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The shooting in Chapel Hill today has made me very sad.
And it's making me rethink this criminal defense thing.
Today, I had to defend someone in sentencing. The judge, Judge Foote, chewed her out for her SIXTH DUII. And today, it was just clicking a little differently in my head. Today, it felt dirty.
Then I read about Eve Carson, and the thought of trying to defend the person (and I'm using this term loosely) who shot her repeatedly, and how I might have to defend this person one day.
Or if not the person which shot her, the person who shot someone else.
Maybe this is what goes through my mind rather than studying legal ethics today. As opposed to moral ethics, I'm studying conflicts of interest, advertising regulations, confidentiality, and how to contribute money to judges re-election campaigns. Whether what we as lawyers do is right, not tested on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam.
I know I haven't given a substantial update on here in ages, and have had so much going on in my life, I've kinda fallen off the radar for a lot of people. Once I get my life back on a good track, I'll be a better friend. Promise.
And it's making me rethink this criminal defense thing.
Today, I had to defend someone in sentencing. The judge, Judge Foote, chewed her out for her SIXTH DUII. And today, it was just clicking a little differently in my head. Today, it felt dirty.
Then I read about Eve Carson, and the thought of trying to defend the person (and I'm using this term loosely) who shot her repeatedly, and how I might have to defend this person one day.
Or if not the person which shot her, the person who shot someone else.
Maybe this is what goes through my mind rather than studying legal ethics today. As opposed to moral ethics, I'm studying conflicts of interest, advertising regulations, confidentiality, and how to contribute money to judges re-election campaigns. Whether what we as lawyers do is right, not tested on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam.
I know I haven't given a substantial update on here in ages, and have had so much going on in my life, I've kinda fallen off the radar for a lot of people. Once I get my life back on a good track, I'll be a better friend. Promise.