Why Do Lawyers Defend Monsters?

[Tecumsehsbones]

If it's of interest to anybody, here's an op-ed piece from a criminal defense lawyer on why lawyers defend monsters:

What motivates a lawyer to defend a Tsarnaev, a Castro or a Zimmerman? - The Washington Post

Three pages of BS. I coulda said it in three words. No, make that two.

Heck, I've pared it down to one.

Money.

 

[lone wolf]

If it wins, the vulture's a cult hero

 

[Machjo]

Remember though that there will always be cases where a person may have been framed, was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and even cases where a person is guilty of a crime, but owing to his having committed the crime in the vicinity of another much more violent crime in progress at the time and he gets caught that he is then blamed for both, along with many other possibilities, such as insanity or other illness or accident making the person not guilty.

Certainly a judge with a moral sense, a fear of God, or whatever else you want to call it, wants to be absolutely sure that before he sentences someone, that he really is handing out a just sentence. There is a reason for due process.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Doesn't matter what people are accused of, they're entitled to the best defence the law allows, that has to be for everybody or nobody will get it.

 

[WLDB]

If it's of interest to anybody, here's an op-ed piece from a criminal defense lawyer on why lawyers defend monsters:

What motivates a lawyer to defend a Tsarnaev, a Castro or a Zimmerman? - The Washington Post

Three pages of BS. I coulda said it in three words. No, make that two.

Heck, I've pared it down to one.

Money.

Monsters like to stick together.

Its too bad this scene is a work of fiction. Al Pacino "And justice for all" Genial escena (subtitulada) - YouTube


If I were a crimanal defence lawyer defending someone i knew to be guilty I think if be far too tempted to pull something like this. I could not in good conscience defend someone I knew to be guilty, that includes friends and family. If the lawyers do not believe their clients are guilty or if they were appointed to the accused by the courts I can understand why they would do their job.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Monsters like to stick together.

Its too bad this scene is a work of fiction. Al Pacino "And justice for all" Genial escena (subtitulada) - YouTube


If I were a crimanal defence lawyer defending someone i knew to be guilty I think if be far too tempted to pull something like this. I could not in good conscience defend someone I knew to be guilty, that includes friends and family. If the lawyers do not believe their clients are guilty or if they were appointed to the accused by the courts I can understand why they would do their job.

You'd be disbarred. Rightfully.

 

[WLDB]

You'd be disbarred. Rightfully.

As he was in the film. And thats fine. Personally id rather be unemployed than be responsible for a murderer going free.

 

[gerryh]

If it's of interest to anybody, here's an op-ed piece from a criminal defense lawyer on why lawyers defend monsters:

What motivates a lawyer to defend a Tsarnaev, a Castro or a Zimmerman? - The Washington Post

Three pages of BS. I coulda said it in three words. No, make that two.

Heck, I've pared it down to one.

Money.

Not all lawyers are scum sucking, useless bottom feeders like you.

 

[Machjo]

One problem I see with the adversarial system is that each lawyer sets out to prove a point rather than seek our the truth.

I think the inquisitorial system is less dependent on who has the best lawyer and so is more likely to lead to a more just outcome.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Not all lawyers are scum sucking, useless bottom feeders like you.

Are too.

 

[55Mercury]

The reason we need to defend people to the point of presumed innocence is because it is just too damned easy for any 2 or more people to bear false witness and frame someone and have them sent up the creek for life.

Yes, even vultures have their purpose.

nuf said

 

[Locutus]

Are too.

What is this...the kiddie lawyer version of Jerk Store? :lol:

 

[BaalsTears]

Lawyers are the nicest people on earth. Always friendly and willing to help.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Are too.

Are not. I have several close relatives who are lawyers, and they're intelligent, thoughtful, thoroughly decent men with highly developed consciences.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Are not. I have several close relatives who are lawyers, and they're intelligent, thoughtful, thoroughly decent men with highly developed consciences.

Chuh! Canadians.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Ah, you were thinking American lawyers, were you?

 

[L Gilbert]

Money.

"Practicing law brings more than prestige. The possibility of earning a six-figure income is one of the more common motivations for pursuing a law career."

Why People Become Lawyers | Chron.com

 

[karrie]

Money.

That's a gross simplification.

The law dictates that you have the right to defense during trial. Without defense lawyers, the system does not function, for monsters or for the falsely accused. Without proper trials, proper defense, monsters walk.

 

[relic]

So this is how poor monsters get big time lawyers,if said lawyer{like George Hanson}gets him off they can charge more next time.Aaaaahhhh,it's a marketing thing.
Just thinking out loud.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

So this is how poor monsters get big time lawyers,if said lawyer{like George Hanson}gets him off they can charge more next time.Aaaaahhhh,it's a marketing thing.
Just thinking out loud.

Precisely. Think of it as an investment. You defend some high-profile creep for chump change, and win or lose your name gets in the newspaper. Then you get to the next step, defending drug dealers. Lots of money there, typically in cash. You make enough noise, eventually you hit the motherlode.

Corporate officers.