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by krisoft
923 days ago
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> According to you, if it takes a true believer to be a Tesla lawyer, what does it take to be a public defence lawyer that represents murderers and sexual offenders? It takes to be a true believer in the rule of law, and the role of a defence lawyer in the system. > I miss the days when the work of lawyers wasn't being scrutinized on social media. Nah. People are free to criticise whatever they want to. There is no harm to it, and they absolutely have their right to express their opinion. It is an important form of public participation. |
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I agree. But I don't agree that there's no harm to it. Tiktokers and Tweeters with zero understanding of the judicial system go online to harass the lawyers of whatever team they disagree with. That's causing harm. A parallel can be drawn between such behavior and that of people harassing actors who portrayed a villain in a movie/show really well - see Jack Gleeson and the death threats he received for playing King Joffrey too well in GOT.
To be clear, I am not saying we should impose limits on what can be said about lawyers. I'm merely stating I miss the days when social media addicts did not feel compelled to comment on legal matters.