Well Sunflowerchick, I think we can all agree that the justice system has firmly failed in this case, or Mr. Lewis wouldn't even have been out on the street to commit this most recent crime. I don't agree that he should be treated with the same kindness and comfort the average law-abiding citizen should be. It appears he doesn't even feel good, hard-working people should be treated well he believes they are to be cheated, robbed, harassed and brutalized, yet he doesn't want anyone treating him that way. He obviously doesn't believe in the Golden Rule.
As for insider perspective...it can work both ways. IMO, it has been shown that the female part of this team HAS shown a lot of very poor character and bad decisions and it isn't so much of a stretch to think that she could be complicit in this if you're not looking through biased eyes, as a very good friend of hers. I mean, nobody is a killer or kidnapper...until they are. Nothing surprises me about people anymore, sadly, but I'd have a much easier time believing someone leading the life she has been is more likely to commit these crimes than say, someone living a more normal and wholesome life, like Beverly or someone of like-character. When you lay down with the dogs, you are likely to wake up with fleas, so to speak.
Since we don't have the details, all we can go by is the character she has displayed thus far. That includes the fact that she is wrapped up in the shady life of AL and the very fact that she has put her daughter in the life situation she has. And truthfully, if it hadn't been financially beneficial for her to do otherwise, she'd have subjected her son to this lifestyle as well.
I understand that the VI in this case wants her friend to be innocent, I do. But she has admitted that she believes CL is innocent is very defensive of her here. I hope she is right. We don't have anyone here from AL's personal circle sticking up for him, but if we did I'd venture a guess that we'd still continue to point out that his character and past actions make it believable that he has committed the crimes he is now charged with.