Shoot first or call 9-1-1

[texanjoker]

Funny how everyone immediately believes everything the attorney for the defense says.

Not everyone. Look at post #2.

True, my bad. This story has been going around the net and it just strikes me as funny how much gets left out and how outraged people are without knowing more complete info. And of course once more info is available, well they have their minds made up and refuse to look again at the event.

People forget that attorneys lie all the time for the benefit of their client. Gotta love it.

It's rather hard for an attorney to lie about something when he/she wasn't involved in the incident. Contrast that with COPS and prosecutors lying and hiding evidence to get convictions, even when the defendant is innocent. Contrast that with HPD officers and HPD lab employees lying under oath about the results of forensic testing on evidence when no testing was ever performed. It happened so often that the HPD lab was shut down twice. Contrast that with former Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal who saw "absolutely no need to retest" evidence even in death penalty convictions, simply because HPD and/or his prosecutors got caught. Just let them die.

Sure most are good just like most leos are good, however I don't see the anti attorney band wagon set off every time we read a case of alleged unethical behavior.

Come on now, everyone loves to take shots at attorneys. We get blamed for everything and everyone loves to hate us; right up to the point they need us to save their bacon, or get their shooting range open, or pass/block legislation. COPS despise criminal defense attorneys, until a video pops up showing them beating the snot out of a handcuffed suspect or shooting a guy who never took a step toward them (in contrast to their official statement). Then they want the best darn attorney their union can afford.

Chas.

Actually I've never had a problem with an ethical criminal defense attorney or any ethical ones. They have a job to do and I learned working cases in child abuse they can sometimes actually help calm people down. Just like every chl holder should be doing, I sure pay for my legal coverage as well. One of my daughters is getting ready for college and talks about wanting to be an investigator following my foot steps. I'm trying to convince her to be a prosecutor.