You'll get short shrift trying to defend unsympathetic targets, though. Many - if not most - people think those who appear to be guilty don't need a fair trial.

You'll get short shrift trying to defend unsympathetic targets, though. Many - if not most - people think those who appear to be guilty don't need a fair trial. There's a gap between what the state can enforce, and what the people on their own can enforce. Within that gap, justice may or may not occur, but procedure is generally absent.