I think it's been shown that jury trials typically have much larger penalties than plea bargains. It's like in a developing country, where you can bribe the po

I think it's been shown that jury trials typically have much larger penalties than plea bargains. It's like in a developing country, where you can bribe the policeman to "make it go away". The only difference seems to be, in the US the police don't benefit from the lack of process, and tax payers have to fund more prisons.