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The world is full of defense attorneys. They play a necessary role in our legal system, and I would generally hope that they defend their clients with zeal. Thi
by csallen 7y ago
The world is full of defense attorneys. They play a necessary role in our legal system, and I would generally hope that they defend their clients with zeal. This doesn't make them noble and good by any means.
But to claim that a defense lawyer being lawyerly means they are >50% likely to have committed the same crime as their client is questionable, to say the least.
The human tendency to direct our ire and malice in an ever-outwardly expanding circle of blame-by-association is exactly what feeds lynch mobs.
- cwkoss 7y agoI'm talking specifically about the allegations that Dershowitz committed rape, not his actions as a defense lawyer. I encourage you to read his statements and decide for yourself whether his refutation is credible - I find his insinuation that the accuser was attempting to extort him implausible.