That reply surprises me, IvyLeague. As much fun as it to make fun of our lawyers, it certainly doesn't pertain to our friend, klydon. Our judicial system provides for even the worst offender a good defense and we should all be thankful for that right (even if the offender is a scumbag).
The way I see it, just because our judicial system requires the existence of defense lawyers, each one didn't need to choose that line of work; speaking from an individual standpoint.
Think about it for a minute. A defense attorney's job is to try to get people he knows...
knows...are guilty of the crimes they're accused of, off scott free, or with as little punishment as possible. After all, this isn't
Perry Mason or
Matlock, where all of their clients just happen to be innocent. Nope, this is reality. Where the majority of their clients are guilty as sin. But does that ever stop the average defense attorney from taking the case? Not usually. Rape, murder, child abuse, whatever. As long as the money is there, that's what matters.
The truth is, criminal defense lawyers are nearly as bad as the people they represent.
I pretty much figured that you were well acquainted with porn, but I'm a little surprised that you knew the criminal defense bar so well to make a definitive comparison. Just saying.
Who said I was familiar with porn? The point should be obvious. As disgusting as it is for a porn star to fornicate in public for money, the defense attorney who works to get criminals off scott free is even worse.
Actually one man's sleaze bucket is another man's freedom fighter. When I practiced criminal defense, I used to joke that I told my parents I played piano in a whorehouse, so that they wouldn't be ashamed of me. But the truth is practicing criminal defense was the most critically important work I ever did.
I'm not aware of your past clients but, hey, whatever helps you sleep at night.
