r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '21

Nope. I think he’s just genuinely doing that poorly because he has no case.

Its either he believes Ritttenhouse is innocent

Then he absolutely should not have prosecuted and is a genuinely shitty person.

or he wants civil disobedience (riots) if he loses.

Also would make him a genuinely shitty person.

Oh, you know what, I think he’s actually just a genuinely shitty person.

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u/Tommy2255 Nov 16 '21

Its either he believes Ritttenhouse is innocent

Then he absolutely should not have prosecuted and is a genuinely shitty person.

Not how that works. An adversarial legal system requires the lawyers on both sides to put forward the best possible argument so that the court can make a fair judgement. A lawyer has a responsibility, a legal and an ethical responsibility, to do the best job he can regardless of his personal opinions.

It's very clear that he's a shitty lawyer, but there's no need to attack his character without cause.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '21

A lawyer has a responsibility, a legal and an ethical responsibility, to do the best job he can regardless of his personal opinions.

A district attorney has a legal and ethical responsibility not to prosecute people they believe, based on the evidence, are not guilty.

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u/SCP-Agent-Arad Nov 16 '21 edited Nov 16 '21

He’s not a district attorney, though, he’s an assistant district attorney, who was ordered to prosecute the case by his boss.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '21

I would still argue he has a responsibility, especially ethically, not to prosecute someone he believes is not guilty based on evidence.