He also criticized jailers for the use of torture to elicit confessions, constables for employing entrapment, and magistrates trying to make a name as crime-busters for the rampant use of capital punishment with complete disregard for correct legal procedure. We may say that Lu has the honor of having been the first Chinese to call for the protection of defendants 'rights.
他責怪當時獄吏不守「程序正義」，常以酷刑逼人口供，引人入罪，並以定人死罪博取清名，完全無視於律令對犯罪案件審判程序的規範。為此，路溫舒也榮膺中國呼籲重視受刑犯人權的第一人。