Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system.
Crappy topic you say? I agree, but do we really have a choice here NO! Let's just suck it up and get through it together. Now that were on the same page, let's get on to the important stuff shall we.
Basics:
Definition of plea bargaining from Dictionary.com:
an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant is allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge rather than risk conviction for a graver crime in order to avoid a protracted trial or to win the defendant's cooperation as a witness.
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