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> A financial settlement means that there was some basis to the allegations. Absolutely not true. Being accused of misconduct can ruin a person's life and it c
by insickness 9y ago
> A financial settlement means that there was some basis to the allegations.
Absolutely not true. Being accused of misconduct can ruin a person's life and it can be better to settle rather than fight it. There are plenty of innocent people who have accepted plea bargains as well.
- mgiannopoulos 9y agoApple vs oranges. Being offered a financial settlement to drop a complaint is the exact opposite of accepting a plea bargain.
- tyingq 9y agoThey are both risk management decisions, so I don't get the "exact opposite" explanation. I suspect it cuts both ways. Some cases were buyouts for obvious bad behavior, and some cases were more like trumped up extortion. I don't know that there's a credible source for how often it's one vs the other.