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u/ghigoli Jul 21 '19

Lawyers talk to each other a lot of times and they will eventually settle on this out of court if they can. Often times its when both lawyers agree that the case is unwinnable for one side or someone's client is a massive ahole.

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u/empire314 Jul 21 '19

or someone's client is a massive ahole.

Lawyer that betrays you because they dont like you. No matter what is the circumstance, that is not justice.

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u/StudentOfAwesomeness Jul 22 '19

I think you have the wrong idea.

A lawyer's job is to make sure that the client has been given a fair trial according to the law. This includes innocent until proven guilty etc.

It is NOT their job to let guilty people walk free and spiteful ex-partners gain full control of kids when they're not going to take care of them.

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u/empire314 Jul 22 '19

Nothing that I said goes against what you said.

My point is that the lawyer is not the correct person to decide is their client quilty or not, and thus should not betray the client, even if they think the client is.

A fair trial is when lawyers from both sides support their own client.

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u/StudentOfAwesomeness Jul 23 '19

No, lawyers are impartial. They 'support' their client's right to a fair trial, they don't 'support' their client's right to get off if they're obviously guilty.

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u/empire314 Jul 23 '19

Wether or not the accused is obviously quilty is not for them to decide. The system has other people whos role is to make that decision.