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What Ghosn is experiencing is identical to what the US justice system inflicts on non-wealthy people. Poor people and even "middle class" cannot afford to be a
by pm24601 7y ago
What Ghosn is experiencing is identical to what the US justice system inflicts on non-wealthy people.
Poor people and even "middle class" cannot afford to be accused of a crime. It is incredibly, impossibly expensive to afford justice.
In the US, it is far cheaper to accept a plea deal for a crime - even if innocent. Look at the US numbers for accused that actually "get their day in court".
Nolo estimates over 90% of cases never go to trial (https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-criminal-cases-actually-go-trial.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-criminal-cases-a... ) This sounds remarkably close to the Japanese numbers.