Lawyer bashing on CD

[mtrawls]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

by a wide margin the state and federal legislatures ARE made up almost exclusively of LAWYERS

they write the laws, they sit in the judges benches, they argue the cases on both sides

that was my whole point - they already are in complete control of the entire system.

Well, sure, if everybody agreed then their "complete control" might mean something. As it is, the "they" you speak of is not so unified. And sure, many congressmen used to practice law ... does that mean "lawyers" as a whole group of people are responsible for everything Congress does or doesn't do? It seems that not only are you painting with a wide brush here ... but you are assuming that the whole lot of them are controlled by some central leader. Maybe I misunderstand what you're saying?

rights?! the guy told the police that girls body was wrapped in a chain at the bottom of a cooling tank in a building where he use to work as a security guard - he put it there -the police drained the tank and found her body

what rational person would have any doubt that person was guilty of murdering a 6 year old girl, but the lawyer tries to get the guy OFF?!?!? on a technicality?!

the accused have rights, he was not accused by anyone - he called the police and confessed of his own free will.

Oh, the guy's guilty sure. Let's string him up and get rid of him, I'm all for it -- but not until due process has been followed. He confessed, yes. Then the lawyer brought up a question as to the validity of that confession. "What rational person would have any doubt"? I don't know ... but either way I think that the question deserves to be resolved in court, so that rational people can debate the issue to see if there is any doubt. As you said, it all worked out in the end, no? You can bring in emotional aspects of the case, but it doesn't change the fact that the guy has rights until he is proven guilty. On a whole, it may take a long time, but the legal system tends to work things out mostly ... and just remember all that time and legal proceeding is designed to protect the innocent -- if we automatically knew who were guilty and who were innocent it wouldn't be so darned difficult.