Why do you need lawyers to defend "bad guys"

Recently, the case of Yao Jiaxin, a college student in Xi, stabbing the injured after driving into someone was heated up in the media and public opinion. The hot speculation stems from the fierce debate between defense lawyers and prosecutors in the trial. The focus of the dispute is whether Yao Jiaxin is a "passionate murderer", whether he can be given a lighter punishment and whether he should be sentenced to death immediately. Yao Jiaxin's defense lawyer believes that Yao's behavior belongs to "passion killing" and his behavior belongs to surrender and should be given a lighter punishment. When the defense lawyer made this statement, there was a siege on the Internet. On Netease's message board, three of the five most popular messages are aimed at lawyers, followed by words such as "litigator", "inhuman" and "worse than animals". Even extreme statements claiming that "defense lawyers are going to be killed" are not uncommon. In my opinion, this is far from a case. As long as lawyers defend the "bad guys" recognized by netizens, they will get countless words of saliva and bricks. For example, Zhao Changqing, a famous criminal expert, was besieged and abused by netizens when he defended Li Qiang, a "red-crowned businessman" and a "underworld leader". When the wind blows, even some lawyers are afraid and unwilling to defend the "bad guys". For example, in the case of public officials in Xishui County, Guizhou Province, some defense lawyers originally appointed by the judicial department refused to appear in court and claimed that "I don't want to defend such people." Are there any annoying people on the team of lawyers? Of course there is. For example, some lawyers trade power and money with judges, which hinders judicial justice. For example, Hu Yanyu, who won the title of "Top Ten Female Lawyers in Chongqing", is the mistress of Wu Xiaoqing, former director of the Executive Board of Chongqing Higher People's Court. Wu Xiaoqing used his authority to help Hu Yanyu get 40 million yuan in legal fees. However, in our society, there is no shortage of lawyers who defend "bad guys", and the appearance of lawyers who defend "bad guys" in society is precisely the performance of social progress and the development of the rule of law. There is a simple reason. What is a "bad guy" and what is a "good guy"? No one can tell until the court pronounced a sentence. Law and justice only recognize "guilt" or "innocence". It is entirely possible that there will be a "bad guy" who is considered by the public. In fact, he is innocent in law, and a "good man" considered by the public is actually guilty in law. If the public is allowed to judge whether a defendant is a "good guy" or a "bad guy" and then decide whether to defend him, in fact, public trial will replace judicial trial. Even if a "bad guy" is finally found guilty by the court, he still needs a lawyer to defend him, because for a "bad guy", he may have problems such as a light crime and a heavy crime, and he needs a lawyer to help him find a legal basis. Respecting the rights of bad people is only the premise of protecting the rights of good people. If the legitimate rights of bad people are not protected, then the abuse of power will eventually come to good people. There is another problem. Yao Jiaxin's lawyer suggested that he is a "passionate murderer" and can be given a lighter punishment. Regardless of whether he is a "passionate murderer". Even if his statement is nonsense, do lawyers who defend "bad guys" have the right to "talk nonsense" in court? Lawyers are not arbitrators. His professional duty is to provide the most favorable defense opinions for the parties and provide reference for the court's judgment. In my opinion, as long as the lawyer does not falsify evidence and "blend" with the judge to hinder judicial justice, his opinions, even "nonsense", are the embodiment of his performance of his duties and should be respected. You can object to his opinion, but you can't deprive him of the right to speak, and you can't attack him personally. The famous trials in history, such as the Nuremberg trial and the Tokyo trial, can stand the test of history precisely because the judges have given the recognized "bad guys" the most adequate right of defense, and every "bad guy" has the right to hire a lawyer or defend himself. Today, to make Yao Jiaxin's trial stand the test of history, it is precisely because he and his lawyers need to defend them with all their strength, instead of trying to silence them or even expelling the lawyers who defend the bad guys from the court.