Oh, that's pretty simple. The lawyer should believe them and think they are being unjustly persecuted. The lawyer should also realize how he would be seen should the murderer or rapist be found guilty or how he should be celebrated should a murderer or rapist be found innocent.
I know exactly what a profession of lawyer is about. I simply want them to have a skin in the game.
That is a profound misunderstanding of the role of 'lawyer'.
It's an advocacy system. Someone must stand and advocate for the murderer, even if guilty. Otherwise only innocent people can be defended in court - and the trial is over before it begins, when somebody (you?) decides beforehand, innocent or guilty.
> That is a profound misunderstanding of the role of 'lawyer'. It's an advocacy system.
Let me assure you, I have no misunderstanding of what being a lawyer entails. I also have no illusion that it is not an advocacy system.
> Someone must stand and advocate for the murderer, even if guilty.
That's your view. My view is that only those that believe the defendant should advocate on defendants behalf. It is also my view that lawyers need to have skin in the game. Laywers having no skin in the game is the reason why we have bad lawyering.
I know exactly what a profession of lawyer is about. I simply want them to have a skin in the game.