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> “Probably 95 percent of the people that are charged with something are guilty of something,” she asserted. “They may not be guilty of what they’re exactly cha
by Natsu 7y ago
> “Probably 95 percent of the people that are charged with something are guilty of something,” she asserted. “They may not be guilty of what they’re exactly charged with, but they may be guilty of a lesser offense, okay? … And you have probably 90 percent of those people who are looking for the best deal possible.”
> What a disturbing quote and very telling about the state of our justice system.
Yeah, why are we charging so many innocent people with crimes? 1 in 20 seems a bit high. Ideally, cases with weak evidence wouldn't go to trial.
- maxheadroom 7y ago>Yeah, why are we charging so many innocent people with crimes? Votes. Prosecutors/Judges/etc. (depending on jurisdictions in the states) in the states are all about votes based on "being tough on crime". They depend on the police to get the people into the system and they take care of the rest. The staggering amount of people being found innocent[0,1,2] is very telling about how the core righteous retribution drive of the system is damaging: It doesn't really matter who gets served on a platter for 'x' as much as it is that at least that someone is served on a platter. Seemingly, they would rather put an innocent person up than to not have anyone served-up for judgment for a crime. [0] - "*...a conservative estimate is that 1 percent of the US prison population, approximately 20,000 people, is falsely convicted." https://archive.fo/mKriP https://archive.fo/mKriP [1] - https://archive.fo/ImQPL https://archive.fo/ImQPL [2] - https://archive.fo/wqBm3 https://archive.fo/wqBm3