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Deciding 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
by Matticus_Rex 8y ago
Deciding 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.