> Or to phase it another way, I literally don't believe the poor get a fair or speedy trial, The poor never get trials. The vast majority of cases are pled do

> Or to phase it another way, I literally don't believe the poor get a fair or speedy trial, The poor never get trials. The vast majority of cases are pled down. Prosecutors and other officers of the court punish those who refuse to waive trial and plead guilty, and this forces most (innocent and guilty alike) to take the bargain. Plea bargains are sometimes useful to prosecutors, allowing them to serve justice at times when there is real risk that a criminal would be acquitted. But it's a tool that is prone to outrageous abuse. I propose that prosecutors be prohibited from offering plea deals to more than 3% of their cases in any given calendar year, and that any excess of such be sufficient to disbar them or even carry criminal penalties.