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Who were the worthless attorneys who represented Nazi war criminals at the close or WWII?
And should we pass judgement on whoever attempted to defend Sadam Hussein in court?
OK, I'll give it a shot. Any lawyer who defends such a client brings credit to his or her profession, upholds the highest standards of the law, and brings validity to the entire process of justice if they do the job to their best ability.
-- casual_observer
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Of course, but what if said lawyers chose to ONLY defend the worst of the worst, over and over again, every time, and what if, in their heart of hearts, they did it purely out of greed, and they defended clients that made it sick for them to defend, and what if they used immoral defenses which were nevertheless entirely legal ones? Don't tell me there is no such thing; the law can't explicitly cover every contingency; the Law and morality are not identical.
Remember, as I wrote, the moral jugements I'm referring to are an individual's, and are not a legal matter. Every decision has a moral dimension, but not necessarily a pertinently legal one.
