• S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    Reading his history he was famous for defending assholes getting scot free or getting much less than they deserved. Was one of those “if you have the money he’ll fix it”

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      4 days ago

      Your daily reminder that ~1% of the population are high-functioning (not actual murderer) psychopaths.

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      That’s kind of the job of a defense attorney. By definition, most of his clients are going to be scumbags. He’s no different than any other defense attorney, except some of his clients tend to be celebrities.

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        It’s a requirement, and a flaw, of the adversarial justice system, particularly where lawyers arent appointed, but hired. It breaks down if there isn’t a vigorous defense of the accused, but it is exacerbated by money giving access to more capable defense, which can lead to rich people having a license to do whatever they want, up to and including killing their spouses.