Taunton Rep outrage

[FishermanTim]

Was anyone else disgusted by Rep. Fagan's outburst in the senate the other day? Here is a state rep telling how, if he were the defense attorney in a child rape case, he would "rip the child apart" on the stand. His tirade went on to say that he would in effect ruin this child AGAIN just to defend his client, who would be a "suspected" child rapist.
This POS went on to say that this was done to show what the atmosphere in the court would be like. What it also does is show ME what our legal system has truely become: a refuge for failed politicians that want to try their hand at the law, even though they have no knowledge on the subject at all.

I understand in other court matters the defense may be able to find reason to treat a witness as "hostile" to get to the truth, but in cases where a child is involved, HE INTENDS ON TREATING THE VICTIM WORSE THAT THE CRIMINAL!
I don't know if it's common across the country or just here in M*assachusetts, but we see more of the victim being guity until proved innocent... THE VICTIM!

Sure, Mr. Fagan can spin a tune of how he was just stressing his point of how the courts can be, but you can't tell me that this is how he, himself would act if he were a lawyer today. It scares me at the number of state reps we have that are evidently unbalanced.