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Old January 11th, 2014 #124
Bardamu
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Originally Posted by Martin Barlow View Post
I'm not sure I even agree with the concept of plea bargaining. Hundreds of murderers avoid the death penalty every year simply by admitting their guilt. A certain crime should attract a certain penalty, period!
Plea bargains also act as payoffs for damning testimony creating motives to lie. "We will let you go free if you witness against so and so".