Been listening to a bunch of true crime podcasts lately. More often than not, the person accused of a horrific crime, is offered some sort of reduced sentence, in exchange for a guilty plea. I know part of the reason is to spare the victim(s) and their families the trauma of going through a trial. It just seems pointless when they have so much evidence to convict them and give them a harsher sentence, especially considering how many people rarely serve the full sentence. I get it but I also don’t.
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Have you served on a jury?
It takes time, it costs money, and once you go to court there’s no guarantee how things will shake out (a person can clearly be in the wrong and get off because a juror refused to vote against their beliefs regarding the criminal justice system, they can decide that even with evidence they think the defendant was justified, etc).
And on the more sneaky side of things, please deals can contain all kinds of sneaky stipulations that a defendant might not realize their signing on for.
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