Lake had already said it many times.
To Lake, whether someone was righteous or villainous had never been the issue. Skin color was the biggest problem.
If they disagreed on the matter of skin color, then no matter how compatible their values were, everything else was empty talk.
Lake could accept Daredevil opposing him for the sake of a streetwalker or even a homeless man, because that would only prove that Daredevil had a righteous heart and the courage to stand against power.
But...
For a group of blacks?
Come on.
Your father was beaten to death by a black man in the bare-knuckle ring. Yet after you grew up, you actually helped this bunch of blacks with nothing going for them. If your father found out, he might climb out of Hell and have a proper talk with you.
Matt Murdock listened to Lake's words, and it seemed as though some of his suspicions had been confirmed. "You knew about this?"
Lake pursed his lips. "Of course. Everything was because of my will."
Lake took responsibility for his actions. He would never let his subordinates, or even anyone else, take the blame or the fall for him. Even if it was Kingpin, as long as Kingpin acted according to his will, Lake would cover for him no matter how great a mess he made.
That was the basic quality a true big shot possessed.
"Why?"
"What?"
Matt Murdock asked, "Why did you do this? They're legal citizens."
Lake chuckled. "So that's why you helped them? Not for any other reason?"
"This is sentencing them before trial."
"I agree."
Lake nodded, seemingly very much in agreement with Matt Murdock's view. "I also think this is a desecration of the law. As long as someone is human, they should enjoy their