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What? He's totally correct that arbitration only applies to civil suits. That has nothing to do with plea bargains, which are part of criminal suits, and don't
by Matticus_Rex 8y ago
What? He's totally correct that arbitration only applies to civil suits. That has nothing to do with plea bargains, which are part of criminal suits, and don't involve someone losing their right to a trial.
- ransom1538 8y agoSigning away trial, is the signing away trial. Criminal vs civil is irrelevant.
- Matticus_Rex 8y agoDeciding not to have a trial is not giving up your right to a trial any more than deciding not to vote in an election is giving up your right to vote. Choosing not to exercise a right is not giving up your right.
- tialaramex 8y agoA system that says "Oh yes, you're entitled to a trial... But if we go to trial you're facing a minimum of eighteen years in person, instead of six months, also you're going to be held in prison anyway for six weeks, hope you don't lose your job" isn't giving you a "right to trial" in any meaningful sense and they know it.