[Peace-discuss] the Closing argument of the Defense in the Patrick Thompson case

[John W.]

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 7:20 PM, Barbara kessel <barkes at gmail.com> wrote:

The mood was extremely joyful afterwards, but it is not yet time to have a
> party for the criminal justice system. Consider that Patrick finally had the
> best lawyer that money could have bought for free with costs raised by
> supporters like some of our readers. How would justice be different if every
> accused person had a good lawyer, or to be realistic, how about a set of
> public defenders with a reasonable case load instead of three times the
> amount recommended by the ABA. American Bar Association.
> Judge Clem and the jury are to be commended for their attention and
> dedication to following the principles of our legal system.
>
> We urge other notetakers (official or not) to submit their notes to this
> discussion even after the fact. There is much to be learned from this
> communal experience of the justice system.
>

A wonderful closing argument of your own, Barbara.  Thanks so much!

John Wason
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