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> In this situation, having lots of plea deals predisposes the system to increase sentences for cases which go to trial, in order to get more plea deals. ... >
by sametmax 10y ago
> In this situation, having lots of plea deals predisposes the system to increase sentences for cases which go to trial, in order to get more plea deals.
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> if you could get a discount on your taxes if you agreed never to criticize the government.
Ah ok. The problem is not the deal itself, but that the system's goal then lead to utilize the deal in negative ways.
- mikeash 10y agoI think that's right. A plea deal in any given case may be OK, but when they're a pervasive part of the system they start to look like a punishment for insisting on a trial.