Penelope
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Hillary doesn't have it, Lock her up is still a cry at Trump's rallies.
Only good for the rich and the powerful, the GOP loves to use it to defend Kav, Power
Most poor people plea bargain as they do not have the funds for a decent attorney or bail so they sit in jail.
Bill Clinton got impeached for lying as have a sexual consensual affair is not against the law.
Kavanaugh got away with lying under oath.
Your right this was not a trial, but if it was, Dr Ford did not have due process.
Having a fair trial depends on WHO you are, WHO you know, and HOW much money you have.
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Most of you will not read below, but some Democrats might. Its there.
To learn more about how plea bargaining works in America today, I went to Nashville, where Shanta Sweatt entered her plea. A blue county in a red state, Davidson County, which includes Nashville, has a population of about 680,000. According to District Attorney Glenn Funk, Nashville–Davidson County handles about 100,000 criminal cases a year, 70 percent of which are misdemeanors, 30 percent felonies. Last year, attorneys in the public defender’s office dealt with 20,000 misdemeanors and 4,900 felony cases. Of all the defendants processed in Nashville–Davidson County last year, only 86 had their cases resolved at trial.
Innocence Is Irrelevant in the Age of the Plea Bargain - The Atlantic
Only good for the rich and the powerful, the GOP loves to use it to defend Kav, Power
Most poor people plea bargain as they do not have the funds for a decent attorney or bail so they sit in jail.
Bill Clinton got impeached for lying as have a sexual consensual affair is not against the law.
Kavanaugh got away with lying under oath.
Your right this was not a trial, but if it was, Dr Ford did not have due process.
Having a fair trial depends on WHO you are, WHO you know, and HOW much money you have.
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Most of you will not read below, but some Democrats might. Its there.
To learn more about how plea bargaining works in America today, I went to Nashville, where Shanta Sweatt entered her plea. A blue county in a red state, Davidson County, which includes Nashville, has a population of about 680,000. According to District Attorney Glenn Funk, Nashville–Davidson County handles about 100,000 criminal cases a year, 70 percent of which are misdemeanors, 30 percent felonies. Last year, attorneys in the public defender’s office dealt with 20,000 misdemeanors and 4,900 felony cases. Of all the defendants processed in Nashville–Davidson County last year, only 86 had their cases resolved at trial.
Innocence Is Irrelevant in the Age of the Plea Bargain - The Atlantic
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