"I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone (who's not directly involved in something horrible - father of a murdered child, etc) that disagrees with getting

"I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone (who's not directly involved in something horrible - father of a murdered child, etc) that disagrees with getting a fair trial." I am pretty sure your local district attorney would disagree. The majority of prisoners in America -- the overwhelming majority -- did not have a trial and took a plea deal instead. A standard prosecutor tactic is to make the list of charges as long and extensive as possible, to pressure the defendant into a guilty plea. It has been suggested that if everyone were to refuse a plea deal and demand a jury trial, the justice system would be completely overwhelmed and unable to handle the load. "For example, i'm a big fan of red light cameras. I hate them, but the blind uniform enforcement is great. Doesn't matter if you're a cop, or an important business man, or late for school. You break the law, you pay your ticket and move on." I had not thought of that, but it is a perfect example of why we do not want law enforcement to become too efficient: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/shorter-yellow-lights-mean-more-red-light-revenue http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/shorter-yellow-lights...