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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I also think that Clinton[b] ruefully laughed [/b]when, in later describing this travesty of a case to an interviewer, she said that her client even passed a lie detector test which made her doubt the accuracy of such tests for the rest of her career[/quote]

Ruefully laughed? Have you listened to the tape.  No regret at all in her laugh--maybe a tad of embarrassment that she was so diabolical in her defense of a man that she was pretty sure had done a horrible thing.  [/quote]
Exactly.[/quote]

A lawyer is ethically obligated to do what's best for THEIR CLIENT, not society.  Clinton did not have a choice.  If she had thrown the case people would have assailed her for the rest of her career for being unprofessional.[/quote]

She could have declined to take the case. [/quote]

I think she was actually appointed by the court in that case, so no, she could not have declined.

Hillary Clinton was working for a fancy law firm at that time, why would she voluntarily defend an indigent rapist?  You guys need to think this through.[/quote]

So, based on that comment, I'm guessing you never worked at a big-time law firm. Many encourage taking on pro bono opportunities.

(Side note: Is there any way you could stop insulting people? Any way at all? You're not impressing anyone with your insults.)[/quote]

Where was the insult in my response?  I'm saying, very seriously, that you need to think through your objections here.  You are saying that Hillary Clinton should have abandoned her career in order to avoid defending a man accused of rape.  If everyone followed that rationale, everyone accused of a crime would be jailed and unable to find representation.  Further, law firms encourage lawyers to take up pro bono opportunities of their choosing.  Most people want to help domestic violence victims or do asylum cases or something, not spend this time defending rapists.  This was not some fun thing she did in her free time.  It was her job.[/quote]

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