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Good post. I don't have any serious disagreements with it.
As to your point about wealth and lawyer competence, that is certainly correct. I still don't know how that rich kid got off so easily after mowing down a group of people with his car, killing them all, while drunk. If a young (poor) black kid did the same thing, I don't think he'd be doing community service as punishment...
No, he wouldn't. Although some have gotten reduced sentences because of a similar defense, that because of their up-bringing they didn't understand that what they did was wrong; however, those cases didn't involve major crimes like that rich kid.
I still can't understand that ruling. It sure smelled like a payoff to the judge to me.