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He is saying that like "it was just six months so it's no big deal"... but I feel it's not just about months or years in prison - it's more about human dignity.
by honzzz 14y ago
He is saying that like "it was just six months so it's no big deal"... but I feel it's not just about months or years in prison - it's more about human dignity.
Face 35 years in prison or plead guilty and get only six months - how many innocent people would confess guilt just out of fear? And those confessions are as valuable as those that inquisition got... and that's sickening.
System that creates strong incentive for innocent people to plead guilty belongs to middle ages and not to a supposedly civilized country. How many Americans had to go through something like this and now have to live the rest of their lives with this horrible injustice, labelled as criminals just because they were afraid to take their chances and risk spending years or even decades in prison?
- crescentfresh 14y ago> System that creates strong incentive for innocent people to plead guilty belongs to middle ages Relevant discussion from earlier today: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5058703 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5058703