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This reads like something out of a Phoenix Wright case >

Seems likely any posthumous objection would be sustained >


"The killer, a junior lawyer who was wearing his gown, opened fire at close range and then handed himself over to the police," said Ijaz Khan, a senior police official.
A legal assistant, Muhammad Rizwan, who witnessed the shooting, said the attacker told police: "don't shoot, I had a feud with him and I have taken my revenge," before being arrested.

Honor killing >

you'd think a lawyer could come up with some better way to provide consequence to criminal action
like a court or something >

In Pakistan the courts are some of the worst on the planet. If you are rich you get justice or decides what justice even means.
Chances are a big shot lawyer/politican has connections with political families or the military. When you have that you do what you want with impunity.
The junior lawyer likely knew that. If he was wronged gravely this was probably the only thing he could do. >

Its something of a uniquely South Asian problem. Massive population, and particularly dense concentrations of humanity. And overall system poverty, so nowhere close to having the number you need of judges, law officers, clerical staff, policemen, forensics, etc on a per capita basis. 
And a legal system that was forged in a colonial experience designed to be deeply hierarchical and slow, and made even slower by the procedural morass added onto it over the decades.
If you ever wanted to see a game of Snakes and Ladders come to life, all you gotta do is study how the law works in South Asia. >

South Asia definitely shares a lot of the flaws brought up by the remnants of colonialism. Many laws were meant to protect the British elite in a way, so you get stuck in this almost 2 tiered system.
But while I can't speak about specifics of the other countries, Pakistan specifically has a problem with elite capture.
From the media to the judiciary, you get the perspective of one class of society which is often skewed away from the reality of the masses (if not heavily censored by the military).
This really prevents equal justice, because their so much is done to protect the wealth of the rich. >

Now he gets all of the top clients and since he's such a ~~good~~ connected lawyer he'll beat the murder charge. >

Seems like something to expect in the US soon. >

This was a personal feud, not related to trials or anything. Shooter had accused him of being involved in his father's murder. >

US murder rates in general did spike roughly 40% since 2019. >

This reminds me of a rule I’ve always held close:
Watch who’s head you step on , on the way up, you may see them again on your way back down. >

It's nice to see DW has grown to be a big time journalist, I wonder what Arthur is up to these days?
(I did not read the article, as per tradition) >

Yeah, its good DW finally realised what a piece of shit she was when she decided to become a fucking cop