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Hypo-Vic, The Conclusion

I feel like I can't really move on to any other real topics until I wrap-up the "Vic the hypocrite" issue.I think it is really interesting that the comments really run the gamut. But, overall, I think Arvin hit the nail on the head:Like your post on vegetarianism, doesn't it depend on WHY Vic wants the prosecution to go easy on his clients when he's the defense attorney?For example, say he believes in the yin and yang theory. The prosecutor must prosecute, he must defend. Further, if the victim asks the prosecutor not to offer a plea bargain, then the prosecutor shouldn't. As long as Vic doesn't cuss out the prosecution for doing these things when Vic's the defense attorney (and instead recognizes the prosecutor is fulfilling the yang side of the equation), I don't see how it's hypocritical for Vic to ask the prosecutor to prosecute the defendant in this case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Blonde Justice on May 21, 2008 (boomark / email).