There are problems, but the fact that "95% of our criminals plead guilty, without trial" provides no evidence of it. Consider these possible explanations: a. W

There are problems, but the fact that "95% of our criminals plead guilty, without trial" provides no evidence of it. Consider these possible explanations: a. We only arrest the guilty. Of those, 95% are remorseful and willing to admit that they did wrong. Just 5% stubbornly try to evade justice. b. We only arrest the innocent. The 95% who plead guilty are taking plea deals, but would have been found not guilty. c. We only arrest the innocent. The 95% who plead guilty are taking plea deals, saving themselves from losing at trial. d. Of the people charged with crime, 95% are guilty. They accept it. The remaining 5% are innocent. e. Of the people charged with crime, 99% are guilty. The innocent people, and some of the guilty people, choose to fight. ... Ideally there would not be such a percentage, because there would be no crime and no trials. Failing that, the next best thing would be perfect arrests and 100% guilty pleas. This puts all the criminals in prison without putting anybody else in prison. The next best after that would involve trials with a 100% conviction rate. This also puts all the criminals in prison without putting anybody else in prison.