> How do we know that it's not just because he thought he was most likely to be convicted and didn't want to roll the dice? It doesn't really matter. We want t

> How do we know that it's not just because he thought he was most likely to be convicted and didn't want to roll the dice? It doesn't really matter. We want to incentivise guilty people pleading guilty mainly to lighten the load on the justice system. Being lenient to sincerely repenting people is a desirable side effect that nevertheless should not be pursued too hard.