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Well, no, they would be forced to choose the cases where they think they have the best odds of winning. And you'd end up with Japan, where confessions are extr
by Clewza313 6y ago
Well, no, they would be forced to choose the cases where they think they have the best odds of winning. And you'd end up with Japan, where confessions are extracted out of prisoners during pretrial detention and 99.9% of those brought to trial are convicted.
That said, even this would probably be an improvement, since plea bargains are an almost uniquely American horror.
- alasdair_ 6y agoJapan has a 99.3% conviction rate, but only a 37% indictment rate, implying roughly two thirds of those arrested and held are let go without charge.
- lazide 6y agoProbably even lower indictment rates, since I’m sure a lot of paperwork get’s ‘lost’ on the more embarrassing cases. If you can spend years held before trial that’s all still cold comfort
- Clewza313 6y agoIt's somewhat difficult to get Japanese police to even investigate crimes. I once had my pocket picked, went to the police station to report it, and they basically refused to mark it as theft and recorded it as lost instead.
- lazide 6y agoYou can’t have bad numbers of no one ever writes down the bad stuff I guess? Face is a big thing in eastern Asian cultures, probably plays a big part.