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Good luck defending "justice is blind," Glenn. As numerous folks come forward to defend some defendants as more worthy of defense, and others less so. And, by dint of who they defend, some lawyers GOOD and others BAD. And, most recently, the new wrinkle of who can afford what kind of defense.
Periodically, I engage in this fantasy that all the authoritarians who need Black and White distinctions are deep in the bowels of the lunatic Right, but reality always comes roaring back, doesn't it?
Hopefully, Arne and Frankly, My Dear,... will come by an offer you some relief. And, maybe ethics_professor can help, too. I'm not of much use.
Backing away slowly from this thread, offering you a collegial pat on the arm as I go. I make my escape before the arguments come any closer to market forces. ;-)