ambivalent comment

Yeah, I saw this, too, and thought it was totally lame. Maybe that's because I know how effective ethics training for lawyers seems to be. The question isn't really so much whether people in these professions must complete training, it's whether they actually behave ethically. Teaching ethical behavior does not necessarily produce it and I think most people realize that. I wonder how realtors are regulated. What happens if they are caught doing something unethical? Can you find out before you hire a realtor whether he/she has had any ethical complaints or problems in the past? Why don't they talk about that in their ads? And why don't lawyers do the same? of course, I know why -- neither profession is probably proud of what people would discover if they started looking into those records. Still, making these records more public might be one step toward encourging more ethical behavior in these professions.