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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
If he isn't defending the mother-and-baby-killing scum of the earth pro bono (free), betcha the family just mortgaged themselves to the eyeballs for a set price, and the shyster gets extra publicity. You don't see many high-profile death penalty cases pop up, so ambitious attorneys looking for a little publicity salivate over the case, just so's they can say 'yea, my firm defended Scott Peterson from a date with the gurney at San Quentin'.
Perfect place for Peterson's execution... Placerville, California... otherwise known in its early days as 'Hangtown'!
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Um, there *are* attorneys who take cases pro bono just because it's considered to be a *good thing to do* and of course the publicity is an added benefit.
As an attorney, I'm personally offended by your reference to attorneys as "shysters" for taking cases that generate publicity. Is there something inherently wrong with that? IMHO, there is not.
I am so tired of hearing people refer to attorneys as though we are animals -- words like "salivate" paint us as rabid wolves just waiting to sink our fangs into juicy, unsuspecting people just to get money and/or fame. Please. Most of us are just trying to do our jobs and make a living.
I also find it interesting that in your next post, you take a moment to remind us that Peterson is "innocent until proven guilty." Why then do you feel the need to suggest a place for his execution and call him
the mother-and-baby killing scum of the earth? He has not been conviced of anything.
There are so many of you who are quick to judge and execute based on so little information. I hope that if I am ever accused of a crime, none of you are on my jury.