Before reading this post, one must start with the fundamental belief that every person, regardless of guilt or innocence has a right to be defended in a fair and just court system...If you do not believe in this fundamental principle of natural justice, I respect your views...and you may forthwith cease to read this post because it has nothing that it can offer you...and you may slither back to whatever hell hole you call civilization and pretend to be a intellectually astute whilst anyone with half a brain laughs at your ultimate stupidity. As I said...I respect your views...i think you are an idiot, but even idiots have opinions and rights.
I'm writing this post because I am saddened by the lack of respect and acknowledgement that criminal defence lawyers receive. Most of us (unless you are extremely rich and popular; read 'Karpal Singh') are labelled as accomplices to the actual criminal...and much much worse. These guys are just doing their job...give them a break.
Oh yeah...its all nice to point fingers and call lawyers names but consider the possibility that YOU might just be the person charged with an offence you didn't commit, put behind bars for someone else's crime, publicly humiliated for something that you had nothing to do with......then you come running to the most cunning defence lawyer you can find, suddenly these chaps are your saviours, and all lawyer jokes are forgotten huh...
In my meagre time in the firm, i've seen cases where people were imprisoned for just being in the wrong place at the wrong time and the steamroller of the justice system of Malaysia just keeps rolling over them time and again. I've seen futures and families demolished for nothing. Who you going to call to sort out your mess? The Defence Lawyer.
Remember this...and be kind to the next defence lawyer you meet...he might just save your future for you some day.
