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Re:Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from s... by wkat4242 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @02:13AM (#38330022)
Plea bargaining is a dangerous game IMO.. It incentivises a suspect to plead guilty because even if they're not they's a possibility to get a much higher sentence if the court thinks otherwise.

So people can be coerced into pleading guilty. I'm glad we don't have this system where I live.

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Re:Lockheed is now tracking phones and walkie-talkies from s... by thephyber on Sunday November 19, 2023 @06:23PM (#38339706)
It was considered unethical when the US was founded, but the role and ethics of public prosecutors have evolved in the past 200 years.

Also worth pointing out that local prosecutors are elected, so there are tons of perverted incentives in trying cases. When prosecutions get backlogged, voters get frustrated and will vote for change.

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