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> In practice the traditional prisoner’s dilemma usually plays out with everyone snitching on each other and everyone getting a deal because the prosecutor does
by euroderf 2y ago
> In practice the traditional prisoner’s dilemma usually plays out with everyone snitching on each other and everyone getting a deal because the prosecutor doesn’t want to waste time and money on a trial.
This seems unlikely. Any prosecutor running for re-election wants to score. At least one big fish.
- throwup238 2y agoOver 95% of criminal cases end in a plea bargain. Trials are rare and unpredictable. The last thing prosecutors want is their career derailed by a fickle jury and the vast majority of crimes don’t involve a “big fish” worth the risk.
- euroderf 2y agoThis and other phenomena make it sound like the "justice" system is fertile ground game theory.
- throwup238 2y agoGame theory is full of spherical cows like the assumption that the state has infinite resources to prosecute. Reality is a bit different.