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Re: Lawyer bashing on CD

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
lawyers have earned the reputation they have - it didnt land on them for no reason.
Even if this were true, it still wouldn't justify a stereotype used across the whole profession. To use some familiar language, how many decent, hardworking lawyers are you willing to offend?

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
In every lawsuit or trail you have a lawyer 'defending' the guilty or loosing position
That's what the lawsuit or trial is for, to determine which position is right. If everyone knew how it was going to end ahead of time, well, then, the whole process would be a lot easier.

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
lawyers consider it their job to get the best possible judgement for their client - doenst matter if their client is wrong, guilty or at fault.
It is a lawyer's job to get the best possible judgement for their client. That's what the client pays them to do. That's what you or I would pay our lawyer to do if either of us were falsely (or even rightly) accused of a crime.

That's what the sixth amendment to our Constitution guarantees us:

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Originally Posted by Hancock, et al
Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
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