Comments on: “Why the Innocent Are Punished More Harshly Than the Guilty” https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/why-the-innocent-are-punished-more-harshly-than-the-guilty/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:11:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Short Quips: February 9, 2009 « chain of causation https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/why-the-innocent-are-punished-more-harshly-than-the-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-39955 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:11:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8872#comment-39955 […] Darned no matter which way you choose. [via Overlawyered] […]

]]> By: Ron Miller https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/why-the-innocent-are-punished-more-harshly-than-the-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-39899 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:42:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8872#comment-39899 What is the purpose of this rule? Is there some benefit that has been measured that shows people that fess up to the crime are less likely to commit further crime? Or is it just a societal thing? If it is the former, I’d like to see the data. If it is the latter, we should abolish this paradigm.

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