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I never understood why a guilty verdict is a "win" rather than a truthful verdict. It really drives home that as far as the justice system is concerned, we all

• knowaveragejoe 11y ago
  If I had to take a guess, it's because that'd require more detailed metrics for prosecutors.
• jws 11y ago
  Why would you have a trial if you already knew the truth? Edit: I appear to have been overly vague. My point is that you can't reward a prosecutor for producing a "truthful" outcome unless you know the truth to compare with. If you knew the absolute truth then an adversarial trial system would be expensive and redundant.
  • Zikes 11y ago
    Why would you call it a failure to not send an innocent person to prison?