caustic(Noun) Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic. caustic(Noun) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
Answered by Aslan. As Atticus has explained to Scout many times about this, He is doing this becasue he values equailty and justice. He believes that everyone is equal and therefore just because Tom Robinson is black, doesn't mean that he should not defend him.e says to Scout many times, if he did not defend this man, he could never tell Jem or her (Scout) not to do something. He has to set a good example for his children and if he expects them to do something or follow certain values, then he must display them first.
On the other hand, there are affirmative defenses, which admit the factual allegations, but excuse the defendant's conduct that would otherwise be unlawful. These defenses require the defendant to produce evidence to support them. Some common affirmative defenses include: Alibi ; Duress ; Entrapment ; Impossibility ; Intoxication ; Insanity ; Justification ; Self-defense ; Statute of limitations ; Questions for Your Attorney. How much experience do you have in defending the type of crime with which I am charged? What is the strategy in the timing of raising the defenses?