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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The State of South Carolina has mandatory pro bono. When I practiced there, I was appointed to criminal defendants and family court cases that made me want to lose my lunch. Still obligated to give them a vigorous defense. It sucked.  In one case, I ended up representing a stepdad accused of molestation. And I was molested as a child. Still had to represent the guy.

Lawyers have a number of ethical obligations. Two of these are doing pro bono (although in some states it is easier to get around this than others) and vigorously representing your client (which is non- negotiable).

She did her job, and followed the ethical standards of her profession. Did your boss ever tell you to do something that was 100% within your job description but that you didn't like?

PS: no woman takes on rapist as clients in order to make themselves look good or advance their career. There are lots of reasons to say Hillary is an opportunist. This is just not one of them. [/quote]

All states don't list the particulars, but several articles mention the ability of lawyers to recuse themselves from repugnant cases on moral grounds (yes I know one of the first things law school teaches you is the difference between morals and ethics).  Maybe SC doesn't allow for this, or maybe you took the case to avoid the potential blowback.  I did leave a job (I'm a surgeon btw) because I was asked to do things that were ethically fine but morally (IMO) wrong.

Hillary Clinton in this and several other instances has shown she lacks morals.  Trump is worse in many ways.  It is a travesty that we are forced to choose between two reprehensible people to lead this country.

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What makes our justice system work is the rule that you need to be a zealous advocate for your client, regardless of whether you think they are guilty, and regardless of the crime involved.  I'm not willing to give up a system that helps get innocent people, who often times may seem guilty, acquitted.  Even with the zealous advocate rule, there are still innocent people who end up on death row or spend decades in prison, imagine what it would be like without that rule.  While you may have quit a job because you didn't agree with something, as a doctor, if a rapist is shot by the victim and shows up to the ER, you would be required by your oath to do no harm to treat the rapist instead of letting him die.  I don't find doctors who treat murderers to be lacking in morals, just as I don't find criminal defense attorneys to be lacking in morals either.  They take oaths that help to maintain our civilized society. [/quote]

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