The were too busy proving they could to stop and ask whether they should.

Take that, dorks!

Conservatives still haven’t figured why all the professional unfunny dickbags are on their side.

You don’t need national scrutiny to face massive personal punishments. Again with the abortion example, now that receiving an abortion is a punishable offense: Anybody who would have considered writing a letter of support must consider now that their boss or friends or local paper might make hay of it. And they’ll…

No. Everybody who has read the stories (or the Tweets or even any little comment) about Kunis & Kutcher are now aware that writing a letter of support can lead to a massive personal backlash. That will affect their willingness to write a letter of support towards any defendant - both the unsympathetic ones and the…

Harming due process affects every defendant, not just the ones you hate. But if believing I’m a troll helps you sleep in your cocoon of moral certainty, go for it

The part that keeps the system human.

It is true that not everybody receives the same level of defense in our legal system, as money buys better lawyers. One of the few assets anybody, rich or poor, has access to in a defense are these letters of support.

Sure, at which point you go “okay, bye.” And never talk to them again. My point was the philosophy of “if my friend is accused of something I will immediately cut all ties with them” makes you a pretty shit friend. I would want to at least hear what they have to say.

Totally agree. The goal should be rehabilitation

All good. I doubt these letters do much good, honestly, but it’s worth remembering that people are more than their worst actions (provided they pay for said actions).

Most police officers are in fact not on the side of the arrested lol

Yeah I agree with you. My lawyer comment was in jest, showing how easy it is to villainize anybody involved in the justice system who “defends” the convicted. The letters are part of the process and it’s frightening that those who participate are being publicly shamed.

Well I didn’t comment on support letters one way or the other as it pertains to the system, but expect that it’s people who know the defendants trying to humanize them a bit (even if they later regret it).

and what if part of “continuously reinforcing” the integrity of our justice system involves gathering letters of support from the friends and family of the defendants?

If they were a good friend (as opposed to a friendly acquaintance or part of an extended friend group) prior to that becoming known, that would be weird.

The lawyers who defend obviously guilty clients aren’t doing so because they sympathize with those defendants. They’re doing it because they believe that integrity needs to be continuously reinforced in our criminal justice system by making the prosecutors do their jobs.

I explained this in another article, but even though they may spread out across several networks and streaming services, the world of these kiddie sitcoms are really small. Richard and Beth Correll who directed over 100 episodes of Zack & Cody were friends with Peck. They had worked with him in the past at Nickelodeon…

And you and I will always be considered wrong, by both sides of the political spectrum, for thinking that people are still human no matter what crime they committed.

lol, so basically if your friend is accused of something, you disown them as a friend immediately without getting their side? Gee, your friends are really lucky to have you. Lmao.