An Innocence Project database of exonerations includes dozens of people who falsely pleaded guilty.
It's crazy how people feel the need to plead guilty. Like how does a prosecutor do that?
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- Oct 2023
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The deals also exacerbate racial inequality, with Black defendants more often subject to prosecutors' stacking of multiple charges in drug and gun cases.
This just proves that this is an issue that needs to be fixed. People deserve to be treated fairly. Not one skin group should feel excluded.
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Pleas can allow police and government misconduct to go unchecked, because mistakes and misbehavior often only emerge after defense attorneys gain access to witness interviews and other materials, with which they can test the strength of a government case before trial.
Because of how much power they hold, they are allowed to get away from mistakes and misbehave. Is this really fair?
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In Santa Cruz County, Ariz., there were no trials from 2010 to 2012, the report said.
It's crazy how in Santa Cruz, there were no trials from 2010-2012. That is 2 years. Since prosecutors hold so much power, especially when it comes to plea bargaining, are a lot of people in Santa Cruz scared because of this reason?
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Critics of plea bargaining have pointed out that it gives prosecutors far too much power in determining the outcome of cases, to the point where the prosecutor's role effectively supersedes that of even the judge.
Plea bargaining does give prosecutors far too much power. This can lead innocent people to forcefully plead guilty. A great example of this is in the book "Unfair." In one of the chapters, a guy named Juan Rivera is suspected of killing an 11-year-old girl. Juan Rivera was innocent but they still made him forcefully to plead guilty.
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For example, studies show that black defendants receive harsher sentences than white defendants for the same crime; this sort of underlying racism is not overt, which makes it hard to counter, even in a court of law. This has produced an unfair balance in the incarceration of individuals from minority groups, and is very difficult to address.
This just proves that this is an issue that needs to be fixed. People deserve to be treated fairly. Not one skin group should feel excluded.
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proper defense lawyer who will work to counter the prosecution’s accusations and attempt to prove innocence.
This reminds me of the movie "Liar Liar," starring Jim Carrey. It reminds me of it because Jim Carrey is a lawyer and even though the person has done wrong, he needs to do everything to prove that they are innocent. So what I learned from this movie is that all lawyers are liars when they have to lie, that's the only way they receive money if they win the case.
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Evidence in law is any kind of proof used legally in a court of law to show to the judge and jury (alleged) facts relevant to the case.
This reminds me of prosecutors because their job is to find evidence within the suspect to show proof to the judge and jury. But really don't prosecutors make the decision themselves?
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For example, someone accused of murder may not be put into jail without due process, i.e., the execution of a fair trial among a jury of his peers.
This is shocking to me because instead of putting the person who committed a homicide in jail, they treat everyone fairly, making the process of imprisoning them longer. It is fair because they are treating everyone fairly. But once again, it really is not because of knowing that, that person is not being placed in jail for committing a serious crime right away.
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- Aug 2023
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“A lot of people worry that if police systems are not fully active, crime will go up,” he said.
In all honesty, it's correct. People will take advantage of the police systems not being fully active
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Similar programs are underway in Eugene, Oregon; Denver; Rochester, New York; and other places, according to the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank. The group has estimated that almost 40% of calls to police could be handled by community responders.
There are more places who are getting the same idea that some of the situations happening in communities can be handled by community responders, but will it really be safe?
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Residents had complained that officers had become aggressive, grabbing men off the street to arrest them for minor offenses.
It's true, with the incidents that have happened recently. Some people are even scared of officers.
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“They say, ‘We feel more safe. We can walk without feeling anxiety,’” he said.
The community has even pointed out that they much more safe.
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fewer people are arrested and entangled in the criminal justice system.
Not only does the organization want the community to feel safe, but they want fewer people being arrested and entangled in the criminal justice system
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The civilians have no arrest powers. But they have persuaded people to turn in illegal guns, prevented shoplifting, kept a man from robbing a bodega and stopped a pregnant woman from hitting a boyfriend who had not bought a car seat and a stroller as he had promised.
An organization who want to protect their community and make their community feel safe. These people in the organization do not have the same powers as police officers but have made a impact for community
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