Bribe U

Aleksandr Shkolnikov finds out what law students learn in corrupt countries:

Last week I was in Kyiv, Ukraine…I got to spend some time with law school students and learn a little bit more about their education.

They were quite open about the [corruption] problems of Ukraine…

“This is not a problem,” I was told.  Law school professors know all this, and they don’t just teach about the complexities of the law.  They tell students about how things work in real life, how to go around the law, how to get third parties to get things done when necessary.

Ha! That’s one way of dealing with the problem! Besides, I don’t think  Aleksandr acknowledges the bright side of the situation: Isn’t one of the main complaints about the “Ivory Tower” is that its residents are out of touch with the real world?