> “how can lawyers defend people who do such horrible things” It's perhaps worth noting that (in the UK at least), that should never happen, at least in the se

> “how can lawyers defend people who do such horrible things” It's perhaps worth noting that (in the UK at least), that should never happen, at least in the sense of a defence lawyer trying to get a "not guilty" verdict for a defendant they know is guilty: "It's obviously unethical and illegal for a lawyer to deceive a court knowingly. If my client tells me he's guilty, I can't say he's innocent in court. I cannot call him to give evidence that I know is false or I would be a party to his perjury."[0] Of course I'm sure it does happen all the time, but you don't need to justify a system where lawyers are lying for the benefit of their client, because that's not the system we are meant to have. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/jan/07/workandcareers.careers4 https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/jan/07/workandcareers...