[Mick]

One thing that needs to be pointed out is that any protections afforded by due process are afforded to the worst people you can imagine as much as sympathetic accused.  Think of someone like Brock Turner using the protections of due process.  That can produce friction with victims rights advocates, and even with the everyday people who want maximum protections for sympathetic defendants but to have the book thrown at those “clearly guilty”.  To me, I am willing to accept the necessity of protecting the most odious to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, but you have to have the courage of conviction to say that due process means due process for all and not just for the people you like.

I have a friend who is a prosecutor. I asked him if he was ever uncertain about the guilt of the people he was trying to put away. He said in eight years, just once at the start of the case, then reversed himself midway thrrough. If you're dealing with people who are that certain that they have accused the correct person 100% of the time, it seems to me that there is too much room for error, so everyone (good or bad) requires legal counsel.

[Mick]

One thing that needs to be pointed out is that any protections afforded by due process are afforded to the worst people you can imagine as much as sympathetic accused.  Think of someone like Brock Turner using the protections of due process.  That can produce friction with victims rights advocates, and even with the everyday people who want maximum protections for sympathetic defendants but to have the book thrown at those “clearly guilty”.  To me, I am willing to accept the necessity of protecting the most odious to ensure that everyone is treated fairly, but you have to have the courage of conviction to say that due process means due process for all and not just for the people you like.

I have a friend who is a prosecutor. I asked him if he was ever uncertain about the guilt of the people he was trying to put away. He said in eight years, just once at the start of the case, then reversed himself midway thrrough. If you're dealing with people who are that certain that they have accused the correct person 100% of the time, it seems to me that there is too much room for error, so everyone (good or bad) requires legal counsel.