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>In short, penalties aren't theoretically capped at 100%. Yes, which makes it all the more galling that they seem to never even reach that much in such cases.
by thfuran 3y ago
>In short, penalties aren't theoretically capped at 100%.
Yes, which makes it all the more galling that they seem to never even reach that much in such cases.
- gruez 3y agoAlso addressed in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37310562 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37310562
- thfuran 3y agoThe purpose of the department of justice is to uphold the rule of law, not to minimize its own legal expenses.
- gruez 3y agoMaybe not, but it still has to meet with the cold harsh reality that government budgets are limited, and society isn't willing to spend arbitrarily high amounts on the justice system. Also, is the implied suggestion of giving prosecutors unlimited budgets really the right course of action here? Prosecutors are in an unique position where they can wage legal battles and get the public to pay for it. Every other participant has to pay their legal expenses out of pocket. Having a limited budget is one of the few things that keeps them in check.