> Maintaining innocence when you know you're guilty shows a lack of remorse about what you've done. Yet pleading guilty only because you get a payoff for it do

> Maintaining innocence when you know you're guilty shows a lack of remorse about what you've done. Yet pleading guilty only because you get a payoff for it doesn't really say anything about your remorse either. Not attacking you or your position (whatever that may be) - I know you're just explaining the reason we have this system, but it's also worth pointing out that said rationale isn't uncontested.