Plea Bargaining

[Carp]

Thinking back on the first week of Civics, do you agree with the use of plea bargaining as a method of settling criminal cases quickly?  Why or why not?

[Carp]

Wow!  I feel like I'm in an echo chamber-ber-er-r...

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[Haley Mueller]

I don't really agree with it. They should find other ways to get information from them. Also, if they are involved in the situation, they should be punished for it for as long as they're suppose to be.

[Rontay Welton]

I dont agree with plea bargaining at all. I believe that plea bargaining is a cheap way to get a less than complete sentencing for a crime that someone committed fully. I dont like it.

[Jenna Huntley]

I don't agree with plea bargaining. I think that if you did something you should go to jail for the amount of time that was handed down. Yes, you are admitting that you are guilty but you're taking the easy way out to benefit yourself. 

[mackenzie rodkey]

I don't believe in plea bargain. I think they should find another way to get information out of the person instead of taking the easy way out. If you commit a crime you should go to jail for however long the sentence is.

[Dahnye M.]

I do agree with plea bargaining. It is typically the only way to get criminals to fess up to the crimes committed/turn in anyone else involved in said crimes. For example, In the Law & Order episode "Everybody Loves Raimondo's", the only way that the detectives got to convict anyone was due to the cooperation of others involed in the shooting. That way everyone serves some jail time for their crimes.

[Daryl Wallace]

I agree, sometimes its the only way to solve murders and get your guy.Sometimes you have to release a small fish to catch the big one

[Haley Mueller]

You make a very good point, but plea bargaining to me is just a lazy way for them to hurry up and finish the job.

[Haley Mueller]

[Rontay Welton]

I dont believe thats fair. They wouldnt have to arrest the "Small Fish" if he wasnt involed. And for him to be able to make a plea, get his accomplice arrested, & get a shorter sentence for himself is rediculous.

[k.yang7210]

I strongly disagree with plea bargaining. I feel lile if your were " tough" enough to do what you did thAn you are toigh enoughto serbe your time witj no compaints. Plea bargaining is just thr easy way out and completly showing you are not grown what so ever.

[Sydney Lee]

I do agree with plea bargaining. I believe if the cops cannot find another criminal on their own and they have a criminal willing to give information they should get their help. Yes the criminal also did something bad, but they can't just have somebody running around free causing more trouble.

[Sydney Lee]

I partially agree with you, but the cops also help set a ple bargain. They are the ones asking for the information or help.

[k.yang7210]

I don't completely agree with you, in the episode all of them didn'tp all go to jail and didn't get the correct time served. So in this case are you telling me I can murder one hundred men just because I don't like men, tell FBI the truth, but say " oh but other females do it too" cry and explain my part, and ONLY get 8 years of being locked up, it's this completely fine? Or what if I only got 2nd degree murder because the FBI made a plea bargain with me I will ONLY take? You have to rememeber most of the time the criminal will try and manipulate you and have it there way. But don't get me wrong, I do slightly see where your coming from

[Dahnye M.]

I don't think that you will be able to find a judge that lineant, but
if you can, be my guest. But, in other words, I disagree. The law says
that the criminal must face a punishment that fits the crime, so by
using your example, you will either face multiple life sentances or
even capitol punishment. As you see y=here, the punishment fits the
crime.

[Jenna Huntley]

Yes, sometimes it is a way to solve a murder, but not all the time. Sometimes people use it as a way to get out of the jail time that they deserve.

[Gregory Robinson]

Yes i agree, because it seems like that's one of the only ways you can actually get the criminal to confess what he/she did.

[Gregory Robinson]

I see what you are saying but it is an easier way to find the criminal and who they are linked to.

[Daryl Wallace]

i agree, but as long as you solve your crime and get criminals off the street

[Skye Chapman]

Yes , i agree with plea bargaining . I think that if someone said that would tell you more information that you need for a case , it would be okay to give them a lesser sentence because they would be helping you out .

[Skye Chapman]

I agree with greg because it will help solve the crime .

[Andrew Jimenez]

I do not agree with plea bargaining at all. I feel as if it's like taking the easy way out of your sentence. I think that if your given a sentence you should you should have to serve it, and not be given another option.

[Andrew Jimenez]

That's true Daryl and a good quote, but they could easily lie just to get themselves out of the situation.

[mackenzie rodkey]

I disagree with you. Personally i don't agree with the whole plea bargain thing. I think it's just a easy way out so they can be finished with there investigation. I believe the victim should be charged according to the crime he or she did and face the whole time their charged with.

[mackenzie rodkey]

[aflynn33]

I agree with plea bargaining under certain circumstances. In most cases I do agree with plea bargaining. I believe that it is a good way to move on to bigger cases. If it's little enough to get out of then there is something much bigger out there to take care of. Authority's would never have came up with plea bargaining if it wasn't a good idea at any point.

[Autumn Flynn]

i agree with your point Skye, because they must not be all that bad if they can help out the court system in anyway.