Lawyers are blocked from some fancy restaurants and they drop their animal rights client? If you were looking at hiring these lawyers, would that inspire confidence in you?
Lawyers that decide that they want to represent scum that harasses other people in restaurants should not be surprised when they are not going to be serviced in those restaurants.
To me it sounds like the exact thing that should be happening. I want every lawyer to ask himself or herself "is this cause worth it?". That is how we would know if the lawyers actually believe in their client or if they are there just to make a buck or make a name for themselves.
It seems fickle as hell to withdraw on a client's case just because you can't eat at your favorite high end restaurant anymore. Still considering the way I've seen a lot of lawyers behave, it doesn't surprise me.
Why? If one works helping people who want to destroy someone's business or livelihood, one should not be surprised if that someone goes out of his way to make one's life and your business life miserable.
Oh, that's pretty simple. The lawyer should believe them and think they are being unjustly persecuted. The lawyer should also realize how he would be seen should the murderer or rapist be found guilty or how he should be celebrated should a murderer or rapist be found innocent.
I know exactly what a profession of lawyer is about. I simply want them to have a skin in the game.
That is a profound misunderstanding of the role of 'lawyer'.
It's an advocacy system. Someone must stand and advocate for the murderer, even if guilty. Otherwise only innocent people can be defended in court - and the trial is over before it begins, when somebody (you?) decides beforehand, innocent or guilty.
> That is a profound misunderstanding of the role of 'lawyer'. It's an advocacy system.
Let me assure you, I have no misunderstanding of what being a lawyer entails. I also have no illusion that it is not an advocacy system.
> Someone must stand and advocate for the murderer, even if guilty.
That's your view. My view is that only those that believe the defendant should advocate on defendants behalf. It is also my view that lawyers need to have skin in the game. Laywers having no skin in the game is the reason why we have bad lawyering.
