[oji0hub]

> But that would simply mean that the lawyer is culpable for the criminal charges since it's their responsibility to know the law and ensure that their recommendations comply with the law.

It would if giving inaccurate was a criminal offense, but it isn't.

[Ploskin]

And you don't consider this broken?

[oji0hub]

So you put this as a question but there is an implicit statement that "you consider this broken". That statement is from you though and not me. I don't seem to be a part of that conversation.

[Ploskin]

It's relevant because that's the whole point of my original comment. If you want to ignore that, fine, but it's sort of disgusting how people are so eager to defend the law because it's the law, not because of any inherent morality.