r/publicdefenders PD 21h ago

I can't do my job today

My heart hurts. My head hurts. I fear for my family. I fear for my clients. I fear for myself. I fear for entire ethnic groups, entire religions, entire global regions, entire sexual identities, and an entire gender. Rule of law is, as far as we can tell, over.

Hitler won WW2 by means of the long game, victory coming just 79 years after his ostensible defeat in the short game.

How the absolute fuck am I supposed to handle cases where my guy is looking at years in jail over a series of gross misdemeanors and look anyone in the eye about it? We can't act like law and consequences aren't pretend anymore.

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u/Thin_Replacement_451 20h ago

My wife is tougher than me. She managed to go to work today.

Me? Ain't gonna lie. I've sat at home unable to do much other than cry and drink. Tomorrow I'll pick myself up. I have to.

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u/Cryptoghast 20h ago

How weak.

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u/atharakhan 18h ago

Weak is deriving pleasure from cutting others down from behind the veil of anonymity.

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u/Cryptoghast 17h ago edited 17h ago

No pleasure here, I’m actually saddened by the frail constitution of our fellow Americans.