A great book on the topic: Overcriminalization: The Limits of the Criminal Law by Douglas Husak One important take away for me was that the way things are set

A great book on the topic: Overcriminalization: The Limits of the Criminal Law by Douglas Husak One important take away for me was that the way things are set up now is you often can't just commit one crime. For example, a simple burglary ends up with "breaking and entering", "trespassing", "theft", etc. This way, the prosecutor "throws the book at you" and if all the crimes apply, you are facing 50+ years in jail. You are then pressured to skip the court system and accept a plea bargain without facing a jury of your peers. This is a perversion of the judicial system. https://www.amazon.com/Overcriminalization-Limits-Criminal-Douglas-Husak/dp/0195399013 https://www.amazon.com/Overcriminalization-Limits-Criminal-D...