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The American criminal justice system has problems. Those problems are systemic and publicly discussed, but the rule of law exists, and the process is public, an
by ctvo 5y ago
The American criminal justice system has problems. Those problems are systemic and publicly discussed, but the rule of law exists, and the process is public, and you have the right to defend yourself against charges the state levies.
When is Jack Ma's public trial? Peng Shuai's?
Putting things into quotes doesn't make it "work".
- BurningFrog 5y ago96% of sentences in the US are handed out without a trial.
- colinmhayes 5y agoBecause the defendants choose to forgo their trial. Chinese defendants are not given the option.
- BurningFrog 5y agoThey choose that, because trial sentences are 2-4 times longer than plea deals. You can choose to go to trial, but if you do, you will be severely punished for that choice. This is one major reason so many innocent people are jailed in the US.
- dionidium 5y agoA vanishingly small percentage of these defendants are innocent. Prison reform cannot proceed rationally unless everybody involved admits that nearly all the people who go to prison did indeed commit a serious crime.