This might not be a popular opinion, but I feel that plea bargains are the result of an overextended legal system. The war on drugs has overburdened our courts

This might not be a popular opinion, but I feel that plea bargains are the result of an overextended legal system. The war on drugs has overburdened our courts with cases which should not exist in the first place. Imagine how many less cases there would be if there were none involving possession or sale of narcotics. Sure, there would be tangential crimes like an addict resorting to theft but those exist now and I doubt the number would increase significantly.