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Thoughts on the article "American Justice - A plea for change"

It is horrified to know by offering the accused a chance with lighter sentences could lead to plenty of innocent parties serving jail time whereas the offering of a million dollar could land you a bribery case. This is double standard, and I would do the same if I was a co-accused for my self-interest. This is also nothing new since we've most likely learnt about it in game theory.

I couldn't help but imagine myself in the shoes of innocence behind bars for 20 years. Who did I offend to have such fate laid upon me? Obviously, the government owes me and I ought to be given a large sum of money to compensate for the love lost, the pleasure I could’ve derived (taking note that if pain is a negative feeling and love is a positive feeling, they should return me 2x more pleasure and love) and, the dreams and money I would have made. It is so unfair!

So what exactly is the plan (after releasing) for the wrongly accused? A quick search on Google reveals that the country will pay you a range of $5,000 to $10,000 per year for wrongly-accused jail time with a limit set at about $100,000 to $150,000. This is bullshit.

An annual program of $10,000 - $15,000/year for the number of years served would be the least the government could do..

Source:
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21621784-american-prosecutors-have-too-much-power-hand-some-it-judges-plea-change

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