tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post113573043592769656..comments2023-10-20T05:03:10.942-04:00Comments on Indefensible: Credit where credit is due...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post-1161635102003590682006-10-23T16:25:00.000-04:002006-10-23T16:25:00.000-04:00The photograph above this post is of author Martha...The photograph above this post is of author Martha Southgate, not Dawn Turner Trice. You can check out my work at www.marthasouthgate.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post-1135898322445311792005-12-29T18:18:00.000-05:002005-12-29T18:18:00.000-05:00Gosh, I certainly didn't mean to denigrate any PD ...Gosh, I certainly didn't mean to denigrate any PD ever. I'm deeply happy when committed people do the work regardless of what motivates them. I will say, though, that process arguments often feel to me like a way to avoid the more charged arguments about actually finding the humanity and decency in clients. For that reason, I describe it as a "refuge." That's not to invalidate it or give it short shrift, but I do think that the harder and frankly, more important argument to make is one that validates the essential humanity and dignity of our clients.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for bringing my attention to the phrase. I hope that this clarifies my position just a bit.Indefensiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060635220496355426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post-1135897313301369502005-12-29T18:01:00.000-05:002005-12-29T18:01:00.000-05:00I don't quite understand your denigration of holdi...I don't quite understand your denigration of holding the entitlement of all citizens to due process as a reason to be a PD.<BR/><BR/>Certainly there are as many differing reasons for wanting to be a public defender as there are defenders themselves.<BR/><BR/>Is there no nobility in desiring that indigents charged with crimes receive the fullest extent of the process available, as much as the wealthiest defendant? That the person condemned by newspapers or the community receive the fairest trial possible, and the best legal counsel you can offer?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but I don't understand your condemnation of process as a "refuge." It's as valid and noble as any other reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post-1135784637734074462005-12-28T10:43:00.000-05:002005-12-28T10:43:00.000-05:00FYI: In Cook County, Illinois, Ms. Donald would h...FYI: In Cook County, Illinois, Ms. Donald would have had another option for her career choice besides prosecutor or PD: Assistant Public Guardian, representing children in abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.<BR/><BR/>Instead, in the same spirit of forgiveness she displays in her personal relationships, she chose to work for the office that represents the parents in those same cases.Public Defensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634597099480116137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152963.post-1135734184498877622005-12-27T20:43:00.000-05:002005-12-27T20:43:00.000-05:00Wowser!!! Thanks.Wowser!!! Thanks.karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691100235928826547noreply@blogger.com