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Criminal barristers get paid very little for the work they do. They have very good degrees from very good universities and those who weren't put through uni by mummy and daddy carry crippling student debt they are unlikely to ever pay off. Given their qualifications all of them could earn much more if they changed careers but they do what they do because they believe in the law, the legal process, and everyone's right to a fair trial, in otherwords being a criminal barrister or solicitor is a calling.

I suggest you educate yourself maybe start by reading the secret barrister. It really is an eye opening account of how the Tories have fucked over the legal system.

FWIW I have two family members who were senior criminal barristers. Both became judges when the Tories stopped allowing legal aid to pay QC rates (this means that if your defense relies on a complex point of law it is almost certain that the person arguing your case will not have the necessary experience to do so). Both of them would tell you in no uncertain terms (but in much more pleasant language) what utter bullshit it is you are spouting.