> Three-and-a-half years, and still no trial either for Peterson or the shooter. <
That truly is a disgrace. I was talking about this sort of thing to a lawyer friend of mine the other day. He said the courts like it that way. By dragging things out there’s more of a chance for a plea bargain. And plea bargains save the courts time and money.
I guess that makes some sense. But it’s very bad for society in general. It makes it look like no one is getting punished for anything.
A plea bargain is nothing more than allowing a criminal to set their own punishment, this makes no sense regardless of which side of the argument you are on!