A Governor Ordered to Serve as a Public Defender

[Belsnickel]

(08-06-2016, 12:36 AM)HarleyDog Wrote: A few years ago my daughter had to go to court in Indiana. Of course I was there for support. This friggin attorney come in to represent this young couple who looked like they could use a break, with a suit which was at least 2 sizes to small and wearing sneakers because he claimed he forgot his suit and had a "suit in a bag" in case of emergencies. The other PD was so old I really felt he was suffering from Alzheimer's, and another spoke to their client cluelessly. I even heard another admit he didn't have time to thoroughly review their case and to explain details. I witnessed all this sitting in the hallway. It was a joke and I so badly wished I would have had chosen a different career to help these people. 

It's refreshing to hear not all are incompetent. However, I will challenge the fact they give a damn. Think about it. Why would many want to sink many hours into a case for a client who won't be able to be a repeat customer, or a case your going to be paid for anyway if you do well or not?  The worst thing about PD's is that their human. Although, it's unrealistic to say all don't care. There's got to be some that are extraordinary people who give a damn about people over money. However, if God gives me the means to hire the best attorney possible, I will use it for that purpose because my faith in PD's sucks.

Just like any job you will have people that really enjoy what they do, and those that don't. For those that serve the public it becomes especially evident. In a lot of municipalities and in some states **coughVirginiacough** civil servants are very underpaid and overworked. Some people get into the job thinking it is completely different than what it is or really thinking they can handle the job. Many can't, and then you get people doing a bad job. Ther are plenty out there, though, that love serving the public and will do all they can to help.

When you work for a government agency you see this sort of thing all the time. I see it where I work, and I an accountant. There are a handful of us that do what we do because we like helping our students, we take pride in protecting the assets of our taxpayers, etc. Some are just there for a paycheck (no matter how meager). But you see that in every workplace.