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Another Reason Why Our Legal System Sucks

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yeah for real man ive seen some lawyers do some pretty despicable things but i wouldnt put all of that on that on the lawyer.



and ill be the first to say it, if one day (that hopefully never happens) i screw up and get myself into some trouble or get accused of doing something pretty bad, im gonna thank the good lord for lawyers there to try to get me out of whatever shit im in.
 
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methomps said:
Ummm, what did the lawyers do wrong? If you're upset about the outcome, you should be blaming the jurors.
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I agree in part.

Our system depends on a zealous representation. Anyone mad at the lawyers for this should really read a bit about our sytem and the necessity for its make-up.

However, our system also provides for better representation to the wealthy. I see this (and not the jurors, necessarily) as the problem with this case (assuming, without reading the article/case, that this guy got off due only to good representation).
 
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If the glove does not fit you must acquit. Rest in peace J.Cochran. Jury's are like circus crowds, amuse them and distract them then rob them blind. It seems that practicing trial law anymore is basically sleight-of-hand magic. And public perception nowadays is that the end justifies the means. So, if you couple public perception with americas natural affinity for the underdog every trial is a crapshoot. I actually admire the craft that these fork tongued motherfuckers ply to earn their living. There is no job security if you lose a high profile case. These guys live on the edge of financial ruin everyday, and they're all banking their security and well being on the whims of 12 average joe's in a jury box who think they know the law because they've watched every episode of law and order. So, kudos, great barristers, may the law give you riches and the jury give you ulcers on the long road to hell you're paving with the souls of the innocent who were out-jousted on the courtroom floor with inferior representation due to economic...whatever.
 
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BUCKWEISER said:
If the glove does not fit you must acquit. Rest in peace J.Cochran. Jury's are like circus crowds, amuse them and distract them then rob them blind. It seems that practicing trial law anymore is basically sleight-of-hand magic. And public perception nowadays is that the end justifies the means. So, if you couple public perception with americas natural affinity for the underdog every trial is a crapshoot. I actually admire the craft that these fork tongued motherfuckers ply to earn their living. There is no job security if you lose a high profile case. These guys live on the edge of financial ruin everyday, and they're all banking their security and well being on the whims of 12 average joe's in a jury box who think they know the law because they've watched every episode of law and order. So, kudos, great barristers, may the law give you riches and the jury give you ulcers on the long road to hell you're paving with the souls of the innocent who were out-jousted on the courtroom floor with inferior representation due to economic...whatever.
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Thats a great read.
 
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As for hating lawyers....I say hate the game, not the player. You can be upset with the system, but lawyers have little to do with that. At least in Ohio. Louisiana is a different story. Anyways, it is an attorney's job to "work" the system in a favorable way to their client...and there isn't anything illegal or unethical about that. Blame instead the system which allowed this felon his license.

As far as the economic argument made above, please explain to me how it is any different from any other job or career? Why are doctors not assholes in the same way? I mean, the most talented doctors take their surgical expertise to Johns Hopkins and the like, only to work on the fabulously wealthy, while the poorer folk make do with medical students at the local ER. This is again the system....capitalism at its best.
 
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I understand it is an attorneys "job" to look for holes in the system......but, there is also an ethical situation with this case.....

How can anyone with a conscience try to get a guy back behind the wheel when he has already killed a woman while driving drunk and ruined a families life.....A worthless scum bag who has shown no remorse for killing her....

Personally I'd rather shop at Kmart all my life than represent someone like that.....At least I can look in the mirror.....
 
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