“Providing adequate representation even for defendants who appear guilty is the best way to protect those who are not.”
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“Isn’t Santa just a stand in for the society that has locked them up for formative years? Something that watches and judges, telling them that they got what they deserved based on their behavior? Surely they have to have noticed that Saint Nick, like the judicial system itself, tends to look more favorably upon rich children. He is fat, white, past middle age, and holds all the cards.”
― A Creature Was Stirring
― A Creature Was Stirring
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