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by justin
4893 days ago
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Giving the government the theoretical power to exact a tremendous punishment (30 years in jail + $1m fines) is terrible even if the full extent of that punishment is rarely or even never inflicted. Many others have pointed out that it can be used to get defendants to accept a plea bargain to reduce risk even when they don't believe themselves guilty, and increase the effect of systematic disenfranchisement of a class of minorities when used with selective enforcement. |
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