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> That's only true up to a certain baseline. And that's true enough for me. > Maybe. The DOJ's conviction rate isn't appreciably different between divisions, including white collar crime: > (all around 90%). Interesting report, thank you for the link. I think 90% in and of itself is high enough to warrant scrutiny, any higher and it would be grounds for an investigation. Japan (99%) and China (98%) appear to be signi…
> And that's true enough for me. But it's not true as a general proposition, nor are you excluding an irrelevant class of litigation. Much (most?) commercial litigation is between well-funded parties (e.g. a big company and it's insurer). > Interesting report, thank you for the link. I think 90% in and of itself is high enough to warrant scrutiny The government should only bring a lawsuit if it looks at the evidence…
I'm not sure that this is actually true. Instead, I see a much greater use of plea bargains, especially of the "accept this deal or we will throw every possible charge at you" type. Given the sheer number of laws, this can lead to life-ending penalties for seemingly minor crimes.