Date: 11/20/2003 11:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 4231
Youll leanr that life is about money and money talks..its an attorney sjob to defend whether or not the person is guilty..what they feel does not matter there job is to make case whether or not they did it....simple..i guess thats the bttom line here..it sucks but its true:(  |
Date: 11/20/2003 11:18:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
LOL..."Some day I'll learn"...no offense but I've known that for SOME time now. Anyway, in knowing all that, I refuse to accept this as proper or normal behavior. I'll also not "stoop to their level." They're the ones who will answer for their actions in the end, they're the ones that have to sleep at night with their deeds. I pitty the victims of these crimes, not those that represent people solely for the purpose of money and fame. They in many ways, are almost as bad as those they represent because they do all they can to set them free regardless of how much of a threat to society they are. Thanks for your comment. :)  |
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Date: 11/20/2003 11:52:00 PM ( Admin )
I believe that defence attorneys do not want to know if their client is guilty and usually insist that they not be told by their clients. They assume innocent until proven guilty and they pratice their skills in the court room inserting a resonable doubt. It is a craft that is mastered by few and I envy the practice and dicipline but not the results. But if you think about it the defense attorneys may never really know if their client is guilty or just in the wrong place at the wrong time for the wrong reasons. |
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Date: 11/21/2003 12:09:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
You make some very valid point and I too wouldn't want my client to openly divulge their guilt to me. I just know that even if they didn't, in cases such as Peterson's and O.J.'s, the truth would be too much for me to deny. I have a real problem with how so many of these very famous attorneys, go above and beyond for the accused even when it's VERY obvious that this person is guilty. I won't ever accept that Cochran and Shapiro were naive enough to believe that Simpson could possibly be innocent. They played a bit of "dirty pool" in my opinion and that's just unacceptable. Yes, they should've represented O.J., as that's his right but they used tactics that were highly questionable. It just proves that no matter what a person has done, if they have enough money to fight the fight, they'll probably never be put to justice. Thanks for expressing your thoughts here. :o) |
Date: 11/21/2003 5:41:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
Innocent until proven guilty...  |
Date: 11/21/2003 7:01:00 AM
From Authorid: 54987
It's not about justice it's about $$$$! Those lawyers don't care about guilt or innocence. It's a challenge for them to get a guilty man off. And they sleep at night because they don't have a conscience.  |
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Date: 11/21/2003 1:32:00 PM
From Authorid: 62410
How can you say "obviously guilty"? In our society, everyone is "innocent until proven guilty". When an attorney takes a case, and his client says he is innocent why would that attorney be deemed bad because the circumstances don't look good going in? What kind of good attorney would judge a man before a proper trial? That would go against his oath to the law. BTW - I do agree with you about some attorneys which is why I've always found this joke funny: "Why do they bury lawyers 12 feet under ground instead of 6 like everybody else? -- Because waaaaay down deep they're really nice people!" Scall |
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Date: 11/21/2003 10:55:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
Kethria, I agree with that but I also KNOW that some lawyers use some very nasty tactics to free those that they even know are guilty...just for the money or fame. Those are the ones that make me ill. |
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Date: 11/21/2003 10:57:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
Koolade...I couldn't agree more. It's a sad fact but very true and unfortunately many lawyers look for just those opportunities that will allow them that cash or fame. |
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Date: 11/21/2003 11:00:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
Scall...LOL, thanks for the joke. As for what I meant by "obviously guilty," I think O.J. was a prime example. The ENTIRE world knew he was guilty and those few that didn't at that time, do now. I'm speaking of low-life lawyers that feed off certain cases or defend those that they know will make them more famous or rich. They go in with an agenda and it has nothing to do with justice, it's about fattening their pocket book or defending in the "case of the decade." Those are the attorneys that disgust me. Thanks for your thoughts. |
Date: 11/21/2003 11:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 12341
I agree with Koolade, conscience and common sense leave little doubt. Only those with no conscience lay down and sleep easy when they know the truth. Truth is never far from our basic instincts, we have to be able to live with our judgement of right and wrong. I do not however envy those deny that "gut feeling" of knowing right from wrong and yet profit from it. I often wonder how they exist and what they take to get to sleep at night. Conscience is or isn't there, some have it and seem not to. I don't envy them, they usually represent the darkest side of human beings.  |
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Date: 11/21/2003 11:40:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
ShadowGhost...very true, I agree. Thanks for adding your words here. :o) |
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Date: 11/22/2003 10:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 62410
You Choose: I don't know if you've ever had the pleasure of hanging out with a pack of attorneys before. I work for a bunch so I know that their social group is just as competative as sports players. They have Clubs, Memberships and Associations they can join if they take these kinds of cases and win. They are exhaulted in their community the same way a top football player is. It is encouraged in the field that they participate in these kinds of trials. I recently had the brain numbing experience of tracking down and digging out of dusty microfiche about 40 ancient cases from the early 60's and 70's to determine if they were jury trials or not so the oldest attorney I work for could join some old boy Club of trial lawyers. There are strict criteria for membership and this was very important to him. It's what they do -- it's their world and society. It seems foreign to us - but it's no different that sports. Scall |
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Date: 11/22/2003 6:21:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 34487
Scall...very interesting info there. You have an inside perspective that not too many people get on this subject. Thanks for providing your opinion and facts. :o) |
