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Re:In Germany, 27 are in 'preventive detention' b/c they mig... by BurningFrog on Monday September 11, 2023 @03:35PM (#37472577)
You can think of it that way if you want, sure.

Another angle is that plead bargains are necessary to put as many people in jail as we do.

The judicial system would completely break down if it needed to have 50x as many trials.

Re:In Germany, 27 are in 'preventive detention' b/c they mig... by ceejayoz on Monday September 11, 2023 @03:47PM (#37472656)
> The judicial system would completely break down if it needed to have 50x as many trials.

Yes. I'd argue that's not universally or even mostly a good thing.