Go to Trial: Crash the Justice System

[Lloyd Danforth]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/go-to-trial-crash-the-justice-system.html?_r=3


""What would happen if we organized thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of people charged with crimes to refuse to play the game, to refuse to plea out? What if they all insisted on their Sixth Amendment right to trial? Couldn't we bring the whole system to a halt just like that?" "

[Jim Johnson]

Hey, look, part of the injustice system is waking up.
That means they will have to start aggressively fighting 'Don't Take the Plea Deal.

[Russell Kanning]

And weren't they starting to punish you for actually having a trial.

[KBCraig]

And weren't they starting to punish you for actually having a trial.

There are places where if you want to contest a traffic ticket instead just paying the fine, you have to post bond in the amount of the traffic ticket plus court costs. When you lose, you forfeit the full amount.

[Russell Kanning]

the article was pretty good

[MTPorcupine3]

Too bad my computer is down. This is just the sort of thing that should have been posted at NHJury.com.

[Russell Kanning]

borrow another computer