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Part of the problem is that she pled guilty, thereby endorsing the position of the police and creating a larger problem in the future. I don't know what the co
by psychlops 4y ago
Part of the problem is that she pled guilty, thereby endorsing the position of the police and creating a larger problem in the future. I don't know what the correct response is when looking down the barrel of a 2 year sentence for nonsense, but think this publicity battle should have been before the plea.
- eftychis 4y agoAgreed about the publicity battle.
- tsol 4y agoThe fact that the system can force people to plea guilty, be found to be wrong-- and there's no way to undo that. That's more the system running us than us running the system
- jmaygarden 4y agoThat's the problem with the legal system. It's extraordinarily common to plead guilty when innocent because fighting the charge is more damaging than accepting a deal. I even had this happen to me with a traffic ticket. It was way too expensive to fight it even though I could easily proven my innocence. This lady probably would lose at trial and then have to appeal. The judge could instruct the jury that they have to adjudicate whether she dropped off the child or not regardless of whether that should be reasonable. You often can't argue constitutionality and some other factors until appeal. That would bankrupt the family.