PopEnvironmental1335 t1_j16rkb3 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:01 AM

Reply to comment by drpvn in New York City Unveils Gate of the Exonerated in Central Park Honoring Wrongly Convicted People by lifandigoosogn

Season 3 of Serial discusses at length how many people are basically coerced into taking a plea deal. A lawyer even went on record and said that judges get pissed if too many people choose a jury trial. The courts are so overloaded that there has to be a certain number of plea deals or else everything grinds to a halt. The system is designed to punish people who don’t plea guilty.

drpvn t1_j16rr41 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:02 AM

What about the other hypothetical I asked: Should an undercover cop be required to tell people that he’s a cop, or should he be allowed to lie about that?

PopEnvironmental1335 t1_j16shjc wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:08 AM

I just wanted to give a resource where people can learn about why plea deals can be coercive

drpvn t1_j16t5d3 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:13 AM

Oh sorry; I thought you were the other guy.

PopEnvironmental1335 t1_j16tehz wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:15 AM

Np it’s an interesting topic!

Traditional_Way1052 t1_j185lrw wrote on December 22, 2022 at 11:03 AM

Undercover is entirely different imo, the other guy.