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George4Mayor86 t1_jawzx71 wrote

Reply to comment by DryGumby in Bronx Defenders hit city, NYPD with two separate police misconduct lawsuits — Bronx Times by BronxTimes

I’m not saying this is a bad thing. They’re a ne essay part of the legal system. But people are barking up the wrong tree if they think “this law will help criminals get away with gun crimes” is something defenders would care about.

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DryGumby t1_jax0gb0 wrote

You're not saying it you're just implying it. The one job of public defender's is not to help "accused criminals" get away with it, it's to defend the rights of the accused.

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George4Mayor86 t1_jax0zz3 wrote

Ok. How is that different? Their singular goal is to make sure people accused of crimes get as little punishment as possible - regardless of whether they know perfectly well their client is guilty.

Again, this isn’t a bad thing. Even criminals are entitled to legal defense. But people wrongly assume that criminal defenders care about public safety, when that’s specifically not their job.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jb4lgw8 wrote

That is a bad thing. Not all criminals are the same. Some are people who made bad choices. Others are repeat offenders with lengthy sheets. Fuck those guys.

Fighting to reduce punishment for someone like that is horrible when signs show they'll just do it again once they're out.

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Crimsonwolf1445 t1_jb0dcgk wrote

Which entails helping accused criminals get away with it.

They help as many guilty people as innocent ones likely more guilty people actually.

It is their duty

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