...We just throwing out innocent until proven guilty then? The Untouchable defends the public murderer and the family man falsely accused of assult, or the struggling single woman wrongly blamed for theft.
"We rightly agreed to the principle of rights, but it's so icky to actualy help people exercise them! The government is corrupt and obviously ACAB but also defending someone against a charge made by these bodies should result in instant shunning by the community!"
Actually what I'm saying is the public defenders are mostly insane and we should consider that not dealing with their obvious disregard for what their real job is (ensuring the trial is fair) in favor of "get the accused off no matter what" is a threat to the public good.
I'm not convinced 'ensure the trial is fair' and 'get the accused off no matter what' look different when done to someone's best ability.
The defense's job is to defend. This involves providing alternate theories to the facts of the case, showing where there is doubt, doing everything they can to make sure the prosecution's case has to be strong.
You seem to be saying 'well yes they need to be defended but not TOO hard.'
