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I sort of feel obliged to post this, now.
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The legal world is far too complex to be viewed in black and white. For all of the craven two-bit lawyers and indefensible clients out there, there are those who take their jobs seriously, or who need as much help as the system can provide, and it is for them that the system must be upheld.... though I suppose it's probably a bit much for a convicted supercriminal like myself to be speaking out on the importance of defending the rights of the guilty. I'm never quite sure, myself, whether the remorse I feel at my crimes is real or not.
That you value the truth and your duty as a lawyer... I am not sure what that means for your career, though things seem a little different on your world than on mine, but it seems like a reflection of your character. You are a person with unwavering faith in your convictions, but I do not think I would ever be able to let a lawyer like you represent me again. I know that I feel guilt when I think about how he must have felt...
Agatha Christie was very much a writer of her time, but it doesn't make her writing any less enjoyable. My only real problem with her is the same I have with any series author... it begins to feel like you are reading the same novel repeatedly if you go through too many in one sitting.
Being from a dynasty of spirit mediums must give you a unique perspective in the courtroom, but I can certainly see how useless the testimony of the dead would be in court, and how damaging it would be to a lawyer's career to get billed alongside fortune tellers and magical frauds. Perhaps your world's legal system isn't so fantastic after all...
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Well yes, to view it in black and white would be foolish. After all, there's no way to see or gain balance from taking only one side and failing to recognize the other. In the end, it should all be seen in gray; a merging of ideals from defense and offense to reach a final resolution.
As for yourself, I would be more worried if you never acknowledged your crimes. The worst criminals I've seen never have any sort of sadness or remorse. For you to know that you did something wrong is already taking a step forward in a different direction that being completely evil.
...He? Who are you comparing me to with that statement?
Heh. If you knew even half of the so-called fictional literature we have on our world and time, then you might appreciate works of the past like I do. I'm not forcing my opinion on you, but that's how I look at things from here.
Our law system is far from perfect, I can agree. I've actually seen an ESP user fail at giving the correct information to police, which resulted in both divisions getting looked down upon.
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I would have to be completely oblivious from reality to not think that I had broken the law or committed crimes. I simply felt I was above the law when I committed them, which is easy to do when you are constantly on the move. It's become harder over time.
Ah... my apologies. I was thinking of the first attourney to defend me in court. His name was Matt Murdock... I believe he is still alive and practising. Though I was guilty beyond the shadow of a doubt, I had yet to kill anyone at the time, and he fought relentlessly to get the best outcome to the case that we could hope for.
On my world, the police never officially rely on occult talents to solve cases, though many 'psychics' are usually happy to offer their services to families or private agencies. To prey on those in need of consolation with their lies is an abhorrent practice
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