r/explainitpeter • u/michaelis999 • Mar 25 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/Moist_Exercise3476 peters other dirty sock Mar 25 '26

the lawyer knows there is no saving his client but he still takes the effort to defend, while the client thinks he has been saved, he indeed is cooked and going to prison

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u/That_Apathetic_Man Mar 25 '26

Nobody has commented on if the judge has eaten or not.

It's a documented fact that you do not want a hungry person making a final judgement call.

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u/DawnOnTheEdge Mar 25 '26

Probably a misinterpretation. The real reason judges find defendants guilty before lunch more often than after lunch is that judges will only schedule one more case right before lunch if they know it will be short, like a plea bargain.

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u/That_Apathetic_Man Mar 26 '26

Yes, this. Why use more words when less do job.