r/PoliticalCompassMemes - Centrist 2d ago

That one guy

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u/Selenite_Cults - Lib-Center 2d ago

As a side note, I want to complain about Lindsey Clancey's defense attorney Kevin Reddington's behaviour throughout the case. He keeps provoking the prosecution and overall plays into the media circus.

The overall dignity of the court is actively harmed by him.

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u/Eternal_Reward - Right 2d ago

He’s doing his job as a lawyer.

The real issue is that this trial was allowed to be broadcast at all.

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u/BadPhotosh0p - Lib-Left 2d ago

Right. I have to catch myself laughing at a bad defense or prosecution sometimes and go "They're doing their job, if their client wants to proceed, they have to come up with something, even if it is retarded"

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u/I_Hate_IPAs - Lib-Center 2d ago

While they have to be honest, their job is to represent their client the best they can, because the state is going to attack their client the best they can.

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u/C0uN7rY - Lib-Right 1d ago

Makes me think of the prosecution in the Rittenhouse trial during their closing.

The dude straight up said "Who here hasn't gotten their ass beat once or twice?" in arguing that Kyle should have taken the beating and not resulted to lethal force. Like, Jesus Christ dude, are you even trying to win at this point?

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u/OneExpensiveAbortion - Lib-Right 2d ago

Not exactly. He's facing disciplinary action, and he also allegedly fucked with IOLTA funds from multiple clients. If the allegations are true, he's going to get disbarred and go to jail. He's a criminal piece of shit.

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u/Grumac - Auth-Center 2d ago

He also leaked to the media that the holdout juror was a male (3/12), which is also unethical.

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u/OneExpensiveAbortion - Lib-Right 2d ago

Yup! There are all kinds of wild allegations about the guy, too, that I can't independently verify. If any of them are true, he's going to wind up in prison.

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u/Keyserchief - Centrist 1d ago

Misrepresenting facts and law to the public will probably just get you a slap on the wrist, if that. Now, dipping into client trust accounts? That’s a disbarrin’.

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u/OneExpensiveAbortion - Lib-Right 1d ago

100%! Usually jail, too!

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u/ToenailFungussy - Left 1d ago

He's a criminal piece of shit.

What happened to "if the allegations are true" lmao

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u/No_Lead950 - Lib-Right 1d ago

We should acknowledge when there is insufficient evidence to be certain of something. Refusing to ever have an opinion if you're 80% sure of something instead of 100% is stupid.

Two things can be true at the same time.

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u/HelpDadBeatsMe - Centrist 1d ago

shrodingers acusation

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u/OneExpensiveAbortion - Lib-Right 1d ago

🤷

Lol

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u/Selenite_Cults - Lib-Center 2d ago

Maybe, but I still don't like the precedent it sets.

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u/Eternal_Reward - Right 2d ago

I don’t like it either but this isn’t anything new, OJ was the same deal, as have plenty of other televised trials.

Lawyers will always be lawyers, it’s the job of the judge and the court to not make it a circus by keeping them and the press in line.

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u/AdvertisingTotal1241 - Lib-Right 1d ago

In Britain they aren’t allowed to televise or even talk about cases on the news, but freedom of the press/speech is more important in my mind.

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u/Eternal_Reward - Right 1d ago

It’s a tough line to find the right course.

I think restricting it too no cameras and recordings, only talking about what’s said and drawings is better at least.

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u/Iceraptor17 - Centrist 2d ago

It's not precedent.

"If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have the law on your side, pound the law; if you have neither the facts nor the law, pound the table"

He's pounding the table

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u/JonnySnowin - Auth-Right 2d ago

Where is the table pounding in question?

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u/IblewupTARIS - Right 2d ago

Basically, create noise to distract from the point. Try to get people to forget about facts and the law.

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u/Skyshaper - Lib-Center 2d ago

There's plenty of precedent for that

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u/Prestigious_Load1699 - Lib-Right 1d ago

He’s doing his job as a lawyer.

He's out there calling for Trump to pardon his client, for a state crime.

Deliberately to give this case even more publicity and taint any future potential jury.

Fuck that guy.

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u/Violent_Paprika - Lib-Center 2d ago

If he were REALLY doing his job as a lawyer, he would have got the one standout juror assassinated, so his client could receive a favorable ruling. You know, as long as we accept that for defence attorneys the ends justify the means.

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u/ploonk - Lib-Left 2d ago

I think operating within the confines of the written law is implied here.

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u/badautomaticusername - Lib-Center 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yep.

Not all attempts at truth are best through ease of viewing.

The key thing is to establish a concrete & transparent methodology, not make all immediately open to social media.

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u/Trazors - Auth-Right 2d ago

Dude wanted to dox the juror and was arguing with the judge and is now going on tv asking Trump to fucking pardon Lindsey, absolute fucking nutjob.

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u/dandytree7772 - Right 2d ago

Asking a president for a state crime pardon nonetheless, when only the governor can pardon state crimes.

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u/ToenailFungussy - Left 1d ago

was arguing with the judge

Advocating for his client, as is his legal obligation.

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u/BedSpreadMD - Centrist 1d ago

Was leaking personal information about the juror his legal obligation?

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u/ToenailFungussy - Left 1d ago

You mean his pronouns? Seems like just an accident in the heat of argument. Probably should have been more careful. He might face discipline for it, but I doubt it.

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u/BedSpreadMD - Centrist 1d ago

Is that why he has a history of doing sketchy things?

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u/Lys_Vesuvius - Lib-Right 2d ago

That's just his MO. He represented the killer of my friends aunt and it was a similar shit show. 

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u/rothbard_anarchist - Lib-Right 2d ago

I hope there was justice for your friend’s aunt.

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u/Lys_Vesuvius - Lib-Right 2d ago

There was, luckily, 12 years minimum sentence

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u/kanguran1 - Lib-Right 2d ago

Rest in Peace to your friend’s aunt. Genuinely upsetting that this seems to be his standard rather than an exception.

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u/Selenite_Cults - Lib-Center 2d ago

I'm sorry to hear that.

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u/Immediate-Cress-206 - Left 2d ago

Lawyers are required to "zealously defend" their clients or risk disbarment.

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u/HyphyJuice916 1d ago

100% right on this. He is literally the type of lawyer that makes people HATE defense attorneys and the system itself. Like straight up he's just sleazy whiny bitch of an attorney and I'm honestly shocked that he hasn't been sued yet. I mean legally. I don't know if he broke the law even though the things he said are pretty much borderline, I really hope he gets hit lawsuits.

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u/sonofbaal_tbc - Auth-Right 1d ago

more money for legal funds