It’s too bad that only when those in power behave unethically in such public and grossly conspicuous circumstances that they are punished at all, much less adequately.
When lawyers cost money, the Inquisitorial System of legal practice is superior and just. It’s the same as free speech. Where speech — the kind that affects action and change — costs money, freedom of speech does not exist. It might as well be freedom to pick your nose.