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Over 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 a
by throwup238 2y ago
Over 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.