People's cognitive bias makes them blind to how arrogant and abrasive the private prosecutors are in the impeachment case
This is an unpopular opinion, so I will relish the downvotes.
As a lawyer and citizen, I try hard not to brand myself as either a "kakampink," BBM or DDS. But I admit to lean more on the principles of one side over the other, so naturally, my algorithm exposes me mostly to the kakampink (oh how this term makes me cringe) crowd.
I shudder and shake my head when todo puri sa mga private prosecutors kesyo magaling at dekalibre daw.
I won't comment on their competence, but I find the proceedings hard to watch dahil ang daming irrelevant considerations sa personalities ng mga abogado. And I feel that people's cognitive bias make them blind to how arrogant and abrasive the private prosecutors are.
Remember that one who was speaking Waray when addressing the witness and pretended to be shocked by the defense counsel's objection. More recently, merong defense counsel na obvious naman na nagkamali sa pagsabi tungkol sa "leading/misleading questions" pero todo patol naman ung kabila. Don't get me started at that "spanking" remark by a more senior lawyer.
Their actuations give the impression na ginagamit lang nila tong impeachment para pumorma o matupad lang ang pangarap maging impeachment lawyer.
Do better, counsels! Sana maelevate ung discourse ng public to the substantive issues rather than the personality of the lawyers.
On this topic, one lawyer who stands out to me is Atty. Michael Poa. Very articulate, humble and exudes professionalism. Sana tularan sya ng lawyers of both sides.
Edit: lest this be misunderstood, this is not to praise the defense counsels. Mas concern ng post ko ung pagcelebrate sa conduct ng mga private prosecutors.