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So then gangs or cartel members could just forcibly “offer up” a free citizen, then skip trial while someone they don’t care about sits in jail?

• maxxxxx 8y ago
  That's how it used to be in Britain. Rich people would send somebody else to prison in their place.
  • davidsawyer 8y ago
    Wow, that's absolutely insane. How did people think that was a good idea?
    • Gibbon1 8y ago
      During the civil war you could get out of being drafted by paying someone to take your place.
    • pc86 8y ago
      Trying to apply today's moral standards to a time centuries ago is a fool's errand.