First, this is a very old joke. I first heard it ages ago, and it was a woman who freed the genie, and her ex husband was the "victim".

What we forget, or dont know, is that our judicial system is based on the "adversary principal" A lawyers job is to see that his client gets a fair trial, and the state has the job of proving him/her guilty. Sort of like a boxing match. The problem with this is, the defendant, if he is rich enough, can afford Mike Tyson, while the state can only put up a green beginner, or a has been, such as Joe Nobody or Roberto Duran. Furthermore, it is the law that the state has to prove him/her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. So, if the defense can create a little doubt in the mind of just one juror, he/she walks. Lastly, ours is the most litigeous society in history, and, the lawyers dont create cases, WE DO! I used to enjoy butting heads with lawyers. I lost one case in 17 years because I only took the ones I knew I could prove to court in the first place.