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> "An Alford Plea is a paradox — it means you get to maintain your innocence, even as you accept a guilty plea. It makes no sense to anyone capable of logical t
by dandare 10y ago
> "An Alford Plea is a paradox — it means you get to maintain your innocence, even as you accept a guilty plea. It makes no sense to anyone capable of logical thinking, and the only reason it exists is so the state can’t be held accountable for sentencing an innocent person to death. Part of this plea deal was that I could never sue the state of Arkansas for what they had done to me. Why would I take such a deal? Because I knew that if I didn’t, I’d ... [be killed], despite having evidence that would have gained us exoneration in a less corrupt forum."
As a European I never stop being amazed how crazy corrupt the US legal system is and how ignorant the US citizens are.
- isubkhankulov 10y agoplease don't equate Arkansas to the whole country
- boomboomsubban 10y ago47 states allow Alford pleas, as does the Department of Justice.
- Neliquat 10y agoAs an American, I never stop being amazed at the bigitory of the supposedly progressive europeans.
- Freak_NL 10y agoEven though Europe mostly did away with the death penalty, these kind of system failures exist here as well — it is a global phenomenon. Plenty of stories of innocent people jailed for crimes because they fit the profile and aren't that high up on socio-economical ladder.