Geeklawyer has a mixture of pity and contempt for his criminal brethren. Really, he disparage no-one: MysteryQC does the odd murder and no-one will doubt his considerable abilities. Ruthie does high-end crime too, shoplifting speeding etc.
The thing is, crime is really easy. Really. And never having done it Geeklawyer feels the need to baptise himself at the lower end of the profession: the Criminal Bar. Just once.
And tomorrow he gets his chance at a South East Crown Court. A simple matter is in dispute that’s for sure; but the astonishing thing is the fee for a morning’s work. By the time Geeklawyer travels in, sits about & then bullshits a judge he will have wasted half a day. For £100. Geez. £100 
!! He wouldn’t normally get out of a pupilette’s bed for less than £500.
Frankly it is hardly a surprise the criminal justice system is collapsing with that level of fees. Some barristers, presumably, who aren’t ‘having a go‘ for a laugh need to make a living out of this. Poor bastards.
Sometimes I wonder if in a world where so many people live in poverty your faux capitalist persona might seem a little bit.. I dunno well in bad taste. Then I think nah fuck it, it’s funny.
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