obviously there have been notorious examples in other courthouses where that has happened. Seems like maybe we have wasted a whole bunch of money since 9/11.

]]> By: Windypundit http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html/comment-page-1#comment-2314 Windypundit Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:42:12 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/04/lanyard-nation.html#comment-2314 Nicely done. Full points. I used to work for a company that did national security work, and we had a badges-always-showing rule too. The badges also served as keycards for a lot of doors, so it was inconvenient to just clip the badge to your pocket. Thus lanyards. Actually, we had a choice for our badges. You could use either a company-branded lanyard that went around your neck, or a clip-on company-branded badge reel with spring-loaded retractable cord. What you weren't allowed to do, however, according to a memo in everybody's mailbox one day, is attach your badge reel to your lanyard. If you did, you might extend the reel to swipe your badge through an electronic lock and then let go of the badge while the reel was still fully extended. The spring loaded reel would then suddenly and rapidly retract and---since the reel clip was attached to your free-hanging lanyard---rebound upward into your face where the spring-steel reel clip could hit you in the eye and scratch your cornea. This was not a purely theoretical concern, if you know what I mean. Needless to say, I always had my badge reel attached to my badge lanyard. I was younger, and I lived life on the edge. Nicely done. Full points.

I used to work for a company that did national security work, and we had a badges-always-showing rule too. The badges also served as keycards for a lot of doors, so it was inconvenient to just clip the badge to your pocket. Thus lanyards.

Actually, we had a choice for our badges. You could use either a company-branded lanyard that went around your neck, or a clip-on company-branded badge reel with spring-loaded retractable cord.

What you weren’t allowed to do, however, according to a memo in everybody’s mailbox one day, is attach your badge reel to your lanyard. If you did, you might extend the reel to swipe your badge through an electronic lock and then let go of the badge while the reel was still fully extended. The spring loaded reel would then suddenly and rapidly retract and—since the reel clip was attached to your free-hanging lanyard—rebound upward into your face where the spring-steel reel clip could hit you in the eye and scratch your cornea.

This was not a purely theoretical concern, if you know what I mean.

Needless to say, I always had my badge reel attached to my badge lanyard. I was younger, and I lived life on the edge.

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