[DrewsMum]

Then that’s the government’s fault for taking the lazy way out and bargaining.

[zeestephen]

Re: "Then that's the government's fault for taking the lazy way out and bargaining."

I do not understand your comment.

More than 95% of federal defendants plead guilty.

They plead guilty to a reduced crime because the ONLY alternative is to go to trial, get convicted of a more serious crime, and get a LONGER prison sentence.