Law v Justice
Every now and again you come across an interesting take on lawyers. Here’s a commenter’s take on criminal defence lawyering, and it’s not even that abusive, from Defending People – "Law and Justice Explained "… "One of the most annoying things about lawyers is the way they casually conflate “law” with “justice.” To clarify: justice is a concept in philosophy; also to some extent in psychology, sociology, economics, etc. Law is what a bunch of mostly long-dead politicians thought would …
Every now and again you come across an interesting take on lawyers. Here’s a commenter’s take on criminal defence lawyering, and it’s not even that abusive, from Defending People – "Law and Justice Explained "…
"One of the most annoying things about lawyers is the way they casually conflate “law” with “justice.” To clarify: justice is a concept in philosophy; also to some extent in psychology, sociology, economics, etc. Law is what a bunch of mostly long-dead politicians thought would get them reelected. There’s no connection between the two. None. The relation between law and those other fields is much like the relation between astrology and astronomy…except that astrologers don’t have guns."
A bit of legal philosophy for you, how about that?
July 2, 2009
“Law is what a bunch of mostly long-dead politicians thought would get them reelected.” – couldn’t that go for some that just seem long dead even though they are hanging around like a bad smell.
July 2, 2009
In a nutshell. Well put.