> it's almost impossible to fairly convict a savvy criminal in the US without physical evidence or multiple witnesses. That is not true. I don't even think po

> it's almost impossible to fairly convict a savvy criminal in the US without physical evidence or multiple witnesses. That is not true. I don't even think police or prosecutors think that. > The US system is such a mess that the police and suspects basically conspire to avoid it (plea bargaining) Also not true. The plea bargaining system is not something that suspects "conspire" to use, it is foisted upon them and sometimes causes innocent people to plead guilty. > In most of the world, police interrogations aren't optional... Nor are they in the US. It's true that the police often stop questioning someone once they ask for a lawyer, but that's not because the questioning is "optional", it's because they know the lawyer will tell the suspect to shut up. Your whole post is wildly miscalibrated. Calling legal representation a "get out of jail free" card is absurd. I don't know where you learned about the American legal system, but boy, I hope you never get arrested in the US for a crime you didn't commit, because it would not go well for you.