[RogerFGay]

And your plan to protect the innocent? Personally, I'm completely fed up with lawyers being agents of the court and doing everything under the sun except defending the rights of their clients. It's taken hold especially well in the family court system, where men pay tens of thousands of dollars to lawyers who cheat them to death and receive praise from the courts for doing so. It seems to me that if someone, even Bill O'Reilly wants to live in a different type of system, North Korea, Iraq, and China for example are just a plane ride away.

That's my talking points memo.

[alisasny]

I recently had to deal with a bankruptcy court trustee. What a nightmare. The guy even got nasty with my lawyer.

It was a property jointly owned that was the problem. We finally managed to make a deal but I was forced to stop and settle. For a mere 13 grand he was willing to sue me and drag me to court for an adverse proceeding.

Funny thing is that the only remaining asset left of the debtor was the half equity in this house. Which basically was just enough to pay the court fees, the trustee fees, the lawyer fees, the accountant fees to settle the debtors estate..ect.

The creditors never got a cent.

So basically this TRUSTEE ( wrong name for these cretin lawyers) fought me for his paycheck.<p

[L.N. Smithee]

And your plan to protect the innocent?

Uh...the truth?

[SWake]

Personally, I'm completely fed up with lawyers being agents of the court and doing everything under the sun except defending the rights of their clients.

If the defendant is guilty, I believe it is the defense lawyer's job to be certain that the law is applied fairly to the defendant. Has the defendant been charged with the appropriate crime (ie not charged with murder for a burglary). Has the evidence been properly stored and handled?

If the defendant is innocent, then it is the defense lawyer's job to prove his innocence.

Of course, what lawyer is going to start off by asking whether the guy did it or not?

[cinFLA]

And your plan to protect the innocent?

You totally missed the point! You are complaining about unethical lawyers; so is O'Reilly! He believe is protecting the innocent but MANY lawyers make a living of getting the guilty off.