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Old 03-22-2013, 09:32 PM   #26
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The thing with defense lawyers is that you pretty much are compelled to try everything you can to win for your client or get the best deal. If it can be later proved you didn't do your best, it could be grounds for mistrial.

I'd never be able to be a defense lawyer. A feminist person on another forum started working with a defense firm and now talks about how often rapists are misunderstood and need the benefit of the doubt and a lot of it is lies, etc etc, and it makes me angry but on the other hand I'd probably have to tell myself that shit too to help myself sleep at night.

I once talked to a victim who did press charges and she was talking about all the horrible questions the defense put to her on the stand, and how psychologically it still affects her. Her rapist was convicted, but the defense really got into her head. Its shitty because its the standard and not the exception to do such shitty things.
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Old 03-22-2013, 11:10 PM   #27
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My ex is a lawyer, although she did mediation type work and not really trial work. She says that the thing you have to think about if you're defending someone is your belief that everyone is entitled to a good defence and not to think about their crimes.
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Old 03-23-2013, 02:51 PM   #28
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I'm sure that money is the only motivator that most people need.
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Old 03-26-2013, 08:01 PM   #29
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Some college students in Oregon made a video to protest how the victim was treated in Ohio. Here's the original video:

http://youtu.be/eZxv5WCWivM

And the article that brought it to my attention:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...oes-viral?lite

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"I was studying for my finals and on the side I was reading about the Steubenville **** case. I grew very frustrated with the media," Stendal told NBC News Tuesday. "That's when I came up with the idea for this video."

Gotchall, who is a philosophy major, added, "After we saw the media coverage of the Steubenville **** cases we just had to do this."
While happy this video was made and there are people out there that agree with the gist of the video, I'm still royally pissed that there are dumbasses out there that have to be told this or will flat out ignore it.
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Old 03-26-2013, 10:02 PM   #30
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Omfg bourbonboy THE COMMENTS WHY
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Old 03-26-2013, 10:18 PM   #31
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Fuck me, I just read the first few comments and it helped me recall why I despise people so much. Can't people make a positive video without assholes fucking it up?
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Old 03-27-2013, 03:32 AM   #32
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There is an extension for Chrome browsers that change the comments on YouTube videos to "herp derp".

I've actually had a decrease in the frequency in my acute anxiety attacks since downloading it.
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Old 04-01-2013, 08:09 PM   #33
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