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New York Times managed this with eloquence.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

For clarity, I’m assuming you meant “accused” or “tried” rather than “convicted.”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yes, that is what I meant.

Language is hard sometimes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, the feds have an astonishingly high conviction rate in general, because they typically only bother prosecuting the cases they know they can win. By the time you’re indicted, their case against you is likely already ironclad. Which brings us to the current post, where the overwhelming majority of people who were prosecuted either took a plea deal or were found guilty.