This is just a thought I have been pondering. A news article states that "Suspected" (and I say that frigging lightly) Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will have an all star defense team. Why do people volunteer to defend someone that is clearly guilty? Yeah, yeah I know, Innocent until proven guilty. But why waste time, money and energy when the proof is already there. We know he's guilty. The evidence is shown. Why draw it out? I can understand going to court if it wasn't caught on surveillance, and there was a doubt about it. But, there is not a shadow of a doubt he and his brother did it.
Okay, okay maybe, he wasn't the key man, maybe he was the follower but he was still there. He still hid from police. I could never be a lawyer. I could never defend someone I knew was blatantly guilty. If for some reason, they were found not guilty, like OJ, I don't think I would be able to sleep at night knowing that I helped a murderer walk away.
The judicial system can be a good thing. But, I have seen where good people got accused of things and found guilty when they didn't do it. Makes me wonder how it all works. Is money a factor?
Why throw people who do drugs in jail?? It's their life, it's their body. If they want to destroy it then let them. Leave room in jail for the true offenders.
End Rant
Amie
I would have to say, as much as it disgusts me, I'm sure money is a HUGE factor. That's why some one would agree to represent someone like this. That's why people with deep pockets that can hire all star lawyers have a better chance of getting off than someone that uses a public defener. For good or bad money makes the world go round.
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