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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
I'm not sure anything, in the law or anywhere else, can be this "black and white." There are always shades of gray.
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True.
Here's a question for the people who think this DA is doing a good thing -- will you feel the same way when, say, a rapist or other violent criminal is released from jail early to make room for the person who got his first DUI conviction and was sentenced to prison after a trial? How about when your taxes increase because the county needs more money to litigate all DUI cases? When your taxes increase again to build more jails?
This reminds me of some political attack ads running here (holy hell, I'm sick of this crap already) attacking a guy running for governor because he "plea bargained 97% of cases" while he was DA -- like that is SHOCKING and TERRIBLE. Uhhh, the vast majority of criminal cases are plead out -- I believe somewhere around 95% of state criminal cases. Pleas happen when the prosecution and defense come to an agreement with which they both can live. No, really -- how is that bad? If more and more cases go to trial, the cost (in terms of money and time) would be ridiculous -- and what would be the point?
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