Defence lawyers, good ones, are the type that might strike a nerve when they're defending someone you can't imagine a shred of innocence in. They don't have an enviable job. People blame them for light sentences that are actually caused by a lack of evidence or by mistakes from the prosecution.
It's important to remember though: the same defence lawyer that take someone who is "obviously" guilty and defends them to the lightest sentence possible? That's the person you want out there the most. That's the person you want defending every wrongly accused person out there. That's the person you'd want defending you.
The defence lawyers, the "scummy" ones that a few people hate, are the ones the system needs the most and the ones that people should be incredibly thankful for.
People who are connected to murder victims often want revenge, not justice. Revenge is getting the worst punishment possible, justice is getting the right one.
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