Lawyers - Victims or Villains
Why do lawyers often get such bad press?
It is because to every case they will always say yes.
For their clients they'll choose to take up the fight.
Regardless of whether they think that it's wrong or it's right.
Will they may make their speeches be harsh or to be funny?
Will they work off their bones if they just get the money?
They can prosecute or they can defend.
But will the truth matter to them if they win in the end?
When in the court room will they always play fair?
And of whom they distress, do they have a care?
Do they relish their power in cross-examinations?
And like firing questions during interrogations?
But is it right that they all be maligned?
For not all them may be cruel or unkind.
Perhaps not all lawyers are selfish or greedy.
Some may even support the poor and the needy.
Some of them may strive for an outcome that's just.
And to find out the truth for them is a must.
So is it possible that some may be misunderstood?
For a lawyer may also be someone who's good.
M.C. Newberry
Tue 28th Jan 2020 16:51
An entertaining and even-handed observation of those who enter
the legal professon. Their motives for doing so may be many. For
example, Geoffrey Robertson QC professed to being motivated,
when young, by the character of the lawyer Mr Jaggers in "Great Expectations". How they proceed to behave is another matter!
In all fairness, the law offers right of representation and that is why
adversarial aspects of courtroom encounters can result in certain
controversial outcomes, and heated opinions about "justice".
I have to admit an interest, having been involved with legal matters
during my public service career over three decades. One thing I
recall with some affection is the wit that can often be obtained in
exchanges with lawyers, in and out of the courtroom.