The coffin shop owner hoped for someone to die every day.
The Scholar who was unrecognized for his talents hoped the world would fall into chaos.
The leading lawyer in the law firm hoped for the abolition of the death penalty.
These were all very normal and rational thoughts, just slightly lacking in morality.
Lawyers are not the creators or disseminators of laws; they only wanted to amend and exploit the laws. If the laws could not be exploited, they would lose their livelihood. If the laws could not be amended, they would lose their clients.
To say this might indeed seem biased and could even provoke the wrath of cynics.
But the only objective truth was, there really were people who could afford the hefty lawsuit fees.
You, as an Alliance Hierarch, throw money at them, which author wouldn't dare not to update more...