[timavr]

Look I don't mind that defence.

But can we like all get such good defence. Where do I sign up or who to vote for so every American citizen gets a legal representation like this.

Normally if you defraud somebody, you are going to prison for a long, long time very very quickly.

[save_ferris]

> Where do I sign up or who to vote for so every American citizen gets a legal representation like this.

The legal system is built by the rich, for the rich. If money wasn't so powerful in systems like this, people wouldn't pursue it with the vigor that they do.

[filmgirlcw]

When you hire the best lawyers money can buy or when your case is high-profile enough that the best lawyers money can buy will do it for free for exposure.

The sad reality is that not every American will ever get legal representation like this. Even well-off Americans won’t get a defense like this.

[abiogenesis]

So the more you steal the better legal representation you can buy. The corollary is that your sentence and the seriousness of your crime are reversely correlated.

It's a win-win but both wins are for the same person.

[rv-de]

Seems like that. Generally speaking a soft criminal will go down fast - either being caught because he didn't get rid of that witness or being whacked by some psychopath. But if you are ruthless and amass as much money and power as you can as fast as possible by any means necessary then you have a good chance of buying yourself out of any trouble you find yourself in. Also people will be more afraid of you and help you rewrite history - so you end up as some nobleman if you're lucky.

[VWWHFSfQ]

Not sure I understand. Any defendant could claim this defense and get psychologically evaluated.

[save_ferris]

It takes a whole lot of money to retain an attorney that can craft a solid case around an argument like this.

[throwaway2048]

Good luck if you don't have the money for a good lawyer