# No support: Bras, attorneys, and jailhouse client visits

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 14, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134 "2010-06-14T14:30:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/21 "2010-06-14T22:52:10Z")

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> Look at the bright side: she was denied access to her client. This might give rise to a speedy trial claim, a due process claim, all sorts of things she can milk for all they’re worth.

I don’t think she’ll be able to support those allegations.

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/22 "2010-06-14T22:59:06Z")

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> [@aceplace57](#):
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> Not many ladies wear underwire bras anymore. I usually associate underwire bras with very large chested women that need extra support.

Cite? Just visiting a lingerie department refutes the idea most women don’t wear underwires. According to this 2004 [Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53612-2004Dec9.html) article, about 70% of women wear bras with underwires.

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**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/23 "2010-06-14T23:02:51Z")

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Just thought I’d post that bra in French is soutien-gorge.

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/24 "2010-06-14T23:51:20Z")

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> [@descamisado](#):
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> Just thought I’d post that bra in French is soutien-gorge.

Love the username - thread combination!

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/25 "2010-06-14T23:55:08Z")

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My nipples exPLODE with delight!

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**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/26 "2010-06-15T13:20:15Z")

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No underwires? Support can be beautiful for some of us…

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/27 "2010-06-16T07:37:37Z")

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Wait, wait, wait – are we sure that it was security concerns that kept the lawyer’s bra out of the facility? Because it’s pretty unethical for an attorney to wear a wire when she visits a client.

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/28 "2010-06-16T08:27:01Z")

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Wire you obsessed with breasts?

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/29 "2010-06-16T09:13:37Z")

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We’re just trying to keep abreast of the facts.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-support-bras-attorneys-and-jailhouse-client-visits/543134/30 "2010-06-16T19:40:46Z")

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Did they review her briefs as well?

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