Comments on: “Why the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guilt” https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/11/trial-ordeal-actually-effective-test-guilt/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Fembup https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/11/trial-ordeal-actually-effective-test-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-347303 Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:33:04 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=67282#comment-347303 Also claimed to be effective: a threat to have the prisoner gnarfle the garthok.

]]> By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/11/trial-ordeal-actually-effective-test-guilt/comment-page-1/#comment-347300 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 22:13:10 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=67282#comment-347300 “There is also a literature worth checking out on the similarities to the old trials by ordeal (or outright torture) of our own current plea bargain system.”

That doesn’t lead to confidence in trial by ordeal. It is well documented that our current system leads to plenty of false guilty pleas.

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