That would be a good argument if you have a legal system based upon efficiency. But most legal systems are based upon _correctness_, so you cannot effectively m

That would be a good argument if you have a legal system based upon efficiency. But most legal systems are based upon _correctness_, so you cannot effectively make that kind of argument. I'm not saying it's a useless argument: I'm saying a justice system making decisions that are inconsistent with its goals and with societal expectations is going to be inefficient no matter how you slice it.