[ensignavenger]

> This is not offered to "poor" people, so we have a clear two-tier justice system.

This is absolutely not true in the US. Poor people are very much encouraged to settle without going to trial. In fact, the vast majority of all cases are resolved that way. Poor people relying on public defenders tend to get pushed into settling more easily than wealthy folks, even.

Indeed, it is the lack of public defenders that create a two-tier justice system more than anything in the US.