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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I think it’s an overworked American court system thing.
In my country there isn’t a lot of plea bargaining going on for anything even remotely serious, you just get a moderate discount in sentencing if you plead guilty, mostly because it’s the most tangible sign of remorse.
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