# Is It Ethical To Defend A Known Killer.

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 30, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-defend-a-known-killer/648815 "2013-01-30T14:39:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![huck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@huck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huck)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-defend-a-known-killer/648815/23 "2013-01-30T16:13:54Z")

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> [@pchaos](#):
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> I’m not arguing about whether they should get a fair trial. I’m just saying that because you have ethical qualms and may not be able to do your best. Then wouldn’t it be better if another attorney did the job.

Certainly. Why didn’t you ask that in the first place?

Are you really a lawyer?

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